The San Diego Padres acquired first baseman Mitch Moreland from the Boston Red Sox for two minor league prospects on Sunday.
The Red Sox received outfielder Jeisson Rosario and third baseman Hudson Potts in exchange for Moreland, who is batting .328 with eight homers and 21 RBIs in 22 games this season.
Moreland, 34, has an average of .253 with 174 homers, 580 RBIs and 491 runs scored in 1,159 career games with the Texas Rangers (2010-16) and Red Sox. He was named a Gold Glove Award winner in 2016 and an All-Star in 2018.
Rosario, 20, was ranked as the Padres’ No. 19 prospect by MLB.com. He has hit .264 with seven homers and 93 RBIs in 289 minor-league games since being signed by San Diego as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2016.
Potts, 21, was ranked by MLB.com as the Padres’ No. 16 prospect. He has an average of .256 with 57 homers and 224 RBIs in 423 minor league games since being selected by San Diego in the first round (24th overall) of the 2016 June Draft out of Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas.
The Red Sox released infielder Marco Hernandez to make room for Potts and Rosario in the club player pool.