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Heading back to Triple-A The Red Sox optioned Gamboa to Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday.

Impact After being called up from Worcester on Monday, Gamboa will head back to the minors just two days later with Boston needing to clear a spot on the roster for right-hander Sonny Gray (hamstring), who was activated ahead of his start Wednesday in Detroit. Gamboa made his MLB debut in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Tigers, striking out two batters over an inning of relief. The 29-year-old left-hander will likely move back into a starting role at Worcester.

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Receives first big-league call-up The Red Sox selected Gamboa's contract from Triple-A Worcester on Monday.

Impact Back in December, Gamboa signed a minor-league deal with Boston that contained an upward mobility clause that could be triggered if he wasn't promoted by May 1. With Gamboa electing to exercise that clause, the Red Sox will add him to the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster rather than risk losing him to another organization. The 29-year-old southpaw had been working out of the Triple-A rotation, but he'll likely be relegated to a low-leverage, multi-inning relief role for Boston after posting a 6.23 ERA and 1.69 WHIP across 13 frames for Worcester.

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Moves past elbow issue Gamboa (elbow) recorded two outs via strikeout and allowed one earned run on three hits in his relief appearance Friday in the Red Sox's 2-0 win over the Rays.

Impact Gamboa made just his second appearance of the Grapefruit League and his first since Feb. 28 after he was briefly shut down due to a left elbow issue. The injury cost Gamboa enough time to prevent him from staking a claim to a spot in Boston's Opening Day bullpen, as the Red Sox reassigned him to minor-league camp Saturday.

MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE

Nursing elbow injury Manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Gamboa is dealing with an elbow injury and will be shut down for at least three days, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Impact Gamboa has made just one appearance so far this spring, during which he gave up two earned runs on two hits and a walk across 1.1 innings. His injury doesn't seem to be anything major, but the Red Sox will shut him down temporarily to be safe.

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Gets split contract from Red Sox The Red Sox signed Gamboa to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training Tuesday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Impact It's a split contract that will pay Gamboa $925,000 if he's in the majors. The left-hander finished the 2025 season with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization, posting a 3.58 ERA and 117:49 K:BB over 108 innings covering 19 starts. Gamboa, who turns 29 in January, has yet to reach the big leagues and is likely headed to Triple-A Worcester to begin the 2026 season.

DECEMBER 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE