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Red Sox take a pitcher away from rival Yankees in Rule 5 draft

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 14: A Rawlings leather baseball glove and a hat sit on the bench in the dugout before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on August 14, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Red Sox won 2-1. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

The Red Sox selected a Yankees pitching prospect in the Rule 5 draft

The Boston Red Sox added depth to their pitching staff while simultaneously taking away from their greatest rival by selecting right-handed pitcher Garrett Whitlock from the Yankees Triple-A roster in the Rule 5 draft.