Shortly after the Red Sox announced catcher Carlos Narvaez underwent successful surgery on the meniscus in his left knee, the team announced yet another successful procedure for one of their other catchers on the big league roster.

On Thursday, Boston sent out a press release on catcher Connor Wong, saying the 29-year-old underwent successful surgery on his right hand.

Here’s what the release from the team said:

“Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong today underwent a successful right hand carpal boss excision. The procedure was performed by Dr. Matthew Leibman at Mass General Brigham Hospital.”

After coming into the 2025 season with high hopes offensively, Wong inevitably had a disappointing season at the plate, ultimately being unseated by Narvaez as the team’s regular starting catcher.

When Wong hit the IL on April 7 after breaking his left pinky, Narvaez burst onto the scene as one of the best rookie catchers in all of baseball.

In 446 plate appearances across 118 games played, Narvaez batted .241 with an on base percentage of .306 and a slugging percentage of .419. His .726 OPS was among the highest at his position in the majors.

Conversely, Wong’s offense in 2025 became somewhat of a punchline, taking all the way until June 23 to record his first RBI of the season.

After batting .280 in 2024 with a season-high 17-game hit streak in the middle of the season, Wong saw his average drop to .190 in 2025 across 188 plate appearances. His on base was .262 and his slugging percentage was .238. He went from hitting 13 homers in 2024 to being held homerless in 2025.

Despite his bad season on offense, both manager Alex Cora as well as his pitching staff routinely sang Wong’s praises behind the scenes, with each saying how important he was in both preparation and development.

Wong is under contract with Boston for the 2026 season, and is eligible for salary arbitration. Arbitration-eligible players are considered under team control, but do not have a set salary, which is instead determined through a negotiation process.

Given the slump he saw at the plate in 2025, it would be hard to imagine a world where Wong is given any sort of significant pay bump for what will be his age 30 season come mid-May of next year.

Just pure conjecture on my end, but I believe the Red Sox would be more than happy to upgrade at their back-up catcher spot heading into next season if the right veteran is available to spell a healthy Narvaez. Even with Wong’s contributions outside of the offense, I don’t think those efforts outweigh his struggles at the dish.

Tom Carroll is a contributor for Roundtable, with boots-on-the-ground coverage of all things Boston sports. He's a senior digital content producer for WEEI.com, and a native of Lincoln, RI.