White Sox acquire reliever Cam Booser from Red Sox; Boston gets minor leaguer in return

By The Associated Press

FILE - Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Cam Booser throws during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Aug. 6, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Reed Hoffmann]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White have acquired reliever Cam Booser from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league pitcher Yhoiker Fajardo. Booser went 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA, one save and 43 strikeouts in 43 relief appearances with the Red Sox last season. The 32-year-old left-hander received the Tony Conigliaro Award last season for overcoming alcohol abuse, injuries and a bicycling accident. Fajardo, originally was signed by the White Sox as an international free agent in February. He went 1-4 with a 3.91 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 13 starts with the Dominican Summer League White Sox last season. He issued only eight walks and allowed two home runs.