Yankees Remove Ex-Red Sox From Postseason Roster, Find Value Elsewhere

New York rid themselves of a Boston connection

Scott Neville | Oct 19, 2022

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The New York Yankees will take on the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, and they'll be doing so after removing a former member of the Boston Red Sox from the roster.

The Yankees removed utility man Marwin González from their postseason roster after appearing on the American League Division Series roster against the Cleveland Guardians.

González did not have as much value as expected, making his only appearance in Game 5 following the injury to outfielder Aaron Hicks. The 33-year-old played three innings, struck out in his lone at-bat of the series and then was pulled for pinch hitter Matt Carpenter.

With offense coming at a premium following a low-scoring series, Yankees manager Aaron Boone has replaced González with shortstop Oswald Peraza. The 22-year-old currently stands as the Yankees No. 3 prospect according to MLB Pipeline and is expected to have more overall value due to his impressive bat.

With Isiah Kiner-Falefa in Boone's doghouse, the move makes a lot of sense. Also joining the roster will be pitchers Frankie Montas and Greg Weissert in place of Lucas Luetge and the injured Hicks.

There still is no sign of the most prominent former member of the Red Sox, outfielder Andrew Benintendi, who has been dealing with a wrist injury.

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Published Oct 19, 2022

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