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May 14, 2007
The Red Sox say it's premature to make an definitive call on Josh Beckett's status. Beckett was in the clubhouse with a Band-Aid on the middle finger on his right (throwing) hand. He went out for batting practice but was not seen throwing the ball and harder than a light toss back to the pitcher.
The Sox apparently will wait and see how Beckett's responds to a few days of rest before determining whether he can make his next start, on Friday against the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park.
``We won't know a heck of a lot more. We'll give him the next couple of days but the next event is his start. We have four days to determine that. We'll give him some time to see how he reacts to it,'' said manager Terry Francona.
The Sox will proceed slowly with Beckett, perhaps the best pitcher in the American League (7-0, 2.66 ERA) over the first six weeks of the season.
``We'll obviously use a lot of common sense but we'll also not rush into anything. We'll see how he does,'' Francona said.
In short, the Sox can't say how long Beckett may be out. Check in tomorrow or Wednesday for a more realistic time frame.
``We'll kind of let the healing process begin and see what pace it's going. The only thing you can really do is wait a couple days and see,'' said Francona.
KEVIN McNAMARA
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