Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 23: Detail of the Boston Red Sox logo on a jersey during the baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 23, 2018 at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida. The Red Sox won 4-1. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

For just the seventh time since 1972, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees were successful trading partners, with Worcester outfielder Greg Allen shipped to New York for pitching prospect Diego Hernandez.

The move came as a result of the 30-year-old Allen’s upcoming ‘upward mobility clause’ with the organization and with the Red Sox not having a spot available for the speedy outfielder.

  • Signed to a minor-league deal in January, Allen was with the Red Sox for Spring Training, and hit .200 with one home run and eight RBIs, along with four steals, in 18 games for Boston.

    In Worcester to begin his season, the switch-hitting Allen recorded 29 hits, including eight doubles and two home runs, in 116 at bats (.250 average) in 37 games.

    Allen also went a perfect 23-for-23 on his steal attempts for the WooSox.

  • Feb 28, 2023; Jupiter, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Greg Allen (31) rounds third base and scores a run in the third inning against the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol/USA TODAY Sports

    Feb 28, 2023; Jupiter, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Greg Allen (31) rounds third base and scores a run in the third inning against the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium. (Jim Rassol/USA TODAY Sports)

  • A seven-year veteran at the MLB level, Allen has played for the Guardians, Padres, Yankees, and Pirates throughout his career. Most recently, Allen appeared in 46 games with the Pirates in 2022, and hit .186 with two home runs and eight RBIs. Allen also went 8-for-10 on the basepaths.

    Overall, the 2014 sixth-round pick has appeared in 283 MLB games since 2017, with a .232 average, 10 home runs, 30 doubles, 67 RBIs, and 45 stolen bases over that stretch.

  • Mar 19, 2023; Clearwater, Florida, USA;  Boston Red Sox center fielder Greg Allen (31) runs the bases after hitting a grand slam against the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning at BayCare Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA TODAY Sports

    Mar 19, 2023; Clearwater, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Greg Allen (31) runs the bases after hitting a grand slam against the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning at BayCare Ballpark. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA TODAY Sports)

  • Allen’s move back to New York also came with some immediate results for the Bombers, too, as he scored a run in Saturday’s victory over the Reds and added a triple in Sunday’s win.

  • Hernandez, meanwhile, will join the Red Sox organization after a 2022 season that featured four wins and a 2.10 ERA in 12 games (five starts) in the Dominican Summer League. That strong start in the DSL also saw the 18-year-old Hernandez rack up 48 strikeouts in 34.1 innings of work, and hold batters to a .188 average against.

    The Allen-for-Hernandez swap is the first trade between the Sox and Yankees since the Yankees sent Franklin German and Adam Ottovino to Boston for a player to be named later back in 2021.

  • BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 20: A view of the Red Sox logo outside of Fenway Park on May 20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 20: A view of the Red Sox logo outside of Fenway Park on May 20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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