4 Days After Breaking Foot, Pedroia Takes Ground Balls On Knees

Dustin Pedroia misses being in the lineup for the Sox. And when faced with the disappointing reality that he'll probably be out for a total of 6 weeks or so, he doesn't exactly take the bench time with a grain of salt. Pedroia is so anxious to play, he's back out on the field taking grounders. On his knees.

He's unable to bear any weight on his broken right foot. So he crutches himself out to second base, and he gets down on his knees, and he starts fielding grounders hit to him by whoever hits grounders at a Red Sox practice. Just pure greatness. Relentless grit. That's why he's the heart and soul of this team. This trip to the DL is hurting Pedroia's heart more than it is hurting the Sox lineup (and it's going to really hurt the Sox lineup).

So if anyone doubted that Pedroia cares about baseball and the Red Sox more than anyone in the whole wide world, you've now been reassured that it's true. No questions asked.