Curtis Mead exits game after being hit by pitch on wrist
Yahoo Sports • 3 min read • Latest: Jul 28, 2026, 3:31 AM
Last updated Jul 28, 2026
Curtis Mead left his first game with the Boston Red Sox after being struck on the left wrist by a pitch from Athletics pitcher Jack Perkins in the fourth inning. Mead, who had previously struck out in his first at-bat, attempted to continue playing but exited after being evaluated by the trainer. The Red Sox had acquired Mead just days prior from Washington in exchange for left-hander Connelly Early. His performance this season includes a.253 batting average with 17 home runs and 48 RBIs.
- •Curtis Mead hit on left wrist by Jack Perkins
- •Mead struck out in his first at-bat
- •He left the game after being checked by the trainer
- •Mead was acquired by the Red Sox just days before the game
- •He has a.253 batting average with 17 home runs this season
- 12:25 AMYahoo Sports — New Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead to miss time with left wrist injury
- 10:22 PMYahoo Sports — Reports: Newly acquired Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead headed to IL with wrist injury
- 9:50 PMThe Boston Globe — Sources: Red Sox to place newly acquired infielder Curtis Mead on injured list - The Boston Globe
- 12:04 PMYahoo Sports — Curtis Mead exits Red Sox debut after being hit by pitch
- 6:27 AMYahoo Sports — Red Sox Fans React After Curtis Mead Exits Debut Following Hit by Pitch
- 5:23 AMESPN — Mead exits Red Sox debut with contusion after HBP
- 4:00 AMYahoo Sports — Red Sox trade addition Curtis Mead removed from his first game with team after HBP
- 3:31 AMYahoo Sports — Curtis Mead leaves after being hit on the wrist by a pitch in 2nd at-bat with Red Sox
"A nightmare scenario unfolded for the Boston Red Sox on Monday night against the Athletics in Sacramento.Infielder Curtis Mead made his Red Sox debut after the team acquired him from the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.In just his second at-bat, Athletics starting pitcher Jack Perkins hit Mead directly on the wrist with an inside fastball, forcing […] The post Red Sox Fans React After Curtis Mead Exits Debut Following Hit by Pitch appeared first on HEAVY.
"Curtis Mead has left his first game with the Boston Red Sox after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch against the Athletics. Mead struck out looking in the first at-bat of his Boston debut Monday night and was struck on the wrist by A's starter Jack Perkins in the fourth. Mead tried to shake off the pain, but left the game after being checked by the Red Sox's trainer.
"Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox acquired Mead on Saturday in a trade that sent left-hander Connelly Early to Washington. Mead was injured in his second at-bat with Boston on Monday when he was hit on the wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 29, 2026, 12:25 AMNew Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead to miss time with left wrist injury
Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox acquired Mead on Saturday in a trade that sent left-hander Connelly Early to Washington. Mead was injured in his second at-bat with Boston on Monday when he was hit on the wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins.
- Yahoo SportsJul 28, 2026, 10:22 PMReports: Newly acquired Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead headed to IL with wrist injury
Infielder Curtis Mead will head to the IL on Tuesday, one day after taking a 95-mile-per-hour fastball to the wrist in his Red Sox debut on Monday.
- The Boston GlobeJul 28, 2026, 9:50 PMSources: Red Sox to place newly acquired infielder Curtis Mead on injured list - The Boston Globe
On Monday night, Mead got drilled on the base of his left hand/wrist by a 95-mile-per-hour fastball from Athletics starter Jack Perkins.
- Yahoo SportsJul 28, 2026, 12:04 PMCurtis Mead exits Red Sox debut after being hit by pitch
Red Sox say X-rays on 2B Curtis Mead's left wrist were negative after he was forced to leave Monday's game against the A's in the fifth inning.
- Yahoo SportsJul 28, 2026, 6:27 AMRed Sox Fans React After Curtis Mead Exits Debut Following Hit by Pitch
A nightmare scenario unfolded for the Boston Red Sox on Monday night against the Athletics in Sacramento.Infielder Curtis Mead made his Red Sox debut after the team acquired him from the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.In just his second at-bat, Athletics starting pitcher Jack Perkins hit Mead directly on the wrist with an inside fastball, forcing […] The post Red Sox Fans React After Curtis Mead Exits Debut Following Hit by Pitch appeared first on HEAVY.
- ESPNJul 28, 2026, 5:23 AMMead exits Red Sox debut with contusion after HBP
Infielder Curtis Mead, 25, acquired from the Washington Nationals last week, left his first game with the Boston Red Sox on Monday after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch in the fourth inning of a 4-2 victory over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park.
- Yahoo SportsJul 28, 2026, 4:00 AMRed Sox trade addition Curtis Mead removed from his first game with team after HBP
Trade addition Curtis Mead left his Red Sox debut during the fifth inning Monday after getting hit with a pitch earlier in the game.
- Yahoo SportsJul 28, 2026, 3:31 AMCurtis Mead leaves after being hit on the wrist by a pitch in 2nd at-bat with Red Sox
Curtis Mead has left his first game with the Boston Red Sox after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch against the Athletics. Mead struck out looking in the first at-bat of his Boston debut Monday night and was struck on the wrist by A's starter Jack Perkins in the fourth. Mead tried to shake off the pain, but left the game after being checked by the Red Sox's trainer.
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