Red Sox Release Dominic Smith After Triston Casas Returns from Rib Injury
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Dominic Smith’s disappointing season with the Boston Red Sox has come to an pause.
The Red Sox announced on Tuesday that Smith has been released after displaying in 83 games.
The Red Sox signed Smith on Might perchance perchance impartial 1 to fill in in the muse negative when Triston Casas turn out to be as soon as on the injured listing attributable to torn rib cartilage.
Smith turn out to be as soon as a dead free-agent signing in spring practising by the Tampa Bay Rays. He began the 2024 season with their Triple-A affiliate in Durham sooner than exercising the decide-out in his contract to be half of the Red Sox.
Things started slowly for Smith after he signed with Boston. The 29-year-extinct turn out to be as soon as hitting .179/.256/.256 with one homer, 12 RBI and 19 strikeouts over 86 plate appearances in 25 games from Might perchance perchance impartial 1-30.
In 58 appearances from Might perchance perchance impartial 31 to Aug. 15, Smith posted a .263/.344/.450 nick line with 22 further-negative hits and 22 RBI in 192 plate appearances. His closing appearance turn out to be as soon as on Aug. 15 with Casas being activated off the IL the next day.
Smith turn out to be as soon as redundant on Boston’s roster since, esteem Casas, he’s a left-handed hitting first baseman. Masataka Yoshida, who is the personnel’s principal designated hitter, is furthermore left handed.
Given the success that Smith turn out to be as soon as having earlier than his commence, it would possibly well perchance well not be a surprise to gape him in discovering on with a contender taking a be taught about to add one more hitter to the lineup for the stretch speed.
A principal-spherical draft decide by the Unusual York Mets in 2013, Smith made his MLB debut four years later. He spent six seasons with the Mets sooner than joining the Washington Nationals in 2023.
Smith owns a .247/.314/.405 career nick line with 64 homers and 259 RBI in 683 games with three varied groups.
