Pedroia Hopes To Return Next Week

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Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is getting closer to a return to the lineup.

Pedroia has been out since suffering a fractured left foot on June 25 and he's been overly eager to get back.

"I'm feeling better, so hopefully I wake up tomorrow and feel even better," he said Sunday after jogging around the bases.

"Hopefully I'm taking the next step. Three days ago I thought I was out for the year, now I feel like I can play soon. Every day is getting better."

Pedroia will take Monday off before ramping it up Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

If he gets through that stretch with no setbacks, there's a real possibility he could return to the lineup when the club returns home from this road trip next week.

Via ESPN

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