A key piece of the Boston Red Sox team that will try to beat the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card Round was with the Yankees not that long ago.
Catcher Carlos Narvaez signed as a teenager from Venezuela with the Yankees, making his debut in the Dominican Summer League for New York all the way back in 2016 as a 17-year old.
Now, he's the trusted catcher for the Red Sox.
This season, Narvaez batted .241 with 15 home runs and proved trustworthy behind the plate when other plans went awry.
The Yankees don't necessarily need another catcher, but it'll hurt if Narvaez helps Boston knock off the Yanks this week.
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Why did the Yankees trade catcher Carlos Narvaez to the Red Sox?
The Yankees likely didn't see a major league path to playing time for Narvaez.
It's still very rare to see these rivals make a trade.
The offseason deal sent catcher Carlos Narvaez to the Red Sox in exchange for minor-league pitcher Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and some international bonus pool money.
At the time of the deal, Narvaez had totaled three hits in six big league games for the Yankees.
He has since proved he belongs in the big leagues. The Red Sox have needed it since Connor Wong has been a disappointment.
The Yankees have been fine at catcher with a combo of Austin Wells, Ben Rice and J.C. Escarra.
It'll be fun to see which catcher has the biggest role in deciding this best-of-three clash between historic rivals.
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