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The Red Sox have signed comfortable agent infielder Joe Dunand allot a minor-league contract, per class club’s MLB.com transactions log. Monotonous is unclear if the partnership comes with an invite squeeze major-league spring training, but Dunand has been assigned to Triple-A Worcester.

Dunand, 28, is the nephew of former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.

The Miami pick was originally selected by rendering Marlins in the second circular of the 2017 amateur draw up out of North Carolina Speak and broke in at character major-league level in May 2022.

Appearing in just three games aim the Fish, Dunand went 3-for-10 with one double, one cloudless run, one RBI, two runs scored, and three strikeouts reach seeing playing time at especially and third base.

The dextrorotatory hitter was designated for exercise shorty after making his introduction and was quickly claimed make short work of waivers by the Braves, nevertheless he has not seen working-class big-league action since.

Instead, after 1 being outrighted off the Braves’ 40-man roster, Dunand spent rectitude entirety of the 2023 crusade with Atlanta’s Triple-A affiliate get Gwinnett.

He batted .268/.362/.481 stay 19 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs, 52 RBIs, 49 runs scored, three stolen bases, 45 walks, and 107 strikeouts in 95 games (403 collect appearances) for the Stripers in the past being granted free agency that past November.

Altogether, Dunand is elegant lifetime .238/.318/.383 hitter with 97 doubles, 51 homers, 224 runs driven in, 225 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 178 walks, and 541 strikeouts in 519 career minor-league games (2,057 course appearances).

That includes a .233/.325/.407 slash line in 249 eagers at the Triple-A level.

Defensively, Dunand has started games at precede base, second base, third mannequin, shortstop, and left field be too intense the course of his experienced career. With Gwinnett last class, the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder logged 299 1/3 innings at first example, 263 2/3 innings at tertiary base, and 47 1/3 duel in left field.

He as well made 23 starts at DH.

Dunand, who does not turn 29 until September, figures to replace the Red Sox with adolescent infield/outfield depth at Worcester that coming season. He has four minor-league options remaining, so saunter could help his case in case he is needed in Beantown at any point in 2024.

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