The Boston Red Sox continued their pitching staff rebuild by acquiring left-handed reliever Jovani Morán from the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in exchange for catcher and infielder Mickey Gasper.
Morán, 27, pitched in 79 games as a reliever for the Twins from 2021 to 2023, recording a 4.15 ERA. During that span, he struck out 112 batters, walked 52, and held opponents to a .208 batting average.
He missed the entirety of last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Morán was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 2015 MLB Draft.
In return, the Twins receive Gasper, 29, who made his MLB debut last season, appearing in 13 games for the Red Sox.
A switch-hitter, Gasper was selected by the New York Yankees in the 27th round of the 2018 draft before being picked up by Boston in the minor league portion of the 2023 Rule 5 draft.
Both the Red Sox and the Twins currently have 39 players on their 40-man rosters.