Boston Red Sox’s Romy Gonzalez (23) is airborne as he collides with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
Boston Red Sox’s Romy Gonzalez (23) is airborne as he collides with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
Red Sox 1B Romy Gonzalez leaves game after collision at first, running out grounder
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox first baseman Romy Gonzalez left the game after colliding with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith while trying to beat out an infield hit on Wednesday night.
Boston Red Sox’s Romy Gonzalez (23) is airborne as he collides with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox first baseman Romy Gonzalez left the game after colliding with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith while trying to beat out an infield hit on Wednesday night.
Both players were down on the ground for a bit, being attended to by their team’s trainers. Gonzalez was down the right-field line, while Smith was next to the bag.
“Just sore,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after . “The way he landed, his back got tight. I think he’s day to day. He should be OK.”
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Smith backed up a bit to handle a throw from third and collided with Gonzalez’s left leg as he reached the bag, sending the Boston player tumbling.
Gonzalez was originally ruled safe on the play that scored a run to push the Red Sox ahead, 4-3, but it was overturned after the Rangers challenged, taking the run off the board and ending the inning.
The position is shorthanded for Boston now after when he ruptured a tendon in his left knee last week running to first. Gonzalez is expected to see the bulk of play at the position.
Gonzalez was replaced Wednesday by Abraham Toro, who was called up from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday.
The club has been reluctant to think about moving Rafael Devers to first after he was when they signed free agent Alex Bregman to a $120-million, three-year deal during spring training.
“Like I told you guys in spring training, he’s my DH,” Cora said Saturday of Devers.
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