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As an outfielder, Anthony faces a logjam for everyday playing time as Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreau and Rob Refsnyder split time, with Masataka Yoshida hoping to return soon from an injury. And at a shortstop, Mayer would have to compete with highly paid veteran Trevor Story for playing time.
Trevor Story is 9-for-74 (.122) with 28 strikeouts and a .350 OPS in his last 18 games. He'll get a breather as the Red Sox try to bounce back from a brutal blowout loss in Detroit.
The Boston Red Sox are expected to make a decision on pitcher Tanner Houck soon, as he continues to struggle early on in the 2025 season.
Boston third baseman Alex Bregman said it was 'not a diss of Detroit' that he signed with Red Sox, not Tigers.
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The Kansas City Royals announced they signed Rich Hill to a minor league contract on Tuesday and is expected to join Triple-A Omaha soon. The veteran pitcher had four separate stints with his hometown Boston Red Sox, including in 2024. Hill made four appearances before he was designated for assignment in September.
Spotrac puts his market value at 12 years, $539 million. ESPN's Jeff Passan also recently had Tucker in his rarefied air of players who could sign $500 million contracts. And if the Cubs are the ones making that happen, it's pretty unlikely they'll then turn around and trade for the roughly quarter of a billion dollars left on Devers' deal.
Wilyer Abreu’s latest home run against the Detroit Tigers on Monday helped the Boston Red Sox youngster achieve a feat only Rafael Devers and Mookie Betts had since 1988.
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello opened up to a Netflix crew about his family's struggles with visa issues last season. Now, with those issues resolved, he's in a much better place.