Before the start of this weekend’s series against the Astros, Sandy León was placed on the paternity leave list to be with his growing family as they welcome a new child into the world. Since they didn’t have a third catcher on the 40-man roster, they had to make room for Óscar Hernández. They did so by designating Chandler Shepherd for assignment. He will not be back with the organization, as the righty was claimed by Theo Epstein and the Cubs. Shepherd was a 13th round pick back in 2014 by the Red Sox who steadily made his way through the system and was added to the 40-man roster prior to last season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
Sunday News and Notes: Chandler Shepherd, Marco Hernandez, J.D. Martinez
