BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox traded left-hander Sean Newcomb to the Athletics for an undisclosed amount of cash on Tuesday. The A’s also placed first baseman Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Sunday with a strained left hip flexor and brought up outfielder Drew Avans from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Sean Newcomb's run with his hometown Red Sox has come to an end. Newcomb was traded by Boston to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations, the team announced Tuesday. The 31-year-old Newcomb was designated for assignment following Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader,

The Middleborough native saved the Sox bullpen by logging 139 pitches in long relief last week, but was designated for assignment on Saturday.