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The Red Sox announced that they have signed first baseman to a one-year contract. Hell take the roster spot of outfielder/designated hitter , who has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left thumb sprain, retroactive to April 29. To open a 40-man spot for Smith, right-hander has been designated for a signment. Prior to the official announcement, manager announced that Yoshida was heading to the IL on Jones & Mego. Hat tip to . The Sox adding Smith was on earlier today. Yoshida, 30, has hit .275/.348/.388 so far this year. Thats fairly comparable to last years production, when he hit .289/.338/.445 in his first season after coming over from Japan. He departed Sundays game after jamming his hand during an at-bat, per . Smith yesterday that Yoshida would be getting an MRI, which seems to have revealed this injury. Though the Sox wont be happy to lose Yoshidas bat, his absence will give them a bit of lineup flexibility. He has primarily been serving as the designated hitter this year, with just one inning in left field. They can now use that DH spot to rotate various players through based on health and matchups. With on the injured list and unlikely to return any time soon, the Sox have been looking outside the organization for help at first base. They acquired from the Cubs but he himself is banged up after getting hit by a pitch last night on his arm last night. relayed that Cooper is just bruised and is going to be okay but its po sible he may need a day or two to Arvid Holm Jersey rest up. With Smith now on the roster, he can perhaps cover for Cooper as he is on the mend. With Yoshida out, the Sox could have both Smith and Cooper in the lineup via the DH slot, if they so choose. Both players have a bit of outfield experience but neither of them are considered strong defenders on the gra s. To get Smith onto the roster, the Sox have cut Gutierrez. The 28-year-old was acquired from the Brewers in a cash deal a couple of weeks ago. The Red Sox have kept him down in Triple-A on optional a signment since then, where he has pitched six innings over three appearances, allowing four earned runs while striking out seven but walking eight. The Sox will now have a week to trade him or pa s him through waivers. Hes been bouncing around the league quite a bit this year. He signed a minor league deal with the Marlins in February and was selected to their roster in the first few days of the season. He was designated for a signment and went to the Brewers on a waiver claim, before being DFAd again and getting flipped to the Red Sox. That makes today his third DFA in roughly a month. The Cuban righty joined affiliated ball by signing with the Reds as a 21-year-old, earning a bonus of $4.75MM. He made his major league debut in 2021 with 114 innings over 22 starts, posting a 4.74 earned run average that year while striking out just 17.7% of batters faced. He struggled in 2022 before requiring Tommy John surgery in June of that year, wiping out the remainder of that season and most of his 2023. The Reds outrighted him off their roster at the end of last year, which led to his minor league deal with Miami. Ondrej Pavel Jersey |
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