BOSTON — All season long Trevor Story’s potential return has loomed as a distant possibility, but now the two-time All-Star is nearing the final phases of his recovery from elbow surgery and may be weeks away from getting back on the field at Fenway Park.
It might even be sooner than that at Polar Park in Worcester or Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine, as Red Sox manager Alex Cora indicated Wednesday that Story could be ready to begin his minor league rehab assignment after the All-Star break.
“Probably, I don’t want to put a timetable, he’s been so good so far, no obstacles, no red flags,” Cora said. “You never know what could happen in the upcoming days leading up to whenever we decide, but so far it’s trending in the right direction, and fast.”
