{"id":26811,"date":"2025-02-18T02:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26811"},"modified":"2025-02-18T02:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:17:41","slug":"breaking-red-sox-add-klay-thompsons-brother-to-spring-training-roster-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26811","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: Red Sox Add Klay Thompson\u2019s Brother to Spring Training Roster \u2013 What\u2019s Next?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\">Boston Red Sox<\/a>\u00a0continued to be active this offseason by announcing they have added outfielder Trayce Thompson, brother of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\">NBA<\/a>\u00a0star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/klay-thompson\">Klay Thompson<\/a>, to their Spring Training roster as a non-roster invite.<\/p>\n<p>He will join a list of 20 other players who have been extended non-roster invites to Boston&#8217;s Spring Training facility in Fort Myers, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Thompson&#8217;s sixth MLB organization he&#8217;s been a part of, and most notably, he did two stints with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>. His two best seasons were with the Dodgers in 2016 and 2022, where he hit 13 home runs in each season.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-7657b4a47b8943278d56ed0c32a31183\" data-google-query-id=\"CPSKlK2TzIsDFYuG6QUdWiIOHA\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Trayce Thompson (25) runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Oracle Park.\" width=\"4514\" height=\"3009\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyOTA3MzkyMDI5OTU5ODA4\/usatsi_20452374.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">John Hefti-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>His best career moment came on April 1, 2023, when he clubbed three home runs against the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>. In 935 career at-bats, Thompson has 45 home runs and 126 runs batted in.<\/p>\n<p>33-year-old Thompson is unlikely to make Boston&#8217;s Opening Day roster, but if he performs well in Spring Training, he will get an opportunity to get a lot of at-bats for Boston&#8217;s AAA affiliate Worcester, and if Boston is riddled with injuries, he could see some playing time. His brother, Klay, is a 12-year NBA veteran, winning four NBA Championships.<\/p>\n<p>What held him back in 2023 with the Dodgers and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\">Chicago White Sox<\/a>\u00a0was his 77 strikeouts in 153 at-bats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/rafael-devers-voices-strong-stance-on-red-sox-dh-role-after-alex-bregman-deal\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjA4MzMzMzQ2NjE3NDM1NTg5\/usatsi_23905890.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjA4MzMzMzQ2NjE3NDM1NTg5\/usatsi_23905890.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjA4MzMzMzQ2NjE3NDM1NTg5\/usatsi_23905890.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjA4MzMzMzQ2NjE3NDM1NTg5\/usatsi_23905890.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjA4MzMzMzQ2NjE3NDM1NTg5\/usatsi_23905890.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjA4MzMzMzQ2NjE3NDM1NTg5\/usatsi_23905890.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0continued to be active this offseason by announcing they have added outfielder Trayce Thompson, brother of\u00a0NBA\u00a0star\u00a0Klay Thompson, to their Spring Training roster as a non-roster&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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