Overview
- Saturday night reports said Anthony and Story finished their Triple-A rehab work at Worcester’s Polar Park, cleared lockers and left with Red Sox gear, signaling they would rejoin the major-league club.
- Interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters the club is likely to activate both for Sunday’s series finale in the Bronx and that he intends to use Anthony as the leadoff option against right-handed pitching while starting Story at shortstop.
- Anthony was placed on the injured list May 4 with a torn ligament in his right ring finger and completed rehab stops in Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester where he hit strongly and showed healthy exit velocities.
- Story underwent sports-hernia surgery in mid-May, finished a 10-game Worcester rehab but posted weak offensive numbers there, so the team plans to monitor his workload and mix in other options if he struggles.
- Their returns will force roster moves that could send recent contributors back to the minors and provide timely reinforcements in the tight race with New York that could affect home-field scenarios in a potential postseason meeting.