BOSTON — The Red Sox have called up right-hander José De León to start their season finale Sunday.

Boston, which clinched a postseason spot Friday , optioned left-handed reliever Chris Murphy to Worcester.

The Red Sox and Tigers will play at 3:05 p.m. at Fenway Park.

De León, a 33-year-old Puerto Rican, last pitched in the majors in 2023 with the Twins. He spent this season with Triple-A Worcester , posting a 6.93 ERA and 1.73 WHIP in 22 outings (13 starts). He struck out 89 batters and walked 52 in 75 ⅓ innings.

He has a 7.44 ERA in 34 major league appearances (seven starts) across his time with the Dodgers, Rays, Reds and Twins from 2016-23.

Boston signed him to a minor league contract in March . He was a consensus top-40 prospect in baseball before both the 2016 and 2017 sea

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