BOSTON, MA¡ªThe Boston Red Sox today announced the following roster moves:
- Reinstated infielder Alex Bregmanfrom the Paternity Leave List.
- Recalled right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbinsfrom Triple-A Worcester.
- Optioned infielder/outfielder Nick Sogardto Triple-A Worcester.
- Designated right-handed pitcherMichael Fulmer for assignment.
Boston¡¯s 40-man roster is now at 39.
Bregman, 31, is batting .321 (25-for-78) with seven doubles, four home runs, and 16 RBI in 19 games this season, all starts at third base. Selected by the Houston Astros in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, the New Mexico native has hit .273 (1,157-for-4,235) with an .850 OPS, 704 runs scored, 272 doubles, 18 triples, 195 home runs and 679 RBI in 1,130 career games for the Astros (2016-24) and Red Sox (2025).
Dobbins, 25, will start tonight against the Chicago White Sox. The right-hander made his MLB debut on April 6, starting and earning the win in the second game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals after pitching 5.0 innings with five strikeouts and two runs allowed. He has also made two appearances this season for Worcester, tossing 6.2 innings with four strikeouts and eight runs allowed. Selected by Boston in the eighth round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, the Texas native has gone 17-16 with a 3.93 ERA (137 ER/314.0 IP) in 64 career minor league games (61 starts).
Sogard, 27, is batting .159 (7-for-44) in 12 games for Worcester this season, making five starts at shortstop, three at third base, two at first base, and one each at second base and right field. Originally selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 12th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, the California native was acquired by Boston in a four-player trade on February 17, 2021.
Fulmer, 32, pitched on April 14 against the Tampa Bay Rays, tossing 2.2 innings with two strikeouts and three runs allowed. The right-hander has also recorded a 3.09 ERA (4 ER/11.2 IP) with 18 strikeouts in three games (two starts) for Worcester this season. Originally selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the Oklahoma native owns a 3.96 ERA (298 ER/676.2 IP) in 263 Major League games (90 starts) with the Detroit Tigers (2016-22), Minnesota Twins (2022), Chicago Cubs (2023), and Red Sox (2025).