Pablo Sandoval

Boston Red Sox's Pablo Sandoval follows through on a ground out to third in the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, March 31, 2016, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

(Tony Gutierrez)

BOSTON - There hasn't been much in the way of news on Pablo Sandoval lately. The Red Sox infielder has been rehabbing in Florida since his season-ending shoulder surgery in May.

Sandoval will see his teammates for the first time in a while next week, as they swing through Tampa from August 22-25. Red Sox manager John Farrell said the updates he's gotten on Sandoval have been positive.

"He's lost 15 pounds and continues to go through baseball activities," Farrell said. "He's working hard five, six days a week at the facility in Fort Myers. We'll see him towards the end of this trip in Tampa. Both he and Carson Smith will join us when we're at the Trop."

Sandoval is signed in Boston through the 2020 season, due to make $72.4 million over the next four years. After signing with the Red Sox as a free agent, he struggled through the 2015 season, finishing with a .245/.292/.366 batting line in his first season in Boston.

He played just three games this season before going on the disabled list, and went hitless in seven plate appearances.