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While Major League Baseball paused its schedule for four days during the All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox went to work upgrading their catcher position.
After trading Blake Sabol to the Chicago White Sox, they are now turning to a veteran catcher recently released by the rival New York Yankees for depth. According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com on Twitter/X, the Red Sox will sign Ronaldo Hernandez to a minor league contract.
After trading Blake Sabol to the White Sox, the Red Sox are fortifying their AAA catching depth by signing Ronaldo Hernandez to a minor league contract.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) July 17, 2025
Hernandez was a Top-100 prospect prior to the 2019 season, when he was a minor leaguer in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. In six years since, he has yet to reach the major leagues.
Hernandez, 27, has experience in the Red Sox system from 2021-23. He spent the 2024 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was with the Yankees this year until he was released from his minor league contract July 4.
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