Overview

• Boston made the move Thursday before opening a series against the Yankees as it contends for an AL wild-card spot.
• Utility infielder David Hamilton returned from Triple-A after serving the minimum 10-day option, offering infield coverage and pinch-running.
• Left-handed first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, signed earlier in the week, is expected to take most of the first-base at-bats.
• Toro had filled in at first base after Triston Casas’s season-ending knee injury in early May, logging 56 starts at the position.
• After a strong May, Toro’s offense declined month by month, dropping to a .152 average and .449 OPS in August.