The 31-year-old signed a minor-league deal with the Red Sox in January 2023 ahead of spring training. He made a legitimate case to make the Opening Day roster, but Connor Wong beat out Alfaro and he began the year in Triple-A Worcester. After hitting .320 with six home runs in 43 games, Alfaro opted out of his contract June 1.

Blake Sabol played 121 games in the previous two seasons, where he has accumulated 83 hits, bringing him to a .243 batting average.

Former Boston Red Sox trade acquisition Franchy Cordero has resurfaced in the United States, signing a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. Aram Lei

The Red Sox hired Collin Hetzler as Triple-A Worcester ’s new hitting coach. He spent four seasons in the Mets’ organization, including as Triple-A Syracuse’s hitting coach the past two seasons. He will join Doug Clark as co-hitting coaches.

The San Diego Padres and veteran catcher Martin Maldonado are reportedly in agreement on a contract in free agency.

Former Chicago White Sox catcher Martin Maldonado has signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres. Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports that he also gets an invite to spring training out of the deal.