Story likely done for season due to dislocated shoulder

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Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story, left, walks off the field after being injured in Anaheim, Calif. on Friday. ALEX GALLARDO — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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BOSTON >> Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story will have what is likely season-ending surgery on his dislocated left shoulder and right-hander Nick Pivetta has a strained a right flexor, the latest in a spate of elbow injuries among pitchers.

Story, a two-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies, was placed on the 10-day injured list after dislocating his left shoulder Friday at the Los Angeles Angels. His projected recovery time is six months.

“Difficult to speculate beyond that,” Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow said before Tuesday’s home opener against Baltimore. “But you can kind of do the math there.”

Pivetta was placed on the 15-day IL, a move retroactive to Saturday.

Story’s injury occurred when hit the ground hard while making a backhand stop on Mike Trout’s single in the fourth inning. Story writhed in pain on the outfield grass after landing with most of his body weight on his shoulder.

The 31-year-old Story, in the third season of a $140 million, six-year contract, was hitting .226 with four RBIs in eight games. He is a .265 hitter with 177 home runs and 534 RBIs over nine major league seasons but has a .227 average and .681 OPS in two-plus seasons with the Red Sox.

Orioles calling up top prospect Jackson Holliday>> The Baltimore Orioles plan to call up top prospect Jackson Holliday before Wednesday night’s game at Boston, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the move had not yet been announced.

Holliday was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 amateur draft out of high school in Oklahoma and breezed through the minor leagues, narrowly missing out on a spot on the Orioles’ opening-day roster last month.The 20-year-old infielder hit .333 with two home runs and five doubles in 42 at-bats during a short stint with Triple-A Norfolk this season.

Holliday is a son of seven-time All-Star and 2007 NL batting champion Matt Holliday. Holliday’s call-up is early enough for him to receive a full year of service time.