The Blue Jays acquired Paulino, infielder Cutter Coffey and right-hander Gilberto Batista from the Red Sox on Saturday in exchange for catcher Danny Jansen, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Paulino has spent the 2024 season at the Double-A level, posting a .263/.349/.391 slash line with three home runs, 33 runs and 35 RBI in 278 plate appearances. The 21-year-old has played 37 games at third base, 20 at second base and 11 at shortstop this season.
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Red Sox's Eddinson Paulino: Adds muscle
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Paulino add muscle during the offseason, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. "In the offseason, I paid a personal trainer to come and work with me," Paulino said through translator Daveson Perez. "We focused on building more muscle and he had me on a good nutrition plan too."
Paulino ranked second among Boston's minor leaguers in 2022 with 58 extra-base hits despite his small stature. He was listed at 5-foot-10, 155 pounds last season and gained another inch and 21 pounds for 2023.
