Boston Red Sox Acquire First Baseman Garrett Cooper in Trade With Chicago Cubs
The Boston Red Sox appear to have found a solution at first base, picking up Garrett Cooper in a trade with the Chicago Cubs following Triston Casas’ injury.
The Chicago Cubs have traded first baseman Garrett Cooper to the Boston Red Sox, MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam reported Saturday.
Boston is sending cash back to Chicago in return.
The Cubs designated Cooper for assignment on Tuesday. Before he was released or sent across the waiver wire, the Red Sox swooped in to snag Cooper.
Cooper signed a minor league deal with Chicago in February, but he earned a spot on their Opening Day roster after posting a .927 OPS in Spring Training. The contract was worth $1.75 million with an additional $1.25 million available in performance bonuses, and Boston is now set to take on that money.
The 33-year-old right-handed hitter was batting .270 with one home run, six RBI, a .774 OPS and a 0.1 WAR in the 12 games he played for the Cubs.
Cooper made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2017, a few months before he was traded to the Miami Marlins. He spent the next five-and-a-half seasons in Miami, until he got sent to the San Diego Padres at the 2023 trade deadline.
