The South Siders begin play on March 27 vs. the Angels, finish up September 28 at the Nationals, and hope to avoid another run at 121 losses

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I have him penciled in the lineup for Tuesday,’’ manager Will Venable said. ‘‘Give him the day and see where he’s at. We expect him to be in on Tuesday.’’

Murphy was a 14th round pick by the White Sox in 2022 out of Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona. He began the 2025 season with the Single-A Winston-Salem Dash, but he was promoted to Double-A after three outings with four earned runs across 10 innings.

The move came as a shock to Red Sox fans still salty over the salary dump of Mookie Betts in 2020 – a year after he won the AL MVP – in a trade that yielded little in return. The team also let Xander Bogaerts leave as a free agent before deciding that Devers was the player they were willing to invest in.