The Red Sox have outrighted righty reliever John Cornely and assigned him to Double-A Portland, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal tweets. Boston acquired Cornely from Atlanta for cash considerations after the Braves designated him for assignment last month.
The 26-year-old Cornely has appeared in just one inning in the big leagues, an April outing with Atlanta. The fly ball pitcher has spent most of this season in the high minors, where he’s posted a 4.35 ERA, 10.5 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9 in 31 innings.