Orioles ship out All-Star C Rutschman to Red Sox

August 3, 2026 No Comments

Orioles trade All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman to Red SoxESPNMultiple AuthorsAug 3, 2026, 02:46 PM ET

The Boston Red Sox have acquired three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, the teams unveiled Monday ahead of baseball’s trade deadline.

Rutschman is on the IL with left wrist inflammation.

Top right-handed pitching prospect Anthony Eyanson is part of the return for the Orioles along with outfield prospect Enddy Azocar and another young right-hander in Kyson Witherspoon. The Orioles will also receive catcher Carlos Narvaez and a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Also going to the Red Sox are catcher Jake Rogers and cash.

Rutschman, who earned his third All-Star nod with the Orioles this season, provides elite defense and has regained his old form at the plate. However, he became expendable in Baltimore when the Orioles signed young slugger Samuel Basallo to a long-term deal prior to this season.

A former No. 1 draft pick, Rutschman, 28, is under team control through the 2027 season. Given the rigors of the catching position, the switch-hitter is good at almost everything in the batter’s box, with his expected on-base average at the All-Star break being the second-best rate of his career behind only his 5.5-WAR season in 2023.

He has been on the injured list three times this season for left ankle inflammation (April), a concussion (June) and wrist inflammation (July).

When healthy, Rutschman is hitting .251 with eight home runs and 47 RBIs this season. Overall, in five MLB seasons, all with Baltimore, he has a career .254 average with 69 home runs and 277 RBIs.

Boston was not the only division foe the Orioles did business with Monday. Baltimore agreed to trade right-handed reliever Tyler Wells to the Tampa Bay Rays, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

The Red Sox stayed busy Monday, adding outfielder Eli White from the Braves for righty Tyler Uberstine. Boston also is finalizing a trade for left-handed reliever Erik Miller from the San Francisco Giants for infielder Marcelo Mayer, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

White has seen action at all three outfield spots in Atlanta, while Uberstine has spent the majority of the season in the minors.

Miller has a 2.76 ERA for the Giants to go with 10 holds and four saves in 32⅔ innings of work this season. Mayer, 22, is hitting .220 in his second year in the majors.

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel contributed to this report.