Ouch. I don’t follow baseball much but does this kind of injury happen often? Hope his surgery goes well, at least it seems like he’ll be able to return later this season.

The procedure will involve the insertion of a plate in his right cheek, where he got struck by a comebacker last Friday against the Yankees. There is no exact timetable yet for his return to the Red Sox, but the 26-year-old is expected back at some point before the end of the regular season.