Chris Sale won’t be spending the final season of his five-year, $145 million contract in Boston.
The Red Sox have agreed to trade the lefty to the Braves, receiving infielder Vaughn Grissom in return, ESPN first reported on Saturday.
The move ends Sale’s Red Sox tenure after seven seasons. The Red Sox acquired the perennial Cy Young candidate in a blockbuster trade with the White Sox ahead of the 2017 season, getting similar production out of him at the start of his time in Boston. Sale pitched at an All-Star level in his first two seasons with the Red Sox, helping them win a World Series in 2018.