The Boston Red Sox place first baseman Willson Contreras on the injured list with a strained left hamstring and recall Mickey Gasper from the minors. The move leaves the team without Contreras as it begins September.
Both outlets report the same core transaction: Contreras is sidelined due to the left hamstring injury, and Gasper is added to the active roster in his place. The reports frame Contreras’ absence as affecting the start of September, though they do not provide additional specifics on the severity of the strain, an exact timeline for his return, or any corresponding roster move beyond the recall.
In context, the decision reflects the team’s need to manage an injury to a power-hitting regular. While the Winnipeg Free Press and Yahoo Sports differ only in phrasing, they align on the diagnosis, the injured-list action, and the roster adjustment involving Gasper.
