BOSTONDavid Ortiz did receive in injection Monday into his ailing right heel. A strained Achilles tendon has kept him on the disabled list since July 17.
The injection was of a pain killer, not a cortisone injection.
I cant feel my foot right now, Ortiz said after the Red Sox win over the Rangers. That means I feel good.
Ortiz said he expected the numbness to last for six to eight hours but its supposed to get things better. It hurt really bad.
Ortiz, who was eligible to come off the DL Aug. 1, is still not sure when he might be activated.
I guess I got to give it a couple of days to see what the reaction will be like and go from there, he said.
He said he expects he will not do baseball activities for the next few days, giving the injury and the injection some time to calm down.
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I dont think Im doing anything for the next couple of days, he said. I dont know. I havent been told anything. Just got to wait.
Asked if he might play in the four-game series in Cleveland beginning Thursday, Ortiz replied:
Hopefully.
Ortiz suffered the injury rounding the bases on Adrian Gonzalez eighth-inning home run on July 16 against the White Sox. An awkward step on second base aggravated the tendon that had already been bothering him for a while.
Ortiz had been the Sox most consistent offensive producer this season. In 89 games, he was hitting .316, with 23 home runs, 58 RBI, a .414 on-base percentage, and .609 slugging percentage when he got hurt. The Sox are 9-11 in his absence.
Of course, there is no telling what that record might be if he had stayed in the lineup.
Im part of the offense of this team, and my game makes a difference sometimes out there, he said. Im not saying because I havent been playing, that might be the difference. But it might be.