NEWTON — Red Sox catcher Connor Wong underwent surgery earlier this offseason to remove a carpal boss from his right hand. It was a hand issue he dealt with for years, not just in 2025.

“Going into this offseason, I felt pretty healthy, and I knew I was going to take a little bit of time off, and that was something I wanted to take care of for the last few years,” Wong said while he and other Red Sox teammates volunteered at the Wonderfund warehouse Tuesday, loading thousands of gift donations into cars.

“Just didn’t really have the chance to (in previous offseasons),” he added. “And this year I felt like I had time, so I got to take care of it.”

According to Clevelandclinic.org , a carpal boss “is a bony overgrowth or lump on the back of your hand or wrist.”

“It was just something

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