Oakland Athletics right fielder Stephen Piscotty, who missed both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday, had a cortisone shot in his left wrist Wednesday and now will wait a couple of days at least before ...

Amid speculation that his season might be over, rookie infielder Marcelo Mayer is taking a positive outlook for the time being. Mayer, not wearing a protective brace on his wrist, met with the media ...

When the Boston Red Sox learned of Marcelo Mayer's wrist sprain, they feared his season might be over. Instead of opting for season-ending surgery, Mayer got a cortisone shot in hopes of taking the ...

Single cortisone (corticosteroid) injections typically offer short-term relief for inflammation and pain, with the duration of the effect varying depending on the cause and injection site. Cortisone ...

BOSTON — The official word didn’t come until Saturday night and wasn’t made public until Sunday morning. But when Marcelo Mayer first injured his right wrist in Philadelphia in the final week of July, ...

Marcelo Mayer is officially on the mend. The Boston Red Sox announced the infielder underwent a successful right wrist arthroscopy Wednesday at Mass General-Brigham Hospital. The procedure was ...