Adley Rutschman to make debut with Red Sox on Tuesday vs. Blue Jays after lingering wrist injury

Adley Rutschman is finally ready to make his debut with the Boston Red Sox.

Rutschman appears set to make his debut with the Red Sox on Tuesday for their matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays. Barring any late setbacks, Rutschman will start with Patrick Sandoval on the mound at Rogers Centre. The two were spotted working in the bullpen on Monday, too.

“For me, it’s just excitement,” Rutschman said before Monday’s 2-1 loss, which opened the four-game series in Canada, via MassLive. “I miss playing. I want to be out there. To be able to go out and play baseball is such a blessing. You realize that when you’re on the IL and not able to play.”

“For me, it’s just excitement,” Rutschman said before Monday’s 2-1 loss, which opened the four-game series in Canada, via MassLive. “I miss playing. I want to be out there. To be able to go out and play baseball is such a blessing. You realize that when you’re on the IL and not able to play.”

The Red Sox made a move to acquire Rutschman ahead of the deadline in a rare intra-division deal. In return, the Baltimore Orioles picked up catcher Carlos Narvaez and the team’s No. 2 prospect in the deal, among others. 

Rutschman holds a .215 batting average with eight home runs and 47 RBI this season. But he’s been sidelined since July 18 with left wrist inflammation, and hasn’t been ready to play for his new team just yet while finishing up his recovery. He caught five total innings in a rehab assignment with their Triple-A affiliate over the weekend, too. 

“I’m feeling really good right now,” he said. “Just seeing live pitching, for the most part, and catching guys making sure the wrist is feeling good, holding up with that workload, and seeing pitches.”

“I’m feeling really good right now,” he said. “Just seeing live pitching, for the most part, and catching guys making sure the wrist is feeling good, holding up with that workload, and seeing pitches.”

While they’ve lost three straight, the Red Sox are perhaps the hottest team in baseball lately. They hold a 64-54 record, good for third in the AL East race, and had won nine in a row before the latest losing skid and are now a real threat to make the postseason — something that seemed out of reach in the early stretch of the season.

“This team’s rolling,” he said. “This locker room, the guys are really tight.”

“You can tell. I’m just excited to be part of it.”

“This team’s rolling,” he said. “This locker room, the guys are really tight.”

“You can tell. I’m just excited to be part of it.”