Red Sox outright Yairo Muñoz to Triple-A

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesThe Red Sox have cleared another spot on the 40-man roster, this time in a surprising move that sort of came out of nowhere. After trading lefty Yoan Aybar to Colorado late last week to bring the 40-man roster count down to 39, they’ve reduced the count to 38 on Monday by outrighting Yairo Muñoz to Triple-A.

OF/INF Yairo Muñoz has been outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket.

— Red Sox (@RedSox) December 7, 2020 Like I said, this one comes as a bit of surprise. The Red Sox signed Muñoz last spring to a minor-league deal after he had been released by the Cardinals, something that came as a result of him just straight-up leaving St. Louis’s spring training due to…