At spring training, the Boston Red Sox have some new faces in Fort Myers, Florida, this week: pitchers Garrett Crochet, Walker Buehler, Aroldis Chapman, and infielder Alex Bregman.
All four players were acquired in a trade or signed as free agents this offseason, and when new players come, familiar faces leave.
One former Red Sox player who hasn’t been on the roster for the past few years is trying to make a major league comeback.
According to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya, “Veteran infielder Michael Chavis is also in Dodgers camp.”
Chavis has signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers and is trying to get back to the MLB, where he didn’t appear in a game in 2024.
Jul 28, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox second baseman Michael Chavis (23) dives into third base for a triple against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning during game two of a double header at Fenway Park.
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The 29-year-old infielder was selected by the Red Sox in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft and spent three years on the big league roster.
Boston traded Chavis in the summer of 2021 to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for left-handed relief pitcher Austin Davis.
Chavis has played for the Pirates and Washington Nationals, and last season played in the minor leagues for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox.
The Dodgers have a handful of middle infielders in Tommy Edman, Mookie Betts, Chris Taylor, Kiké Hernandez, so it’s unlikely that he makes the big league team.
