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Red Sox’ Romy Gonzalez was ‘cut open’ before doc decided on type of surgery
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox utility player Romy Gonzalez didn’t know what type of surgery would be performed on his shoulder when he arrived in the operating room Thursday.
“We didn’t know until Dr. (Jeffrey) Dugas cut me open,” Gonzalez said Saturday at JetBlue Park.
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He ended up undergoing an arthroscopic debridement, a cleanup surgery on his left non-throwing shoulder .
When he woke up, Gonzalez had a good feeling he didn’t undergo major surgery.
“I looked down (at) my sling, and I didn’t have the big, bulky one. So I’m like, ‘I think I got the cleanup procedure done,’” he said. “That was nice. And then I finally confirmed it, and I was so ecstatic.”
He agreed with manager Alex Cora who called the cleanup “the best case scenario.”
“Definitely best case scenario,” Gonzalez said. “Just a little cleanup procedure. Labrum was intact. So yeah, definitely best case.”
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Gonzalez said there was “a little irritation around the bursa and labrum.”
The 29-year-old right-handed hitter hurt his shoulder late last season during the Red Sox’ Sept. 19-21 series at Tampa Bay . Pain limited him throughout the offseason and he underwent a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injection before spring training.
The Red Sox placed him on the 60-day injured list Thursday, meaning he will miss at least the first two months.
“Just day at a time,” Gonzalez said. “I haven’t really seen like the protocol for this, but from what I’ve read (be ready to return) in two months, three months. No more than three, hopefully. I’m hoping as soon as that 60 days is up, I’m, you know, back ready to go.”
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Gonzalez was smiling throughout speaking with reporters, a sign he was certainly relieved at the outcome.
“All the glory to God, man,” he said. “I was kind of preparing for the worst considering how I was feeling. I didn’t feel too great. So being able to come out of this with such a minimal procedure is just huge.”
Gonzalez batted .305 with a .343 on-base percentage, .483 slugging percentage and .826 OPS in 96 games (341 plate appearances) last season. He had a .331/.378/.600/.978 line in 143 plate appearances vs. left-handed pitchers.
“Just being able to just walk around, not have a sling on is great,” Gonzalez said. “And I’m sleeping great the past two days.”
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He said he feels good about being able to help the Red Sox in 2026.
“Sooner rather than later, for sure,” he said.
Andruw Monasterio and Nate Eaton appear to be the leading candidates to take Gonzalez’s Opening Day roster spot. Tsung-Che Cheng , Nick Sogard and Kristian Campbell also remain in the mix.
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