BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today claimed right-handed pitcher Easton McGee off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox’ 40-man roster is now at 40.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

McGee, 24, has pitched in one game with the Rays this season, making his Major League debut on October 2 against the Houston Astros and allowing one unearned run in 3.0 innings of relief.

Selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, the right-hander spent most of the 2022 season with Triple-A Durham, making 27 appearances (22 starts) and going 6-9 with a 5.43 ERA (65 ER/107.2 IP), 80 strikeouts, and 20 walks. A native of Hopkinsville, KY, McGee was voted as having the best control in the Triple-A International League in _Baseball America_’s “Best Tools” survey, as voted on by league managers.