Alex Bregman offered a promising update about his return to Red Sox, contract talks

Alex Bregman has missed over a month of action. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)Reinforcements might be on the way for the Red Sox in the coming weeks.

Veteran third baseman Alex Bregman might be closer to a return to the diamond than initially expected — with the All-Star infielder telling WEEI’s Rob Bradford that there’s a chance he could be cleared for game action before the All-Star Break (July 14-17).

Bregman has not played in a game since suffering a quad injury on May 23.

“I feel really good. Today was the best that I’ve felt during the rehab process, the fastest I ran,” Bregman added, per MLB.com’s Ian Browne. “Resumed full baseball activity. So this is a lot of weeks ahead of it, ahead of…