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Red Sox acquire Nathan Eovaldi from Rays for Jalen Beeks
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox have obtained right-handed starter Nathan Eovaldi from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league lefty Jalen Beeks.
Eovaldi can become a free agent after this season.
Eovaldi, 28, returned this season following Tommy John surgery performed in August 2016, going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 starts. He started 2018 on the disabled list after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on the elbow at the end of spring training.
He is well aware of the New York-Boston rivalry, going 23-11 with a 4.45 ERA in 51 games while playing for the Yankees in 2015-16.
Beeks, 25, made the first two major league appearances of his career this season, allowing nine runs on 11 hits in 6⅓ innings for a 12.79 ERA. He is 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA in 16 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket.
Eovaldi can become a free agent after this season.
Eovaldi, 28, returned this season following Tommy John surgery performed in August 2016, going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 starts. He started 2018 on the disabled list after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on the elbow at the end of spring training.
He is well aware of the New York-Boston rivalry, going 23-11 with a 4.45 ERA in 51 games while playing for the Yankees in 2015-16.
Beeks, 25, made the first two major league appearances of his career this season, allowing nine runs on 11 hits in 6⅓ innings for a 12.79 ERA. He is 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA in 16 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket.