The Red Sox recently committed to being buyers — and now they have their first reinforcement.
Boston, ahead of an important three-game set with the Yankees, is re-acquiring lefty James Paxton from the Dodgers after Los Angeles surprisingly designated him for assignment, according to ESPN.
Paxton spent the last two seasons with the Red Sox, albeit only appearing in games during the 2023 season, before signing with the Dodgers this offseason.
The veteran southpaw is 8-2 with a 4.43 ERA this year, but the record doesn’t tell the whole story.
He’s struggling to strike out batters this season and his walks and hits per innings pitched is 1.455.
He joins a Red Sox team that enters their home series with the Yankees one game behind the Royals for the third and final wild-card spot, and 4.5 games back of the Yankees and 6.5 behind the Orioles in the AL East.