Days before pitchers and catchers officially report for the start of spring training, the Boston Red Sox added yet another arm.
On Saturday night, Lucas Luetge, a left-handed reliever, was signed by the Red Sox. According to numerous reports, it is most likely on a minor league contract.
Luetge will be pitching for his fourth team in his Major League Baseball career—the Red Sox. Luetge spent two years with the New York Yankees before pitching for the Atlanta Braves in 2023.
Luetge, who turns 37 next month, used a social media post to announce his own signing with the Red Sox.
“I’m 17 years old and returning to the Northeast! Happy to be a part of the Red Sox organization,” Luetge wrote on the X network.
After being traded by the Yankees to Atlanta in December 2022, Luetge appeared in 12 games for the Braves in the previous season. In 13 2/3 innings, he recorded a 1-0 record with a whopping 7.24 ERA and 14 strikeouts. Luetge’s tenure with the Braves was not without controversy as he was called up for assignment three separate times during the season.
During his two seasons in pinstripes, the southpaw posted far better numbers, going 8-6 with a 2.71 ERA and three saves in 107 games with the Yankees. He pitched for the Seattle Mariners for the first four seasons of his major league career before spending the next four years rotating between multiple teams’ minor league affiliates and failing to pitch in the majors at all.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has made adding pitching depth throughout the organization a priority this offseason. Michael Fulmer was most recently added to his pitching staff by him.
