Alex Bregman clarifies return timeline, All-Star Game plans

Alex Bregman shared good and not-so-good news after the Red Sox defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies - on Monday night Everything s going good he noted as he stood in the clubhouse at Fenway Last week I touched high velocity three days in a row Running-wise got a lot of volume in so trending towards a return here really expeditiously Whether it s end of this week or first challenge after the break one of those two but hoping it ll be the end of this week I think we still have to have another discussion the coming day but I feel like I can go and play be ready to go When Bregman went down with a quad strain during the season it cost him weeks This Friday will mark seven weeks since Bregman exited the top of an Orioles doubleheader and was diagnosed with the same injury Appealed what s given him the confidence to push for a significantly earlier return he smiled My leg feels really good and I swung the bat really well nowadays announced Bregman eliciting a scarce chuckles And I just I don t know I feel like I can do it I m feeling really good Rehab has gone amazing The plan for his return is to kind of take it day by day especially in the likely event that he doesn t go on a rehab assignment It would be a first though Bregman hasn t spent much time on the injured list in his -year career he played at least games in six of his eight -game seasons before signing with the Red Sox in February I think there is going to be several sort of buildup he reported I don t think we re just going to go just play every day the rest of the year right away The suboptimal though not entirely surprising update was that other than perhaps taking his son Knox to the Home Run Derby Bregman allegedly won t participate in his third career All-Star Tournament next week I don t think so he explained With just the timing of everything I think what I need to do is hopefully be back playing by the end of this week and use the All-Star break to continue to build up and work on my leg and make sure that we just continue the progression the right way So that was a lot of words to say I don t think I m going to play I ll be focused on my rehab still and hopefully it won t be rehab at that point Hopefully it ll be like just maintaining continuing to be functioning at that point Even so Bregman made it clear how much it means to be named an All-Star this year calling his third career nod a tremendous honor To be selected by my peers I felt like was a huge honor and just super appreciative and a lot of hard work has gone into it he revealed First selection since so six years So super pumped and just honored to be selected by my peers