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Boston known as up two new gamers to its MLB roster.
On Thursday, the Purple Sox introduced 5 new roster strikes, two of which contain Alex Verdugo and Rees McGuire.
Verdugo, who presently leads Boston with 2.9 WAR, was positioned on the bereavement checklist.
McGuire, the group’s backup catcher who has performed in 40 video games to date this 12 months, was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist with a proper indirect pressure.
McGuire exited Wednesday’s loss to the Twins within the sixth inning after straining himself on a swing.
Verdugo and McGuire will probably be changed by lefthander Brandon Walter and catcher Caleb Hamilton.
Walter, a first-round choose by the Purple Sox in 2019, will make his big-league debut on Thursday, based on MassLive.
Thus far this season the 26-year-old lefty has struggled at Worcester with a 6.28 ERA. For his minor league profession, nevertheless, Walter has a 3.90 ERA and averages 11.5 strikeouts per 9 innings.
MLB.com ranks him because the No. 7 prospect in Boston’s system, whereas Baseball America has him at No. 8.
In Hamilton, the Purple Sox are citing a 28-year-old right-handed hitter with very restricted main league expertise.
Hamilton’s solely large league motion got here final 12 months with the Twins when he hit .056 in 22 video games.
Thus far this season, Hamilton is having a down 12 months at AAA, posting only a .549 OPS in his 30 video games with Worcester.
The final roster transfer the Purple Sox made Thursday was transferring infielder Yu Chang to the 60-Day IL.
Chang had surgical procedure for a fractured left hamate in April and was initially positioned on the 15-Day IL.
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