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March 10, 2008
BY JOE McDONALD
Journal Sports Writer
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona just said Josh Beckett (back) was pretty sore last night and again this morning.
"He had a good day (Sunday) but a tough night," said the manager.
While the Red Sox are in Port St. Lucie, Beckett was back in Fort Myers getting treatment.
"He's resigned himself to do the right thing and not something silly," said Francona. "We'll be ok, we just have to get [Beckett's back] calmed down."
Beckett was scheduled to start against the Marlins on Saturday, but felt the spasms after throwing just one warmup pitch and let the field.
Francona said the right-hander will not resume baseball activities until the spasms go away. Now that he's had a little bit of a setback, Beckett's availability for the Japan trip is in question.
"There's no reason to make that assesment today," said Francona. "It doesn't make sense. We just want to get him better."
Facing a 19-hour flight to Japan in just nine days would be difficult for someone with a back issue. Francona said the team will use caution with this.
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