They haven’t named a general manager yet but the Boston Red Sox aren’t waiting around to upgrade their organization’s pitching depth. The team agreed to terms with Taiwanese right-handed pitcher Chih-Jung Liu for $750,000, reports Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe.
Liu led Taiwan to a gold medal in the Asian Championships and earned MVP honors. He was a teammate of Red Sox infielder Tzu-Wei Lin, who may have been a factor in convincing him to sign with Boston.
The 20-year old dealt with injuries in high school that forced him to abandon pitching in his first year of college but he returned to the mound in 2019 with newfound velocity.