Red Sox to place Trevor Story on IL, recall versatile infielder from Worcester

ATLANTA — The Red Sox will place Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list before Saturday’s game against the Braves, according to sources.

The 33-year-old shortstop has been dealing with a groin injury since late April when the Red Sox played in Baltimore.

Boston is recalling versatile infielder/outfielder Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester to take Story’s spot on the 26-man roster.

Story has struggled offensively and defensively throughout this season. He’s batting .206 with a .244 on-base percentage, .303 slugging percentage and .547 OPS in 41 games (176 plate appearances). He has three home runs, seven doubles, 19 RBIs and eight walks compared to 57 strikeouts.

His 44.0% chase percentage is the fifth-worst among qualified major league hitters, while his 32.4% strikeout percentage is the sixth-worst.

He also ranks in the 10th percentile in Outs Above Average with a mark of -3.

With Story out, the Red Sox could move 23-year-old second baseman Marcelo Mayer to shortstop or start Andruw Monasterio there. Monasterio already has started five games at shortstop.

Mayer came through the Red Sox minor league system as a shortstop. He has the potential to be an above-average defender there. But the Red Sox have wanted Mayer to focus primarily on second base this season. The team has repeatedly stated it would not use Mayer at shortstop on Story’s off days. Perhaps that changes with Story sidelined due to an injury.

The 28-year-old Sogard is batting .269 with a .417 on-base percentage, .454 slugging percentage, .871 OPS, five home runs, nine doubles, 23 RBIs and 27 runs in 36 games (168 plate appearances) for the WooSox. He has more walks (35) than strikeouts (29).