Red Sox slugger scratched from Friday’s lineup vs. Twins

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tyler O’Neill has been scratched from the Red Sox lineup Friday against the Twins because of left calf tightness. Boston and Minnesota will play a Grapefruit League game at 6:05 p.m. at JetBlue Park.

O’Neill was penciled in to play right field in the first lineup the Red Sox released at 12:05 p.m. Boston sent out an updated lineup 26 minutes later with O’Neill being switched from right field to DH. The Red Sox then sent a second updated lineup at 4:28 p.m. with O’Neill scratched.

Jarren Duran will play right field and Nick Yorke will now serve as the DH.

O’Neill did not travel to the Dominican Republic with the Red Sox this past weekend because of calf tightness but he then played in Grapefruit League games both Tuesday and Thursday, going 2-for-5.

The left fielder, who also has the ability to play right field and center, has been on the injured list 12 different times since breaking into the majors in 2018. He appeared in just 72 games for St. Louis in 2023. He spent time on the 60-day IL with a lower back strain and 10-day injured list with a right foot sprain last year. Boston acquired him in December from the Cardinals.

Updated Red Sox lineup

1. Jarren Duran RF

2. Rafael Devers 3B

3. Trevor Story SS

4. Masataka Yoshida LF

5. C.J. Cron 1B

6. Ceddanne Rafaela CF

7. Enmanuel Valdez 2B

8. Connor Wong C

9. Nick Yorke DH