Jordan is 8-for-24 with two home runs and eight RBI over five games for Double-A Portland since returning from a fractured finger.
Hand injuries can be tricky, but it looks like Jordan has no lingering issues from the fractured finger. He's played a career 80 games with 339 plate appearances at the Double-A level, and the first baseman will likely reach Triple-A Worcester in the second half. Jordan is batting .293/.346/.455 for the Sea Dogs in 2024.
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Red Sox's Blaze Jordan: Returning to Double-A lineup
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Jordan (finger) announced via social media that he has been activated from Double-A Portland's 7-day injured list and will return to the lineup Wednesday versus Reading.
Portland placed Jordan on the IL on May 12 after he fractured his left ring finger. Prior to being shut down with the injury, the 21-year-old slashed .283/.342/.414 with two home runs and 16 RBI over 111 plate appearances with Portland.
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Red Sox's Blaze Jordan: Diagnosed with fractured finger
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Double-A Portland placed Jordan on its 7-day injured list Sunday with a fractured left ring finger, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.
Jordan suffered the injury during a play at home plate in Saturday's 10-7 loss to Binghamton and is expected to require multiple weeks to recover from the injury. The 21-year-old is hitting .283 with two home runs and a 9.9 percent strikeout rate in 25 games with Portland this season.
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Red Sox's Blaze Jordan: Suffers finger injury
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Jordan left Saturday's game for Double-A Portland with a finger injury on his left hand, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Jordan's hand came into contact with the opposing catcher's glove while getting tagged out at the plate and he did not return. The severity of the injury has yet to be determined, so Jordan should be considered day-to-day for now. The 21-year-old is hitting .283 with two home runs and a 10 percent strikeout rate in 25 games.
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Red Sox's Blaze Jordan: Promoted to Double-A
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Jordan was promoted to Double-A Portland this week, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.
Jordan put up great numbers in a return trip to High-A Greenville, and he was particularly dominant of late. The 20-year-old first baseman hit .362/.434/.586 with seven home runs, a 10.9 percent walk rate and a 12.6 percent strikeout rate in his last 39 games for the Drive. Jordan's stark splits (.892 OPS vs. RHP, 1.088 OPS vs. LHP) will be worth tracking against Double-A pitching, but he's one of the youngest hitters at the level, so some initial growing pains can be expected.
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Red Sox's Blaze Jordan: Cuts strikeouts at High-A
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Jordan hit .330 with two home runs, 10 doubles and a 10.4 percent strikeout rate in May for High-A Greenville.
As a potential designated hitter in the majors, Jordan's bat will need to carry the day, and he has not faced much resistance this season in a return to the Sally League. He has cut his strikeout rate from 25.5 percent in 25 games at High-A last year to 16.1 percent this season, with that mark steadily trending down. As a righty hitter, Jordan will need to do enough damage against right-handed pitching to avoid the short side of a platoon, and thus far that remains an open question. He has a .795 OPS and 17.4 percent strikeout rate against righties and a 1.151 OPS and 9.7 percent strikeout rate against lefties this season.
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Red Sox's Blaze Jordan: Warming up after brutal start
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Jordan is in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak for Single-A Salem during which he's hitting .382/.436/.588, including smashing his second homer of the season Wednesday.
That homer was Jordan's first since the team's season opener April 8, but it's part of what's been an impressive turnaround for the 20-year-old third baseman. After going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts April 29, Jordan saw his season numbers shrivel to .162/.230/.250 with a 5.4 percent walk rate and 24.3 percent strikeout rate. During this streak, though, he's put up a 10.3 percent walk rate and 12.8 percent strikeout rate -- and even better, he's smashed four doubles and the aforementioned homer in the last three games. Jordan rocked the ball across a 19-game stint in rookie ball last year, and it may just be that he needed an adjustment period at the higher level. He's still hitting a fairly meager .235/.301/.363, but with these recent signs of hope, he's still worth watching in dynasty circles.
