Red Sox bench Verdugo for lack of hustle on basepaths.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo was benched for Thursday's game against the Cleveland Guardians due to a lack of hustle during Wednesday's game. Manager Alex Cora spoke to Verdugo about the incident and expects him to be back in the lineup for Friday's game against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox have been struggling and recently held a players-only meeting to address their performance.