The clock is ticking on the regular season, but the Boston Red Sox are remaining patient with Wilyer Abreu.

Manager Alex Cora provided an update on Abreu prior to Wednesday night's game against the A's at Fenway Park, indicating that the right fielder won't be activated before the series finale on Thursday afternoon.

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"He's gonna run. He's not gonna run the bases; he's gonna sprint. Do the other stuff," Cora said. "Baseball-wise, doesn't look like it will be [Thursday]. So we just have to be patient."

Abreu hasn't played since Aug. 17 due to a calf strain. Cora's previous update came a day earlier, with the manager saying that Abreu was sore on Monday after running on Sunday. With Abreu set to miss more than a mont

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