by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5/23/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross (concussion) went 1 for 3 with one double, one RBI and one run Thursday as he kicked off a rehab assignment with Double-A Portland. Red Sox manager John Farrell said Wednesday the team planned to activate Ross after playing one rehab game, according to the Boston Globe.
David Ross might be back this weekend
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5/22/2013) Red Sox manager John Farrell said Wednesday he's hopeful backup catcher David Ross (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Portland Thursday, according to WEEI.com.
“David Ross, we’re hopeful he will be in Portland (Thursday) to get some at-bats," Farrell said. "We’ll just have to go through the normal protocol with MLB when it comes to concussions. So there’s some lengthy paperwork as you might expect to get that taken care of. But we’re hopeful that he’ll be back for us during the Cleveland series (May 23-26)."
David Ross likely to see rehab action
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (5/21/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross (concussion) is showing more improvement Tuesday, the Boston Globe reports. Ross is slated for rehab games by the end of the week.
It was thought previously that Ross may not need rehab games, though that appears not to be the case now.
David Ross throwing and swinging again
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (5/20/2013) The Red Sox examined catcher David Ross in Boston Monday and it was determined that he has been cleared to resume throwing and hitting off a tee, the Boston Herald reports.
Ross (concussion) may not even need a minor league rehab assignment. He could be activated by Thursday if that is the case.
David Ross feeling improvement
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (5/19/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross (concussion) reported feeling an improvement Sunday, the Boston Globe reports. Ross could begin working out again shortly.
Ross is still expected to be re-examined Monday. He was eligible to return from the disabled list Sunday, but that obviously did not happen.
David Ross to be re-examined Monday
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (5/17/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross, on the 7-day disabled list, did not travel with the team to Minnesota as he continues to experience concussion-like symptoms.
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (5/14/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross, who was placed on the 7-day disabled list for a concussion Sunday, experienced a worsening of his symptoms Monday, WEEI.com reports.
Ross remains in Boston and it is uncertain when he'll be ready to be activated off the DL.
"We’re still taking this very much day to day. He’ll get re-examined in Boston over the next couple of days before rejoining us in Minnesota," manager John Farrell said. "There’s no template on these, when the symptoms start to progress.
"Yesterday was a tougher day for him with some of those symptoms, so we’ve got to work off him in this. He’ll be fully evaluated in Boston. Where we go from there will be dependent upon the diagnosis and the recommendations of the doctors there."
David Ross placed on 7-day DL
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5/12/2013) The Red Sox announced Sunday backup catcher David Ross was placed on the 7-day disabled list with a concussion. Ryan Lavarnway was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Ross' roster spot.
Ross started Saturday's game against Toronto before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the ninth inning. Since homering twice on April 26, Ross is batting .143 (2 for 14) with one double, one home run and one RBI in six May games.
David Ross strikes out twice in return
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (5/9/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross endured a quiet night at the plate in his first game back from a quad injury.
Ross went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in a 5-3 defeat.
Ross is hitting .375 (6 for 16) with three homers, three RBI and five walks in his last six games. He has a .220/.319/.537 line with four home runs and five RBI in 41 at-bats.
David Ross returns to lineup Thursday
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5/9/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross returned to the starting lineup Thursday against the Twins after sitting out Wednesday with a quadriceps injury. Ross is batting .462 (6 for 13) with one double, three home runs, three RBI and five walks in his last five games.
David Ross could be available Wednesday
by Jack Moore | CBSSports.com (5/8/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross could be available Wednesday night despite suffering a quadriceps injury in Tuesday's game, WEEI reports.
Ross injured the quadriceps in a collision with third baseman Will Middlebrooks. The Red Sox will likely opt to rest Ross on Wednesday unless Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the club's other catcher, suffers an injury, but expect Ross to be back to full strength soon.
David Ross diagnosed with bruised quad
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (5/7/2013) The Red Sox updated catcher David Ross' injury Tuesday during the game against Minnesota, MassLive.com reports. Ross was diagnosed with a left quad contusion.
Ross is likely day to day and should be able to avoid the disabled list.
Will Middlebrooks also victim of collision
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (5/7/2013) Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks left Tuesday's game against Minnesota following a collision with catcher David Ross on a Chris Parmalee foul ball, WEEI.com reports. Middlebrooks initially remained in the game but was replaced in the top of the seventh by Pedro Ciriaco.
Middlebrooks left with what the Red Sox deemed "right side pain." He was 0 for 2 with a strikeout and is batting .192 on the year with six home runs.
David Ross leaves with injured knee
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (5/7/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross had to leave Tuesday's game against Minnesota after jamming his left knee during a collision with Will Middlebrooks, the Boston Herald reports. Jarrod Saltalamacchia entered as his replacement.
Ross left after going 0 for 1 at the plate and is batting .237 on the year. Ross had six hits in his previous four games with a double, three homers and three RBI. He also walked five times over that stretch with a stolen base.
David Ross hits another HR
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (5/5/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross hit his fourth homer of the season Sunday against the Rangers. He took starter Yu Darvish deep for a solo shot in the second inning and finished 1 for 2 with a pair of walks in the 4-3 loss.
Four of Ross' nine hits this year have gone for home runs.
David Ross has two homers in win
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (4/27/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross hit two homers against the Astros Friday night.
Ross had solo homers off starter Erik Bedard in the second and fourth innings. He finished 4 for 4 with three runs and two RBI in a 7-3 victory. He is hitting .241 with three home runs and four RBI in his last 29 at-bats.
David Ross keeps up strikeout streak
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (4/24/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross got the start Wednesday against Oakland. Ross did little at the plate but was a solid presence behind it as Jon Lester picked up his fourth win.
Ross went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and is batting .120. He's seen 25 at-bats this season with just three hits. One of those hits was a home run, but he has struck out 11 times.
The 36-year-old catcher has struck out at least once in every game in which he's played.
David Ross homers off David Price
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com (4/13/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross got the start on Saturday against the Rays.
Ross was the only offense during regulation for Boston, as the game went into extra innings tied at a run apiece.
Ross took David Price deep in the fifth inning with two outs. He went 1 for 3 in the game and is batting .167.
Ross has made four starts in favor of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who replaced him in the 10th inning Saturday.
David Ross halts running game in debut
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com (4/4/2013) Red Sox catcher David Ross made his first start for his new team in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees, singling in his three at-bats. Ross also threw out both attempted base stealers and struck out once in the game.
Ross hit eighth in the order in his first game of the season.
Ross a 'proven' player
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (2/10/2013) Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said Saturday the expectation is Jarrod Saltalamacchia and David Ross will share the catching duties at the beginning of the season, pushing Ryan Lavarnway back to Triple-A Pawtucket. “For right now, I think our expectations [are] Salty and Ross, they’re the two proven guys,” Cherington said. “We signed Ross for a reason and Salty has continued to build on each year and added some things and gotten better. He’s a power threat, capable of being one of the best catchers in the league. We’ve seen that. Lavarnway has come a long way. We think he’s going to be a really good player for us. Sometimes the clock doesn’t start exactly when the player wants to. But he’s proven at the Triple-A level that he’s capable of helping a major-league team. That’s going to happen; we just don’t know exactly when.”
