Red Sox Call Up Rivera, Option Anderson

0:00On April 22nd, the Boston Red Sox are calling up lefty adwardo Rivera straight from double-a Portland. They're optioning right-hander Jack Anderson down to triple-a Worcester and need to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. This comes as first baseman Tristan Cosses could head to the 60-day injured list with an intercostal strain on top of his knee recovery. Rivera, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican South Pole standing 6-foot 7- and 237 pounds, has been lights out in his first two. Starts this year. He racked up 16 strikeouts against just three walks over 10 innings, allowing only one run. He also impressed Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic, fanning 9-over-6 in two-thirds innings. Fans and scouts are buzzing about his potential after the socks scooped him up last May following his release from the athletics where he stalled in. A ball as an 11th round pick in 2021. His fastball hits the mid-90s, and he's posted a solid 2.48 ERA last season across high A and double-a.

1:01Rivera sits at number 26 on MLB pipeline's Red Sox prospects list, thanks to his fastball slider combo, though he might settle in the bullpen, stretched for multi-inning work. The socks burned through seven relievers, Monday and carried an extra arm after placing sunny gray on the injured list. With leverage guys resting after Tuesday's shutout loss to the Yankees, Rivera steps in his mop-up help, but they'll trim back to eight relievers this. Weekend to promote a starter like Paying Tollay. That's the story for today. MLB News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the Story.