Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said Tuesday he was given a cortisone shot to stem the inflammation in his left wrist, in an area close to where he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb a year ago. And while Pedroia expressed relief that tests showed the wrist wasn't fractured -- "If it was broke, I'd have been out a long time" -- the condition sounds like one that could be troublesome throughout the year. Pedroia underwent surgery to repair the UCL in his left thumb last November, after electing to play through his injury, which occurred on the first day of the 2013 season. He continues to undergo therapy on the thumb, and while he maintains that the thumb ligament has healed, he mentioned that "everything is connected." Read more http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...ston-red-sox-gets-cortisone-shot-ailing-wrist
