The Boston Red Sox have split the first two games of their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates , and they'll play the finale on Sunday afternoon.
Ahead of the matchup, however, the Red Sox got some unfortunate injury news on utility man Masataka Yoshida , who left Saturday night's game with a hamstring injury.
On Sunday morning, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, Yoshida will go on the 10-day IL, and the Red Sox have already made their corresponding move.
Boston is set to promote 30-year-old catcher and infielder Mickey Gasper, who has appeared in 34 games for the Red Sox this season.
Across 107 big league at-bats in 2026, Gasper has recorded 11 runs, 26 hits, seven RBIs and nine walks while batting .243 with a .613 OPS.
In Triple-A Worcester, Gasper is hitting .429 across eight games played this month, and for interim manager Chad Tracy, he seemed like the right guy to recall.
Gasper, a New Hampshire native, joined the New York Yankees after they drafted him in the 27th round of the 2018 MLB Draft.
He never appeared in a big league game for the Yankees and instead made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in 2024, appearing in 13 games.
Gasper joined the Minnesota Twins for the 2025 season and played in 45 games, hitting just .158 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.
And ultimately, he rejoined the Red Sox this past offseason and has spent the bulk of his time in the minors.
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