Grandal is likely to be granted his release from the Red Sox in the coming days and is expected to retire from professional baseball, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports. Grandal remained unsigned throughout the winter before catching on with the Red Sox on a minor-league deal in mid-April.

The Red Sox signed two-time former All-Star Yasmani Grandal to a minor league deal in April in an effort to add some catching depth after then-starter Connor Wong went down with a broken finger. Nearly two months later,