Skip navigation
Listen now:
NBC Sports: The Jason Page Show
powered by
Napoli (hips) to undergo MRI on Thursday
Mike Napoli - C - Boston Red Sox
Feb. 14, 2013 - 1:55 AM ET

Mike Napoli (hips) is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday.

Assuming all goes well, Napoli could be cleared for defense drills at first base. The 31-year-old was diagnosed with avascular necrosis during his pre-signing physical with the Red Sox, but he has been asymptomatic until this point.