Jose

Sermo

With most rosters already filled in the Korea Baseball Organization and in Nippon Professional Baseball, the most likely destination would be Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League. The 30-year-old was a dominant offensive force for the Sioux City Explorers in the independent American Association in 2021, slashing .298/.455/.660 with 29 homers, 86 RBI, 18 stolen bases and a 94/88 K/BB ratio in 407 plate appearances across 91 games.

He drove in four runs as the Red Sox edged Potomac 10-7. It was the first three-homer game by a Salem hitter since 2006. Sermo had homered only twice in 81 at-bats this season prior to Tuesday’s explosion. The 25-year-old entered Tuesday’s game in a 3-for-30 rut that saw his average dip from .271 to .200. Sermo spent all of last season in independent ball with the Gary SouthShore RailCats and the Frontier Greys.

The 26-year-old spent the last two seasons in the Red Sox’ organization before being released in January. Sermo hit .250/.322/.451 with 14 homers, 58 RBI and eight stolen bases at High-A Salem in 2017.