MIAMI – Righthanded reliever John Curtiss was traded on Wednesday by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Miami Marlins for minor league first baseman Evan Edwards.
The Rays also shared minor league catcher Ronaldo Hernandez and minor league infielder Nick Sogard to the Boston Red Sox for righthanded pitcher Chris Mazza, lefthanded pitcher Jeffrey Springs and cash.
Boston put catcher Kevin Plawecki on the list of COVID-19-related injuries.
Curtiss went 3-0 last year with an 1.80 ERA in 17 games. He had a 6.30 ERA in 10 innings in the postseason for the champions of the American League.
Curtiss has also pitched for the Angels and Twins, and has a 3.83 ERA. He further bolsters the bullpen for the Marlins, who previously added lefthanded Ross Detwiler and righthanders Dylan Floro, Anthony Bass and Adam Cimber.
Mazza last year pitched nine games as a starter and reliever for Boston, hitting 1-2 with a 4.80 ERA. Springs went 0-2 with a 7.08 ERA in 16 games from the bullpen.
Edwards was a fourth-round pick of NC State in 2019. He hit .281 with nine homers in 73 games in the low minors that year.