The lefty slugger addresses a need for Boston that has lingered ever since Triston Casas ruptured the patellar tendon in his left knee.

The 30-year-old first baseman was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Thursday, amid a disappointing year in which he hit just .216 with a .665 OPS.

In the eighth, they loaded the bases with no outs before Rico Garcia — a 31-year-old on his third team of 2025 — came in and struck out Jarren Duran, Trevor Story and Masataka Yoshida to complete the...