BOSTON — Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman hit Friday and will take ground balls Saturday, manager Alex Cora said. This is the beginning of baseball activities for the 31-year-old third baseman who has been on the 10-day injured list since May 24 with a right quad strain.

The Red Sox have 766 strikeouts, the third-most of any team in Major League Baseball this season. On Wednesday, they were swept by the team with the most, the Los Angeles Angels,

Alex Cora urged people to stop talking about the Rafael Devers trade and to focus on the current Boston Red Sox team.