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.