"We had a little ultrasound that showed that it was doing really well and healing the way we wanted it to," Bregman said via MassLive’s Christopher Smith.

“Having another good fastball in the bullpen will benefit us,” manager Alex Cora said.

The Boston Red Sox have been trying to thread the needle between winning now and developing superstar prospects, and it's created sticky situations galore. Second baseman Kristian Campbell joined the team straight out of spring training and signed an eight-year extension shortly thereafter.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Aaron Civale is moving to a bullpen role for the first time in his seven-year career.

Civale's agent, Jack Toffey, made a formal trade request to Brewers general manager Matt Arnold on behalf of the veteran right-hander.