BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today selected right-handed pitcher Franklin German to the active roster from Triple-A Worcester. To make room for German, the club designated catcher Kevin Plawecki for assignment.
Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.
German, 24, is making his first appearance on a 40-man roster. The right-hander is 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA (15 ER/49.2 IP) in 43 relief appearances between Worcester and Double-A Portland this season. German made his Triple-A debut with the WooSox in 2022, posting a 2.58 ERA (11 ER/38.1 IP) with seven saves, a 0.94 WHIP, and 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings (46 strikeouts) in 32 outings. Selected by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of North Florida, the Queens, NY native is 13-19 with a 3.93 ERA (107 ER/245.1 IP) in 97 career appearances (41 starts) in the Yankees (2018-19) and Red Sox (2021-22) systems. German is ranked by MLB.com as the Red Sox’ No. 28 prospect.
Plawecki, 31, played in 61 games for Boston this season, making 46 starts at catcher while batting .217 (34-for-157) with nine extra-base hits and 12 RBI. The right-handed hitter signed with the Red Sox as a free agent prior to the 2020 season and batted .270 (107-for-396) with 26 extra-base hits and 44 RBI in 148 games over the last three seasons, making 104 starts at catcher.
