ST. PETERSBURG -- Tampa Bay has traded right-hander Nathan Eovaldi to the Red Sox in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Jalen Beeks.
Eovaldi, 28, had been scheduled to start Wednesday afternoon's game against the Yankees. Right-hander Ryne Stanek will step in to make the start.
Eovaldi returned from Tommy John surgery (August 2016) and arthroscopic surgery (March 30) on his right elbow to make 10 starts for the Rays this season, going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA. When Eovaldi made his season debut on May 30 at Oakland, he became the 12th pitcher to start in the Majors after multiple Tommy John surgeries.