The Red Sox made it official Monday, announcing the deal that’ll send Mookie Betts and David Price to Los Angeles.
Price and Betts will be headed to the Dodgers; in exchange, Boston will receive outfielder Alex Verdugo, infielder Jeter Downs, and catcher Connor Wong. The Red Sox also will send $48 million to Los Angeles to help subsidize the remaining three years and $96 million on Price’s contract.
The Twins were initially involved in the trade, but questions about the health of pitcher Brusdar Graterol caused a change in plans over the weekend — the Dodgers ended up adding Downs and Wong to the trade to the Sox, which helped ultimately pave the way for things to be completed.