BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 02: Zack Short #18 of the Boston Red Sox throws to first base for an out against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Fenway Park on May 02, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox have essentially rented infielder Zach Short.
Boston announced Thursday that they’re trading Short to the team they just finished playing, the Atlanta Braves, in exchange for cash considerations. The Red Sox previously acquired Short from the New York Mets for cash on May 1.
Short played two games for the Red Sox, on May 2 against the San Francisco Giants and May 5 at the Minnesota Twins. He went 0-for-7 at the plate, with four strikeouts. Defensively, he played second base and third base, making one putout and five assists without committing an error.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 02: Zack Short #18 of the Boston Red Sox bats against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning at Fenway Park on May 02, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)
Second baseman Vaughn Grissom made his Red Sox debut on May 3 in Minnesota, and started both games of the brief two-game set in Atlanta. That ostensibly made Short expendable.
The Red Sox shift back to Boston to start a three-game set against the Washington Nationals, beginning on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.
Matt, a North Andover, Massachusetts native, has been with The Sports Hub since 2010. Growing up the son of Boston University All-American and Melrose High School hall-of-fame hockey player Steve Dolloff, sports was always a part of his life. After attending Northeastern University, Matt focused his love of sports on writing, extensively writing about all four major Boston teams. He also is a co-host of the Sports Hub Underground podcast and is a regular on-air contributor on the Sports Hub. Matt writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.
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