Boshers rejoins ‘pen; Ramirez designated for assignment

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BOSTON — Lefty reliever Buddy Boshers rejoined the Twins before their series opener against the Red Sox on Thursday and right-handed reliever Neil Ramirez was designated for assignment.

Boshers pitched well with the Twins in his first stint with the club this season, posting a 1.38 ERA with 14 strikeouts and two walks in 13 innings before being optioned to Triple-A Rochester on July 4. Boshers tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings with Rochester after being optioned, and he was brought back up with Ramirez struggling. Ramirez, who was claimed off waivers from the Brewers on June 12, posted a 6.14 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 10 walks in 14 2/3 innings.

“It’s good to have him back,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “The situation when we sent him back to Rochester wasn’t particularly good in terms of fairness. He had been throwing the ball extremely …

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