Club Options LHP Alec Gamboa to Triple-A Worcester
BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox today reinstated right-handed pitcher Sonny Gray from the 15-Day Injured List. To make room, Boston optioned left-handed pitcher Alec Gamboa to Triple-A Worcester.
Gray, 36, will start tonight’s game against the Detroit Tigers. The right-hander has gone 2-1 with a 4.30 ERA (11 ER/23.0 IP) in five starts this season. Originally selected by the Athletics in the first round (No. 18 overall) of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the Tennessee native owns a 3.59 ERA (774 ER/1,941.0 IP) with 1,938 strikeouts across 344 career Major League games (335 starts) with the Athletics (2013-17), New York Yankees (2017-18), Cincinnati Reds (2019-21), Minnesota Twins (2022-23), St. Louis Cardinals (2024-25) and Red Sox (2026).
Gamboa, 29, made his Major League debut last night against the Tigers, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning. The left-hander has struck out 15 batters and walked five in 13.0 innings across three starts with Worcester this season. Originally selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, the California native owns a 4.30 ERA (178 ER/372.2 IP) with 330 strikeouts in 134 career minor league games (44 starts).
