Overview

• Craig Breslow said Anthony’s pain has subsided but he has not started baseball activities and remains “not close” to game readiness.
• Anthony has been out since a second‑grade left oblique strain on Sept. 2, an injury the club expected would take significant time to heal.
• Team officials stress medical caution and do not want to rush the 21-year-old back for the postseason before the oblique is fully healed.
• Boston’s run production and batting average have dipped since Anthony went on the IL, and the club has gone 7–9 over the 16-game stretch.
• Breslow added that pitchers Dustin May, Jordan Hicks and Brennan Bernardino are ramping up and could still factor in before the season ends.