The Red Sox announced to reporters, including , that outfielder will have season-ending turf toe surgery tomorrow. Duran is already on the 10-day injured list but will be transferred to the 60-day version whenever the Sox needs his roster spot. Manager Alex Cora said they expect him to be back by Davey Lopes Jersey Spring Training, per . Duran, 26, suffered the injury when scaling the wall at Yankee Stadium, attempting to reach a home run ball hit by . He was placed on the injured list a week ago with the Sox describing his injury as a left great toe sprain. It seems the injury is significant enough that hell have to go under the knife and wont be able to come back this year. Its an unfortunately sour end to a nice breakout season for the outfielder. He had gotten into 91 games over 2021 and 2022 but struck out in 30.7% of his 335 plate appearances. His .219/.269/.354 batting line translated to a wRC+ of 67, indicating he was 33% below league average in that time. That put him behind players like and on the depth chart and Duran started the season at Triple-A. But Duvalls injury absence and Tapias struggles opened a path for Duran that he ran with. He was recalled in mid-April and went on to hit .295/.346/.482 for a wRC+ of 120. His 24.9% strikeout rate is still above average but a significant improvement over his own previous work. The reviews on his glovework were mixed, with -5 Defensive Runs Saved but Ultimate Zone Rating grading him just below par at -0.6 and Outs Above Average having him as breaking even. He also stole 24 bases while getting caught just twice. That will now go down as the totality of this 2023 work, as he wont be returning. Its a tough lo s for the Sox, who are now 5.5 games out of a playoff spot with just over a month left in the season. Going forward, Duran still has five years of club control remaining and seems to have increased his chances of being a viable long-term solution in center. Tapia is no longer on the team and Duvall is set to become a free agent at seasons end, though hell likely continue manning center for the time being. Prospects and could also be in the mix, as they both have recently been promoted, though they will each go into 2024 with le s experience that Duran. Bill Russell Jersey