Willson Contreras says hand injury 'felt like a fracture' as Red Sox await further testing after negative X-rays
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"Willson Contreras says hand injury 'felt like a fracture' as Red Sox await further testing after negative X-rays" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 19 articles from 13 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include New York Post, bostonherald.com, bostonglobe.com and Yahoo Sports. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 52d ago.
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Coverage (19)
- Red Sox’s Willson Contreras in injury scare with Yankees’ wild-card showdown looming New York Post · 54d ago
- Red Sox slugger out of lineup a day after getting hit by pitch on hand bostonherald.com · 54d ago
- Willson Contreras sidelined by swollen hand, though lucky to not have suffered serious injury bostonglobe.com · 54d ago
- Boston Red Sox Announce Willson Contreras Decision Before Rays Series Yahoo Sports · 54d ago
- Red Sox’ injury update: The latest on Willson Contreras, Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Crochet and Eli White MassLive.com · 54d ago
- Positive news on Contreras, Chapman tops list of injury updates MLB.com · 54d ago
- Was Willson Contreras Right to Seemingly Call Out Boston Red Sox Pitching Staff? Yahoo Sports · 54d ago
- Willson Contreras is ‘frustrated’ & calls out Red Sox Yahoo Sports · 54d ago
- Red Sox's Willson Contreras Voices Frustration With Volume Of Hit By Pitches Yahoo Sports · 54d ago
- Boston's Willson Contreras has bruised right hand after hit by Jakob Junis pitch in 4-3 win at Texas LancasterOnline · 54d ago
- Boston Red Sox All-Star First Baseman Exits Game with Apparent Injury sports.yahoo.com · 54d ago
- Boston’s Willson Contreras has bruised right hand after hit by Jakob Junis pitch in 4-3 win at Texas WANE 15 · 54d ago
- Red Sox's Willson Contreras admits hand was 'numb' after hit by pitch in Rangers game sports.yahoo.com · 54d ago
- Contreras day to day after X-rays on hand come back negative MLB.com · 54d ago
- Willson Contreras exits Red Sox victory after hit-by-pitch; X-rays negative The New York Times · 54d ago
- Willson Contreras extremely frustrated after getting hit, exiting Thursday’s Sox win with bruised hand The Boston Globe · 54d ago
- Red Sox slugger leaves game after being hit by pitch in hand bostonherald.com · 54d ago
- Red Sox's Contreras day-to-day with bruised hand after HBP ESPN · 54d ago
- Willson Contreras says hand injury 'felt like a fracture' as Red Sox await further testing after negative X-rays MassLive · 54d ago
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