Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Moves to first base Thursday
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Sogard started at second base Thursday but moved to first after Willson Contreras was removed with a bruised right hand.
Sogard, who was hitless in four at-bats, has been getting steady work at second base, but versatility is his primary value to the Red Sox. Contreras is deemed day-to-day and told Perla Paredes of MLB.com that it "might take days" for the soreness and swelling to subside. Sogard, who has played 14 games at first base for Boston in 2026, is expected to share duties there with Mickey Gasper for as long as Contreras is unavailable.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Goes yard in loss Tuesday
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Sogard went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a strikeout during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Texas.
Sogard swatted his fifth homer of the season in the third inning off Jacob deGrom to cut the lead in half. The 29-year-old has reached base safely in eight of his last 10 games. This year, the switch-hitter is batting .264/.360/.416 with five homers and 19 RBI in 233 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Knocks two doubles in win
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Sogard started at first base and went 2-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over Kansas City. He was also hit by a pitch and caught stealing.
Sogard, who made a fourth consecutive start at first base, got involved offensively late in the game. He doubled and scored in the seventh inning and then knocked in Boston's final run with an eighth-inning double. Sogard and Mickey Gasper have been filling in for the injured Willson Contreras (hamstring) at first base.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Moves to first base mid-game
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Sogard moved from second to first base in the seventh inning Sunday after Willson Contreras was removed with a hamstring injury. The former went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Sogard survived Sunday's roster transactions to accommodate the returns for Trevor Story and Roman Anthony. He should share second base with Andruw Monasterio for now but could lose out when Isiah Kiner-Falefa (forearm) is ready to return.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Drives in two runs over twin bill
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Sogard went 3-for-8 with a home run, a double, two total runs and two total RBI during a doubleheader split with the Yankees on Saturday.
Sogard knocked an RBI double in Game 1 and added a solo homer in the nightcap. The utility man started at second base in both contests after making one start each at shortstop, first base and third base over his previous three games. Sogard came into Saturday in an 0-for-13 skid, but he's held his own at the plate overall in August, batting .260 with three homers, eight doubles, 17 runs and nine RBI through 27 contests.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Goes yard in Sunday's win
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Sogard went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Giants.
Sogard got the Red Sox on the board with a solo homer over the Green Monster in the second inning before adding a double in the fourth frame. The infielder has been on a tear of late, logging multiple hits in five of his past six contests. In 150 plate appearances this season, Sogard is slashing .287/.401/.426 with two homers, nine RBI and 20 runs.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Provides key hit in win
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Sogard went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Giants.
With the rally caps on at Fenway Park, Sogard's ninth-inning double tied the game at 2-2, setting up a walk-off win. He's settling in at second base, having made five consecutive starts there while hitting safely in all five, including four multi-hit efforts. Sogard has gone 9-for-19 (.474) with five walks, three doubles, one home run, three RBI and six runs scored during his hit streak.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Cracks two doubles Monday
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Sogard went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored during the Red Sox's 11-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Sogard helped the Red Sox jump out to an early lead with an RBI double in the second inning before coming home to score in the fourth on a double from Ceddanne Rafaela. It's the second time this season that Sogard has cracked two doubles in a game, and he's settled into an everyday role at second base with trade deadline acquisition Curtis Mead (wrist) on the injured list. Sogard is slashing .248/.355/.333 with six RBI and eight extra-base hits across 126 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Fills in at first base
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Sogard started at first base and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Dodgers.
Sogard filled in for the injured Willson Contreras, who is in the concussion protocol. Sogard's stint at first is expected to be a short one, as Boston interim manager Chad Tracy told Tim Healy of The Boston Globe that Contreras is expected to play Sunday barring a setback.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Officially promoted
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The Red Sox recalled Sogard from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday.
Sogard will fill the roster spot vacated by Curtis Mead (wrist), who officially moved to the injured list Wednesday. Sogard's defensive versatility could help him get into games, though Anthony Seigler and Romy Gonzalez are the likely candidates to start at second base going forward.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Activated and optioned
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The Red Sox activated Sogard (oblique) from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday.
Sogard is healthy again after completing a rehab assignment following his five-week stint on the shelf due to a right oblique strain, but the Red Sox don't have room for him on the 26-man roster and will keep him at Worcester. The quality performances of Anthony Seigler and Tsung-Che Cheng in recent weeks has lessened the need for the team to keep Sogard on hand as infield depth in the big leagues.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Progressing in recovery
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Sogard (oblique) told reporters Friday that he plans to start swinging a bat Monday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Sogard landed on the 10-day injured list in early June due to a right oblique strain. He's progressed enough to take the next step in his rehab program, and the Red Sox should have a better sense of Sogard's recovery timeline once he moves onto swinging out of a cage. He had gone 9-for-35 (.257) with two RBI and three runs scored prior to landing on the IL.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Taking seat Sunday
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Sogard is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
After taking a seat for Friday's series opener in Cleveland while managing a nagging right side injury, Sogard returned to the lineup at second base for Saturday's 9-1 win and went hitless in two at-bats. The Red Sox will give Sogard another day off Sunday to further manage the side injury, which will enable both Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Caleb Durbin to fill starting roles.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Returns to lineup Saturday
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Sogard (side) is starting at shortstop and batting fifth for the Red Sox on Saturday versus Cleveland, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Sogard has been dealing with a side injury and didn't start Friday. However, he entered as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and finished the game at first base, suggesting that the side issue isn't severe. Indeed, Sogard is back in the lineup Saturday, and he seems to have seized a regular role at second base while Marcelo Mayer has shifted to shortstop in the wake of Trevor Story's absence due to a sport hernia.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Managing side isssue
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Interim manager Chad Tracy said Friday that Sogard is dealing with a nagging right side injury, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Tracy added that Sogard's side bothers him more while hitting left-handed, so the Red Sox will keep him on the bench during Friday's matchup against right-hander Slade Cecconi. Caleb Durbin will draw the start at the hot corner in Sogard's stead, and the 28-year-old switch hitter can be considered day-to-day for now.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Makes fifth consecutive start
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Sogard started at shortstop and went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 8-6 loss to Minnesota.
Sogard made a fifth straight start and has hit safely in all five, going 6-for-17 with three walks, two RBI and a run scored. He's finding opportunities in the infield -- whether due to an injury or underperformance -- between shortstop, second base and third base. The Red Sox plan to transition Marcelo Mayer to shortstop in light of Trevor Story undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia, which leaves Sogard as part of a rotation at second and third.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Earning more work at 3B
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Sogard will start at third base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Sogard will remain in the lineup for the fourth game in a row and will be making his third start at third base during that stretch. All three of Sogard's starts at the hot corner have come against right-handed pitching, and the 28-year-old may have at least temporarily overtaken the struggling Caleb Durbin as Boston's preferred option at the position. Sogard has three hits in 11 at-bats since being promoted from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday, so he has more work to do before cementing himself as an everyday player for a more extended stretch of action.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Recalled from Worcester
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The Red Sox recalled Sogard from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Sogard will come up from Triple-A to replenish Boston's infield depth following Trevor Story's (groin) move to the injured list. Sogard has spent the entire 2026 campaign in the minors up to this point, slashing .269/.417/.454 with five homers, 23 RBI, 27 runs scored and four steals across 168 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Idle Sunday
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Sogard is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Sogard had started at right field or second base in four of the Red Sox's last five games, but he'll hit the bench Sunday while Rob Refsnyder and Romy Gonzalez occupy those respective positions. Since being called up from Triple-A Worcester on Sept. 3, Sogard has gone 7-for-21 with two doubles, two runs, one stolen base and four RBI in six games. He could continue to see fairly steady at-bats until the Red Sox get Wilyer Abreu (calf) back from the injured list.
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Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Not in Friday's lineup
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Sogard is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Yankees.
Sogard had started each of the previous three contests -- including two in right field -- but he will begin Friday's festivities on the bench. Nate Eaton will patrol right field and bat eighth in the series opener.
