Red Sox Add Infielder Curtis Mead to Active Major League Roster

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox added infielder Curtis Mead to the active Major League roster following today’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He will wear number 25. To make room, the club optioned infielder Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester.

Mead, 25, was acquired from the Washington Nationals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Connelly Early. The right-handed hitter has played 87 games for the Nationals, batting .254 (72-for-284) with a .352 on-base percentage, 49 runs scored, 17 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs, 48 RBI, 39 walks, and six stolen bases. A native of Australia, Mead was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in May 2018 and has hit .244 (178-for-729) with 33 doubles, 22 home runs, and 79 RBI in 239 career Major League games with the Tampa Bay Rays (2023-25), Chicago White Sox (2025), and Nationals (2026).

Cheng, 24, has played in 14 games for Boston this season, batting .256 (10-for-39) with seven runs, one double, five RBI, and four walks. The left-handed hitter has also played in 64 games for Worcester this season, batting .254 (52-for-205) with 34 runs, eight doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 18 RBI, 32 walks and 10 stolen bases. Originally signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in 2018, the Taiwan native has batted .252 (492-for-1956) across 571 career Minor League games.