On Thursday, the Boston Red Sox finished their series with the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park.
They lost by a score of 8-2.
UPDATE: The Trade is official.
Red Sox Make Trade With Pirates
After the game, Ari Alexander of 7News Boston WHDH reported the news that the Red Sox had made a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alexander wrote: “Source: LHP Reliever Joe La Sorsa has been traded to the #RedSox. He will be active tomorrow in New York.”
He will be active tomorrow in New York.
La Sorsa has spent part of three seasons in the MLB with the Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds.
He has gone 1-1 with a 5.21 ERA in 46 games.
Social Media Reacts To Red Sox-Pirates Deal
Here’s what people were saying about the trade:
@BOSSportsGordo: “Trade: the Red Sox have acquired lefthanded reliever Joe La Sorsa from the Pirates, according to @AriA1exander. He has a 3.81 ERA in 26 AAA innings but triggered an upward mobility clause. He will be active with the Red Sox in New York.”
@tmacd29: “Interesting. Is it Bello going down or Kahnle?”
Chris Cotillo: “Red Sox announce the acquisition of Joe La Sorsa from Pittsburgh for cash. They’ll need to make clearing moves to add him tomorrow.”
@FenwayAttendee: “Possibly the first ever instance where a player is going to dread going from Pittsburgh to Boston”
@Graycin___: “Looks legit. He’ll have a 7.75 ERA with the Red Sox.”
@RedSoxDoug: “Of course it’s the Pirates since Craig can only make trades with 3 teams LMAOOOO”
@Lcbaseball1b35: “How will they make 40 man room now”
@BallParkBuzz: “Joe La Sorsa has a career 5.21 ERA in 46 big league games. Can someone tell me why Eduardo Rivera is not being considered. He dominated in his big league debut. He has an 11.6 K/9 in Triple-A. What am I missing?”
Red Sox Right Now
The Red Sox are the last-place team in the American League East with a 26-35 record in 61 games.
They will visit the New York Yankees on Friday night.
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