The Red Sox recalled Bobby Dalbec from Triple-A Worcester to replace Pablo Reyes, who is out with an abdominal strain. Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
CHICAGO — The Red Sox have recalled slugger Bobby Dalbec from Triple-A Worcester and placed shortstop Pablo Reyes (abdominal strain) on the 10-day injured list.
Boston made five moves in all Friday before its game against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Red Sox also recalled lefty reliever Chris Murphy from Worcester and optioned pitchers Brandon Walter and Tayler Scott to Triple A. The Red Sox acquired Scott, a right-hander, from the Dodgers Thursday in exchange for cash, then added him to the 40-man roster.
Dalbec has dominated at Worcester this season. He has batted .296 with a .414 on-base percentage, .638 slugging percentage, 1.051 OPS, 18 homers, nine doubles, two triples, 48 runs and 42 RBI in 54 games (237 plate appearances). He crushed a home run completely out of Polar Park and off a moving train Tuesday.
His blast, which had a 115 mph exit velocity and 38 degree launch angle, most likely traveled over 500 feet but an exact distance couldn’t be calculated because it exceeded the limits of the Statcast tracking system.
FOR THE FIRST time in 2019, the Red Sox will have no starters in this summer’s All-Star Game.
Major League Baseball announced the results of its Phase 1 fan voting for this year’s Midsummer Classic and zero Red Sox remain in the running to start in Seattle on July 11. The top two vote-getters at each position (and the top six outfielders) advanced to Phase 2, with the final voting taking place between June 26-29. Last year, Rafael Devers started at third base for the American League.
No Red Sox came particularly close to advancing to Phase 2. Devers was fourth among third basemen but couldn’t gain the same totals as Texas’ Josh Jung and Toronto’s Matt Chapman. Masataka Yoshida was eighth among outfielders, falling two spots short of advancing. Justin Turner was eighth among designated hitters and Kiké Hernández was 10th among shortstops despite being stripped of his job as Boston’s starter earlier this month. Notably, Alex Verdugo was not among the top 20 outfield vote-getters.
Two former Red Sox remain in the running for starting spots. Mookie Betts is a finalist to start in the outfield for the National League and J.D. Martinez was the leading vote-getter in the National League among designated hitters.
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