Red Sox Deal For Veteran Outfielder Tommy Pham From Reds
Boston Red Sox Press Release
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today acquired outfielder Tommy Pham from the Cincinnati Reds, in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
The Red Sox’ 40-man roster is at 40.
Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.
Pham, 34, is batting .238 (81-for-340) with 11 home runs and 39 RBI in 91 games for the Reds this season, making 82 starts in left field. The right-handed hitter ranks third among Major League left fielders with seven outfield assists. Against left-handed pitching this season, Pham has hit .290 (27-for-93) with an .833 OPS, four doubles, and four home runs.
Selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 16th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of Durango High School (NV), Pham has hit .261 (717-for-2,743) with 108 home runs and 339 RBI in 823 games for the Cardinals (2014-18), Tampa Bay Rays (2018-19), San Diego Padres (2020-21), and Reds (2022). He has played in 15 Postseason games for the Cardinals (2015), Rays (2019), and Padres (2020), hitting .352 (19-for-54) with a .931 OPS, three home runs, and six RBI.
