Blue Jays trade veteran Steve Pearce to Red Sox for prospect

The Toronto Blue Jays have despatched versatile veteran Steve Pearce in addition to money concerns to the Boston Red Sox in change for minor league shortstop Santiago Espinal, the group introduced Thursday. Pearce has 4 dwelling runs, 16 RBI and hit .291 in 26 video games for the Blue Jays this season. This was his second 12 months with the membership after signing a two-year contract value US$12.5 million with Toronto within the 2016 low season. The 35-year-old, who performs principally first base and outfield, batted .252 with 13 homers and 37 RBI throughout the 2017 marketing campaign. Espinal, 23, is averaging .313 for Boston’s Class-A superior affiliate with seven dwelling runs and 32 RBI. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-steve-pearce-red-sox-1.4727745?cmp=rss