Dustin Pedroia has an appointment to have only a CT scan, not surgery, Friday.
But that doesn't mean the Red Sox second baseman won't spend the day on an operating table.
Pedroia flew home with the team after Thursday's game in Baltimore and, as scheduled, will go to Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday for a CT scan on his fractured left foot. If the scan doesn't reveal significant healing, Pedroia said he'll undergo season-ending surgery to insert a screw in the fractured navicular bone that has sidelined him for all but two games since June 25.
"I mean, maybe I could (have surgery)," Pedroia said. "I don't even know what the (heck) is going on, to be honest with you."
Before Wednesday's game, Pedroia met for about 10 minutes with foot specialist Dr.