Red Sox’s Alex Verdugo Benched For Not Hustling Between Bases
Red Sox’s Alex Verdugo was back in the lineup against the Yankees for Boston’s match against New York Friday night after he was benched. Against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday, the 27-year-old was pulled over base running and lacking the hustle and paid the price for it, as he didn’t start the series finale on Thursday. This play was in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s game, as the Red Sox went 1-2 in the series with the Guardians, as they won their first match 5-4 then lose 2-5 and 3-10 against Cleveland. Verdugo left Wednesday’s game hitting .286/.364/.450 with five home runs and 24 r...