When the Boston Red Sox signed power-hitting first baseman Nathaniel Lowe on Monday, after the Washington Nationals released the 30-year-old , it appeared that Abraham Toro's days in Boston were numbered.

Though by early afternoon the Red Sox had not issued a statement, beat reporter Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reported that Boston had designated Toro for assignment Thursday.

The Red Sox signed Toro, playing for the fifth team of his seven-year career, to a minor league contract in the offseason . He caught the club's attention in spring training, pounding out 13 hits including a pair of home runs in 42 at-bats for an impressive .951 preseason OPS.

So when regular first baseman Triston Casas saw his season end after just 29 games with a ruptured patellar tendon, Toro got the

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