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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Nov 20, 1975, Valdosta, GA Contract: Signed through 2011 |
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August 31, 2007 J.D. Drew left Friday's game in the top of the third with a contusion after fouling a pitch off the top of his right foot. He was replaced by Bobby Kielty. |
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August 2, 2007 J.D. Drew missed his second consecutive game Wednesday because his son had "some pretty extensive surgery" Tuesday night, manager Terry Francona told the AP. Wily Mo Pena started for Drew in right and batted ninth. |
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July 21, 2007 J.D. Drew was back in the starting lineup on Friday after sitting on Thursday with tightness in his right hamstring, according to the AP. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his return, although he hit a ball in the first inning that should have been a three-run homer, but was ruled a double. |
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July 20, 2007 J.D. Drew missed his 14th game of the season Thursday and the Red Sox don’t know when he’ll be able to return from his hamstring injury. “He’s kind of in between - he wants to play, we want him to play, it hurts,” manager Terry Francona told the Boston Herald. “We’re trying to do what’s right, and it’s not very easy.” Fantasy owners need to see Drew make it through a whole game this weekend before considering him for their lineup next period. Of course, he hasn’t produced much when healthy this season. |
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July 16, 2007 J.D. Drew returned to the lineup on Monday after missing two games with tightness in his right hamstring, according to the AP. He went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. |
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July 15, 2007 J.D. Drew (hamstring) sat out Saturday's game against Toronto and is unlikely to play Sunday, the AP reports. Terry Francona considers Drew day-to-day and is hopeful the outfielder will be available Monday. |
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July 13, 2007 J.D. Drew was forced to leave Friday's game due to tightness in his hamstring. Drew doubled to lead off the third inning and later scored, but he was replaced in right by Eric Hinske in the fourth, according to the AP. |
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June 23, 2007 J.D. Drew missed Friday's game due to his tight right quadriceps. He hopes to return to action on Saturday, according to the Boston Globe. Hard to rely on that assessment, considering his lengthy injury history, so consider him a game-time call. |
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June 21, 2007 J.D. Drew is dealing with another injury. He was forced to leave Wednesday’s game with the Braves in the second inning with a tight right quad, but the team told the Associated Press the move was precautionary. There’s no word yet on if Drew will miss any time, but his history suggests he’ll take at least a few days off. |
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June 8, 2007 J.D. Drew hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs Friday night against Arizona, according to the AP. He had just two homers in his first 50 games for the Red Sox. |
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June 7, 2007 J.D. Drew was held out of the lineup for the second straight day Wednesday, the AP reports. Terry Francona decided to save him for Thursday's afternoon game and keep him away from left-hander Joe Kennedy. Drew did make a pinch-hitting appearance in the ninth, drawing a walk. |
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June 3, 2007 J.D. Drew missed his second straight game Sunday, but manager Terry Francona said Drew should be ready to play Monday. Drew is dealing with a hamstring injury, according to the AP. |
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June 3, 2007 J.D. Drew did not play Saturday due to hamstring "tendinitis," though there is a chance Drew will play Sunday night, Terry Francona told the Boston Globe. Drew says the injury has been bothering him for "a week and a half, two weeks" and had gotten worse or late. He also noted that he hasn't had a similar injury in the past. |
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June 1, 2007 J.D. Drew strained his right hamstring on Friday and left the game after five innings, the AP reports. Wily Mo Pena took his place. |
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May 23, 2007 J.D. Drew was not in the starting lineup on Wednesday because of his recent hitting slump, according to the AP. "We want him to take a mental-health day," manager Terry Francona said. "J.D. is going to get hot." Wily Mo Pena started in right and batted eighth in his place. |
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May 19, 2007 J.D. Drew will be back in the mix for the first game of today's doubleheader against the Braves. He was penciled in to start last night before rain forced the game to be pushed back to this afternoon, according to the Boston Globe. He's been out since running into a wall during Tuesday's contest. "It's kind of the lower back and the hips where that big contusion's at, and the whole left side of my lower back's been pretty stiff," Drew said. "[I have to] try not to jeopardize it, do anything stupid. You get guarding going on in your lower back and you favor things, pull an ab muscle or something like that. Just trying to avoid anything major." It's not clear if the Sox will risk playing him in both games Saturday, but it looks like it's safe to stick him in for at least the first contest. |
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May 16, 2007 J.D. Drew left Tuesday's game with a lower-back contusion, suffered when he ran into the right-field wall at Fenway Park, the Red Sox official site reports. Drew stayed in the game at the time but ultimately left in the eighth inning, and it's not a sure thing he'll play Wednesday. "His lower back just got tight, and tighter as the game progressed," Boston manager Terry Francona said. "We'd much rather be safe than sorry. We'll evaluate him again [Wednesday]." |
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May 4, 2007 J.D. Drew got the night off Thursday, still battling the flu a bit. "I was talking to [Drew] after the game, and I don't think he feels real good yet," Red Sox manager Terry Francona told the team's official site. "I wanted to find a way for Wily Mo to play tonight against [Seattle's Horacio Ramirez], and I think it kind of covers both birds with one stone. Give [Drew] another day to feel good about himself and we'll get Wily Mo's bat in there. I was probably rushing to get him back yesterday, but I was so glad he said he felt good. I probably should have given him the day yesterday." |
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May 2, 2007 J.D. Drew was back in the lineup on Wednesday after missing Tuesday's game with viral symptoms, the Red Sox official site reports. Terry Francona learned through head trainer Paul Lessard that Drew "was feeling much better" after a day of rest. Drew went 1-for-5 Wednesday with an RBI. |
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May 1, 2007 J.D. Drew was a late scratch from the lineup on Tuesday because of viral symptoms, according to the AP. Eric Hinske replaced him and batted eighth. Drew should only miss a game or two with the illness. |
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April 13, 2007 Manager Terry Francona planned to give J.D. Drew a day off on Thursday, but the game was rained out, and Drew is expected to back in the lineup tonight, according to the Boston Herald. Drew, who is batting .393 on the year, has hit safely in all eight games this season. |
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March 21, 2007 J.D. Drew had two more hits Wednesday and is now at .464 for the spring, with a homer and seven RBI. |
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January 26, 2007 J.D. Drew and the Red Sox finalized a $70 million, five-year contract and are set to announce the deal on Friday, according to the AP. A baseball official involved in the negotiations said Thursday that language covering Drew's surgically repaired right shoulder had been agreed to. |
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January 15, 2007 Agent Scott Boras has admitted that J.D. Drew's contract with the Red Sox has still yet to be finalized, according to the Boston Herald. The Sox are seeking to amend the language of the deal in order to provide protection in the event that Drew’s surgically-repaired right shoulder breaks down, while Boras says Drew's shoulder is fine. Regardless, GM Theo Epstein is still confident the deal will get done. |