Following the Boston Red Sox's win 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tonight, team president Dave Dombrowski announced the acquisition of veteran utility man Steve Pearce from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a minor leaguer.
What makes this trade notable is that Pearce will now have played for all five teams in the AL East. Pearce. After playing parts of five seasons with the Pirates, Pearce saw time with both the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees in 2012 (along with the Houston Astros). Pearce returned to the O's in 2013 and remained with the team for three seasons. His best year came in 2014 when he belted 21 home runs. Pearce began 2016 with the Tampa Bay Rays before returning to Baltimore for a third stint. He has been a member of the Jays since 2017. In 26 games this season, Pearce hit .291 with 4 HR and 16 RBI.
Pearce is expected to play first base and DH against left handed pitching. He's basically Hanley Ramirez for a quarter of the price.
Current Rays manager Kevin Cash came close playing with every AL East team except for the Orioles. I believe Pearce is the first player to play with all five AL East teams. There is a lot to love about baseball.
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