The Boston Red Sox have placed left-hander Cam Booser on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation.
In other roster moves, the Red Sox activated outfielder Jarren Duran, recalled left-hander Brennan Bernardino from Triple-A Worcester, optioned second baseman Enmanuel Valdez to Worcester, and signed right-hander Brad Keller to a minor league contract. Booser last appeared on Tuesday, facing three batters without recording an out in Boston’s 9-4 home victory over the Texas Rangers.
Booser, 32, made his major league debut on April 19 and has a record of 2-2 with one save and a 3.00 ERA in 42 innings across 41 relief appearances.
Duran was suspended for two games without pay on Monday after an anti-gay slur he directed at a fan during Sunday’s game was reported. The suspension was issued “in consultation with Major League Baseball,” and Duran’s salary from the suspended games will be donated to the LGBTQIA+ activism group PFLAG.
Keller, 29, has a record of 0-1 with one save and a 5.66 ERA in 20⅔ innings over 10 relief appearances since joining the Red Sox as a free agent on May 26.
Bernardino, 32, has a record of 4-3 with a 3.83 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 40 innings over 43 games (two starts) this season.
Valdez, 25, is batting .224 (38-for-170) with six home runs and 27 RBIs in 59 games with the Red Sox this season.
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