Red Sox claim Travis Shaw off waivers from Brewers as infielder returns to Boston

The Boston Red Sox on Sunday claimed nook infielder Travis Shaw off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers, the team announced.. 

Shaw this season has struggled for the first-place Brewers. In 56 video games for Milwaukee in 2021, he batted .191/.279/.337 (66 OPS+) with six residence runs and time spent at third base and first base. Over the previous three seasons mixed, Shaw has an OPS+ of 65. 

Shaw, now 31, was initially drafted by the Pink Sox as a ninth-round choice out of Kent State in 2011. In his first two major-league seasons with Boston, Shaw hit 29 residence runs in 210 video games, however in December of 2016 he was traded to Milwaukee as a part of a five-player deal. 

Whereas Shaw’s means to supply at an satisfactory stage within the right here and now could be uncertain, he does give Boston one other left-handed bat with the potential for infrequent pop. If he cracks the lively roster at any level, he may additionally function a late-inning defensive substitute for Kyle Schwarber, who may even see vital time at first base for the primary time in his profession. 

The Pink Sox entered play on Sunday with a 2 1/2 recreation lead over the rival Yankees within the race for the second and closing AL wild card spot. Additionally they path the first-place Rays within the AL East by 4 video games.