Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman starts running program, still far from returning from quad strain

NEW YORK AP Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora declared Saturday that Alex Bregman felt good after starting a running undertaking at Fenway Park but is still far from returning from a strained right quadriceps The progression is going well Cora commented before the Red Sox continued their series against the New York Yankees Let s see how he feels the day after and then we ll go from there and obviously we re still far away from him starting the baseball progression Bregman has been out since May with a crucial strain similar to his left quad strain that cost him games for the Houston Astros in Bregman started the running project Thursday He will also have Sunday off before resuming running later next week Signed by the Red Sox as a free agent to a million three-year deal during the offseason Bregman was hitting and homers and RBIs Marcelo Mayer who hit his first career homer in Friday s - loss has made starts at third base but was not in the lineup against left-hander Ryan Yarbrough and will likely be out of the lineup against southpaw Carlos Rod n on Sunday The Red Sox entered Saturday with nine losses in games since Bregman was injured Crawford likely to throw bullpen session next week Cora also disclosed Kutter Crawford is likely to throw a bullpen session at the end of next week as he tries to prepare for a minor league rehabilitation assignment On Friday Cora revealed Crawford was likely to throw a bullpen session this weekend Crawford hasn t pitched in a championship this year because of patellar tendinitis in his right knee Cora had revealed Monday that the -year-old right-hander would start a rehab assignment this week then revealed the following day that Crawford felt wrist pain He explained Friday that Crawford does not have any structural damage AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB