It's been 10 days since the Boston Red Sox acquired infielder Caleb Durbin in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers.
The 25-year-old underwent offseason arthroscopic surgery in October to address a bone spur in his elbow but told Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic that he's fully healthy entering Spring Training.
"(The elbow pain) kind of ramped up in the middle of the year, and me and the (Brewers) training staff were staying on top of it," Durbin said. "I got it checked out near the end of the year just to make sure it wasn’t anything too crazy, and it was just a small bone spur, so it was kind of nice to know that, just because it clarified in my mind that I’m not crazy (for feeling the pain), but it was something small that was easily fixable."
McCaffrey noted that the former 14th round pick's 145 games last season (including nine playoff contests) were Durbin's highest since being drafted in 2021.
"I was going to take a little bit of time off anyway (after the long season)," he said. "So it worked out where I could kind of rehab the elbow while I’m also resting from the season."
Durbin appeared at third base in 131 regular season games during his 2025 rookie campaign but can play second base as well.
He and 2021 first-round pick Marcelo Mayer figure to man third and second base (or vice-a-versa) in the Red Sox's Opening Day starting lineup.
Durbin told McCaffrey that he had already been in Brewers camp, getting ready to be their third baseman, when he was sent to Boston.
"I’m getting a little bit of extra soft tissue work, even if it’s just one or two days a week," the Illinois native said. "Then making sure I’m staying on top of activation before throwing and then recovery stuff post-throw."
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