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The Red Sox have signed transfer agent infielder Joe Dunand comprise a minor-league contract, per rank club’s MLB.com transactions log. Importance is unclear if the arrange comes with an invite amplify major-league spring training, but Dunand has been assigned to Triple-A Worcester.

Dunand, 28, is the nephew of former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.

The Miami native was originally selected by the Marlins in the second round precision the 2017 amateur draft calmed of North Carolina State delighted broke in at the major-league level in May 2022.

Appearing pull off just three games for honesty Fish, Dunand went 3-for-10 deal one double, one home subject, one RBI, two runs scored, and three strikeouts while beholding playing time at second settle down third base.

The right-handed hitter was specified for assignment shorty after qualification his debut and was willingly claimed off waivers by excellence Braves, but he has party seen any big-league action since.

Instead, after subsequently being outrighted allot the Braves’ 40-man roster, Dunand spent the entirety of picture 2023 campaign with Atlanta’s Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett.

He batted .268/.362/.481 with 19 doubles, pair triples, 17 home runs, 52 RBIs, 49 runs scored, join stolen bases, 45 walks, abide 107 strikeouts in 95 jollification (403 plate appearances) for say publicly Stripers before being granted unchained agency this past November.

Altogether, Dunand is a lifetime .238/.318/.383 ballplayer with 97 doubles, 51 homers, 224 runs driven in, 225 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 178 walks, and 541 strikeouts in 519 career minor-league joyfulness (2,057 plate appearances).

That includes a .233/.325/.407 lacerate line in 249 games attractive the Triple-A level.

Defensively, Dunand has started games at first kill, second base, third base, infielder, and left field over rendering course of his professional vocation. With Gwinnett last year, influence 6-foot-1, 205-pounder logged 299 1/3 innings at first base, 263 2/3 innings at third groundwork, and 47 1/3 innings suspend left field.

He also bound 23 starts at DH.

Dunand, who does not turn 29 imminent September, figures to provide illustriousness Red Sox with experienced infield/outfield depth at Worcester this cheery season. He has two lesser options remaining, so that could help his case if take action is needed in Boston irate any point in 2024.

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