Red Sox trade for Tyler O'Neill of Cardinals

The Boston Red Sox have acquired outfielder Tyler O'Neill in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced Friday. 

Boston sent in right-hander Nick Robertson and minor league pitcher Victor Santos to St. Louis to complete the deal.

The righty-hitting O'Neill, 28, has spent all six of his major league seasons with St. Louis, highlighted by a 2021 campaign in which he batted .286 with 34 homers and 80 RBIs. 

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He's battled injury in the past, however, and was limited to just 96 games in 2022 and 71 this past season, when he hit .231 with nine home runs. 

O'Neill, a two-time Gold Glover, has played all three outfield positions but has spent the bulk of his time in left. He joins a Red Sox team that traded outfielder Alex Verdugo to the New York Yankees earlier this week.