The Red Sox and Pirates have been frequent trade partners in the last year. Last July, the Sox sent infielder Nick Yorke to Pittsburgh in exchange for starting pitcher Quinn Priester. More recently, the Sox sent infielder Enmanuel Valdez to the Pirates in December and obtained reliever Joe Vogatsky.

“The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring right-hander Chase Shugart in a trade with the Boston Red Sox for right-hander Matt McShane, according to sources familiar with the deal. Shugart was recently designated for assignment by the Red Sox,” Murray wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-handed pitcher Brett de Geus from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-handed pitcher Brett de Geus in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. In exchange, Toronto receives cash considerations. During the 2024 season, de Geus spent time in the Major Leagues with the Mariners,

Brett de Geus, who was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, is set to compete for a spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen in 2025.

The 27-year-old reliever is joining his fourth organization since the start of last season after being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations, as the Toronto Blue Jays announced Wednesday afternoon.

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-handed pitcher Brett De Geus from the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in exchange for cash considerations. De Geus, 27, was designated for assignment by Toronto Jan.