Craig (foot) is slated to start a rehab assignment Monday at Triple-A Pawtucket, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

Craig will eventually be activated from the disabled list approximately 2-to-3 days after staring the assignment, forecasting a return by mid-wee. Exercising patience is a prudent approach to garner if he can put his struggles (.237/.291/.348 with the Cardinals this season) behind him.

Craig (foot) took batting practice for a second straight day Friday while also taking grounders at first and shagging fly balls prior to Boston's loss to Houston, the Boston Globe reports.

The updated plan now has him continuing baseball activity through the weekend before a rehab assignment that could begin as early as Monday.

Craig (foot) could begin a rehab assignment Sunday or Monday, CSN New England reports.

Craig took batting practice and ran in the outfield Thursday and appears poised for a return sometime next week.

Craig (foot) has started swinging at balls off a tee, the Boston Globe reports. He's also doing some work on a treadmill.

The Red Sox got good news after Craig's visit with a foot specialist Friday and anticipate him being ready to go when eligible to come off the disabled list.

Craig (foot) should be able to come off the disabled list when eligible Aug. 17, according to manager John FarrellESPN Boston reports. Farrell said there were no new findings after Craig visited with a North Carolina foot specialist Friday.

Craig, who is heading back to Anaheim to join the team on the road, will ramp up his baseball activities upon his return.

The Red Sox have no concerns about the long-term health of Craig (foot), the Boston Herald reports. "No, no red flags in the long term," GM Ben Cherington said Wednesday. "We had access to everything (in terms of medical records). We didn't have any concern about whether this was a long-term risk."

Craig is being sent to see a foot specialist, the same one who treated him last year, but it sounds like the visit is largely precautionary. A Lisfranc fracture sidelined Craig late last season, and he sprained the same foot in his very first game with the Red Sox last Friday, but the team believes he will be able to return to the lineup this season. Cherington added that, "We just want to make sure we get it right."

Craig (foot) is tentatively scheduled to visit a specialist later this week, the Boston Globe reports.

Craig was placed on the disabled list after spraining his left foot last Friday, the first game he played for the Red Sox.

Craig (ankle) was placed on the 15-day DL on Tuesday, Red Sox freelance writer Maureen Mullen reports.

While few reports have surfaced to confirm the news, it appears the new acquisition will quickly be out of action. After missing the last two games with what was believed to be a fairly minor ankle issue, Craig will head to the 15-day DL. The move will clear a roster spot for expected call-up Corey Brown, while enabling Craig's ankle to heal over a more extended timetable.

Craig (ankle) could require a stint on the disabled list, the Boston Globe reports. He has missed the previous two games due to an ankle injury.

The Red Sox are expected to call up Corey Brown from Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday, so they'll need to create a roster spot. If not Craig going to the disabled list, the Red Sox could option Mookie Betts.

Craig (ankle) remains out of the lineup Sunday, Maureen Mullen of the Boston Globe reports.

Craig hasn't played since leaving in the ninth inning of his Red Sox debut Friday after turning his ankle. The team is optimistic he won't miss much time as a result of the injury, so there's a chance he could be called upon for pinch-hitting duty Sunday.

Craig turned his ankle Friday night and is out of the lineup Saturday, but he is expected to miss only a day or two, Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald reports.

It was believed that Craig's removal was strictly for defensive purposes, but Craig apparently turned his ankle while running the bases in the eighth inning. His absence Saturday will push Yoenis Cespedes to left field, but the expectation is that Cespedes will be the everyday right fielder with Craig in left.

Craig's removal from Friday night's game during the ninth inning was for defensive purposes rather than an injury, Brian McPherson of the Providence Journal reports.

After Craig appeared to run the bases awkwardly in the eighth inning, it's an encouraging sign that his removal was simply a tactical decision rather than a change necessitated by injury.

Craig was removed from Friday's game prior to the ninth inning, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

There are multiple reports indicating that Craig may have hit the bag awkwardly while running the bases in the eighth, but no injury has been confirmed. Further details should emerge following Friday's game if Craig's removal was health related.

Craig will start in left field and bat fifth in his Red Sox debut Friday, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

The Red Sox have wasted no time inserting Craig into the lineup, though fellow deadline acquisition Yoenis Cespedes has not joined the team and thus is out of the lineup. Craig's OPS is nearly 200 points below where it was last season (from .830 to .637), but he may very well occupy the fifth spot in the order on a daily basis.

Craig will initially play left field for the Red Sox, WEEI.com reports.

Craig, who was acquired from the Cardinals on Thursday, will man left field and a platoon situation with Daniel Nava could emerge. With Shane Victorino (back) slated to miss "some time," Craig will likely have several games to prove he can turn things around in a new environment.

The Cardinals agreed to trade Craig to the Red Sox on Thursday along with Joe Kelly in exchange for John Lackey, Peter Gammons of MLB Network reports.

An All-Star last season, Craig has hit just .237/.291/.346 with seven homers and 44 RBI in 97 games so far in 2014. The Cardinals have decided to officially turn over right field to Oscar Taveras, and will welcome Lackey aboard as part of a revamped rotation that also now includes Justin Masterson. Craig's role with Boston has to be determined, but he may very well supplant Shane Victorino as the everyday right fielder.

Craig is out of the Cardinals' lineup Wednesday against the Padres, FOX Sports Midwest reports.

Wednesday's absence will mark Craig's fourth in the team's last six games. The 30-year-old is batting just .125/.208/.208 this month, and his OPS for the season is still sitting at .639, down from .830 a season ago. Perhaps Oscar Taveras will continue to see steady playing time in right field moving forward.

Allen Craig went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in the Cardinals' loss to the Rays on Tuesday.

Craig was an odd choice to start against Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi with left-handed-hitting outfielder Oscar Taveras sitting on the Cardinals' bench. Taveras entered the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and capped off an eight-pitch at-bat with a single into right-center field. Craig is hitting just .242/.292/.354 this season.

Starting over Oscar Taveras, Allen Craig went 0-for-3 against the Pirates on Monday.

Craig sat out back-to-back games last week, but he's started five of seven games since Taveras was recalled, which is the same number that Taveras has played. It doesn't make much sense for the Cardinals to continue to have the two split time, so we'll see how it shakes out. Craig did homer Saturday, but he's just 2-for-19 this month and 3-for-29 in his last eight games.

Allen Craig is out of the Cardinals' lineup for the second straight game Friday.

Craig started the first game since Oscar Taveras' promotion but has now been benched for the last two. As suspected, he's in for a big drop in playing time.