BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox traded Kiké Hernández to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, sending the slumping utilityman again to the staff he performed with for six seasons and helped win a World Series title.

The Red Sox acquired right-handers Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman in alternate for Hernandez, who struggled on the plate and within the discipline this season. He was batting .222 in 86 video games at shortstop, second base and outfield whereas additionally main the main leagues with 15 errors.

Chaim Bloom, Red Sox chief baseball officer, made some extent of thanking Hernández for his contributions to the group and his professionalism, even by means of his struggles this season.

“He, as you would expect, handled it great,” Bloom informed reporters earlier than the beginning of the Red Sox’s residence recreation in opposition to the Atlanta Braves, which was delayed by climate.

“This was a case where we wanted to make sure that he found out the right way, so we let him under the hood a little early and that turned out to be valuable because it obviously took a lot of time for the I’s to be dotted and the T’s crossed,” Bloom stated. “While he was waiting for it to be completed, he was his usual self around this place and that was really cool to see.”

Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated Monday earlier than a recreation in opposition to Toronto that he anticipated the entrance workplace to be energetic main as much as the deadline, particularly when making an attempt so as to add one other arm or two to the beginning rotation or depth on the bench. Los Angeles led the AL West getting into Tuesday evening’s video games, with a four-game lead over Arizona and San Francisco.

Trading Hernández opens up a place on the Red Sox roster for the return of infielder Pablo Reyes from an harm, and it doesn’t commit them to both shopping for or promoting on the buying and selling deadline. Boston entered play Tuesday evening six video games above .500 and solely 2 1/2 video games out of the AL wild-card race, but additionally in final place within the AL East.

Bloom stated the Red Sox have been nonetheless in discussions with different groups because the Aug. 1 deadline approaches.

“You don’t want to miss a really compelling opportunity even if it puts you over the tax,” Bloom stated. “There’s not a hard and fast line, but it’s obviously something that’s important.”

Hernández opened the yr as Boston’s No. 1 shortstop, filling in for departed free agent Xander Bogaerts after designated inheritor Trevor Story was injured. But he was moved to the outfield after committing 5 errors within the first eight video games; within the final month, he has began the sport on the bench about half of the time.

In three seasons with the Red Sox, Hernandez batted .234 with 32 homers and 136 RBIs. He hit .408 with 5 homers in the course of the Boston’s run to the 2021 ALCS, the staff’s solely playoff look in his tenure.

Robertson, 25, was optioned to Triple-A Worcester. He has allowed seven runs in 10.1 innings in 9 profession appearances with the Dodgers, all in aid. Hagenman, 26, has made 25 appearances for Triple-A Oklahoma City this season, posting a 2.78 ERA.

Also Tuesday, the Red Sox reinstated righty John Schreiber from the 60-day injured listing and reinstated righty Brayan Bello from the paternity listing.

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