Boston Red Sox notebook: Bobby Dalbec finally hits first homer of 2021; Mike Shawaryn (released), Héctor Rondón (retired) out of Worcester picture
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Boston Red Sox s Bobby Dalbec runs the bases after hitting a home rund uring the third inning of the team s baseball game against the New York Mets on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP
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NEW YORK During his first stint in the majors last summer, Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec hit eight homers in his first 23 games. It took him 19 games for his first home run of 2021, which came in the third inning of Boston’s 2-1 win over the Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday.
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The Royals have signed right-hander
Mike Shawaryn to a minor league contract, per a team announcement. He’ll presumably head to Triple-A once their season begins next week.
Shawaryn, 26, ranked among the top prospects in the Red Sox’ system from 2017-19 but was hit hard when he finally cracked the big leagues in ’19. Through 20 1/3 frames, he was tagged for 22 runs on the strength of 26 hits (five homers), 13 walks and five hit batsmen. Shawaryn did strike out 29 of the 103 batters he faced (28.2 percent), but the control problems and susceptibility to home runs were an obvious concern.
Shawaryn didn’t pitch in the big leagues last season, but he spent most of the year as part of the Red Sox’ 60-man player pool at their alternate training site. Boston designated Shawaryn for assignment in late August, however, and removed him from the player pool after outrighting him. He was cut loose by the Sox over the weekend, per his transaction log at MLB.com.