Ex-Red Sox Outfielder Inks Deal With Rival Yankees To Bolster Positional Depth

Boston will continue to face off against a former friend

Scott Neville | Jan 30, 2024

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The Boston Red Sox faithful will have to mentally prepare before seeing outfielder Alex Verdugo in pinstripes next season.

However, he will not be the only outfielder with Red Sox ties calling Yankee Stadium home for the 2024 season.

"Outfielder Greg Allen is signing a minor-league contract with the New York Yankees, sources say," FanSided's Robert Murray reported Tuesday. "The deal includes an invite to spring training."

Allen opened the 2023 season as a member of the Red Sox organization and impressed in his short stint.

The 30-year-old hit .250 with 11 extra-base hits including a pair of home runs, 15 RBIs, and a .795 OPS in 37 games for Triple-A Worcester. The veteran's most impressive stat was his 23 stolen bases in as many attempts.

He was traded to the Yankees two months into the season in exchange for right-handed pitcher Diego Hernández and cash considerations.

After a pitstop with the Milwaukee Brewers, Allen is now heading back to the Yankees for his third stint in the organization.

Allen never received a big-league call-up in Boston last season but could finally share an outfield with Verdugo on the other side of the historic rivalry.

The speedy, slick defender will be a name to follow as he attempts to join a much-improved Yankees outfield at some point next season.

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Published Jan 30, 2024

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu