An All-Star catcher for Boston
Boston has been playing with a hole behind the plate for weeks. Adley Rutschman fills it tonight. The catcher makes his Red Sox debut against the Toronto Blue Jays and starter Dylan Cease, only days after landing from the Baltimore Orioles.
The trade closed at the deadline, a seven-player swap. Rutschman, 28, had been building back from a left wrist injury that pushed him to the injured list on July 20. Two rehab games at Triple-A Worcester did the job, one hit and two RBIs.
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A No. 1 pick with a reputation
It is easy to forget the pedigree here. First overall in the 2019 draft. Three-time All-Star. He arrives off a .251 season with eight homers and 47 RBIs in 67 games for Baltimore. Stretch it across five seasons and 572 games and you get 69 home runs and 277 RBIs. That is a locked-in starter, not a stopgap.
The matchup reads well too. Six hits in 25 plate appearances against Toronto this season, including a 4-for-4 night with five RBIs on June 5. Facing Cease, he sits 2-for-10 with four walks.
A move that lands at the right moment
The timing says plenty. Boston is 27-7 since the start of July, a run built in spite of that gap at catcher. Rutschman is not walking in to save anything. He is here to sharpen a team already flying, right as every game in the playoff race starts to bite.
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