Woosox

He doesn’t have a monopoly on the long ball, though; the WooSox entered Friday with 158 home runs, tied for third in the International League.

It was initially expected that Boston would return Rafaela to the WooSox once Abreu was ready to make his return, but a combination of factors came into play.

Whitlock’s start for the WooSox is scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. against the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, and barring any setbacks he’d be in line to return sometime the following week in Tampa Bay.