Red Sox Acquire Sims from Reds

The Boston Red Sox acquired reliever Lucas Sims from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for pitching prospect Ovis Portes ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Sims, who has a 3.57 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings this season, will bolster a struggling Red Sox bullpen. In a corresponding move, Boston designated left-handed pitcher Brandon Walter for assignment. Sims expressed mixed emotions, being sad to leave Cincinnati but excited to join a storied franchise like Boston. The trade is part of broader deadline moves across the league, with several big names like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Garrett Crochet still on the market.