Red Sox 2B Story hit in hand while swinging, leaves game

Associated Press
Updated ·1 min read
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, right, walks the Red Sox's Trevor Story off the field against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday July 12, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story left a game at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night after being hit by a ball in the hand while swinging.

Story has a bruised right hand after being struck there in the fifth inning while offering at a pitch from Rays right-hander Corey Kluber. He dropped his bat and walked up the third-base line, where he was checked by a trainer.

Story headed for the clubhouse moments later and was replaced by rookie Jeter Downs, who singled off Kluber.

Story is batting .222 with 15 home runs, 58 RBIs and a .715 OPS in his first season since signing a $140 million, six-year contract with the Red Sox.

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