Red Sox's Trevor Story: Won't be activated until Thursday
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Sunday that Story (elbow) will remain on his rehab assignment at Triple-A Worcester until his 20-day window expires Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Story hasn't experienced any reported setbacks with his surgically repaired elbow since he began the rehab assignment July 21, but the Red Sox want to give the 30-year-old as much time as possible to knock off the rust both at the plate and in the field. Between stints with Worcester and Double-A Portland, Story has posted a .967 OPS over 12 games, and he's also logged 44 total innings at shortstop. If Story is activated from the 60-day injured list Thursday as anticipated, he'll step back in as Boston's everyday shortstop, though Cora could deploy him as a designated hitter once or twice a week in an effort to ease him back into the mix.
