SEATTLE — The Boston Red Sox selected outfielder Rob Refsynder from Triple-A Worcester on Friday and had him leading off and playing right field in the series opener against Seattle.

Boston also placed starting pitcher Garrett Whitlock on the 10-day injured list due to right hip inflammation, retroactive to June 9.

This will be Refsynder’s second stint with the Red Sox this season, appearing in three games in April. Refsynder played in 51 games last season for Minnesota. Manager Alex Cora said he expected Refsynder to be with the Red Sox for more than just a few days.

Boston designated for assignment infielder Jonathan Araúz to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Refsynder.

Before the game, Cora sounded uncertain if Whitlock would be able to make his scheduled start on Sunday in the series finale against the Mariners. Whitlock pitched four innings and allowed four runs on six hits in his last start on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels.

Whitlock is 2-1 with a 3.51 ERA in 13 games with nine starts. Boston recalled right-hander Phillips Valdez from Worcester to take Whitlock’s spot.

Cora said Nathan Eovaldi returned to Boston to have his hip issue checked out but should be able to make his next turn in the rotation next week.

Cora also added that lefty Chris Sale is expected to face live hitters in Florida on Monday and if all goes well he could join the team next week in Boston to continue his rehab following a right rib stress fracture.

TIGERS: Detroit  right-hander Casey Mize, the top pick in the 2018 June draft, will undergo Tommy John surgery, Manager A.J. Hinch announced on Friday.

Mize, 25, has been on the injured list with a right elbow sprain since April 15 after making two starts this season.

Mize’s ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow is still intact, but Dr. Keith Meister determined the ligament had stretched to the point where it had lost elasticity and functionality.

“I’m very sad for Casey, for the work he put in and for the ultimate diagnosis,” Hinch said.

The date of surgery has not been determined.

Mize has a 7-13 record with a 4.29 ERA in 39 big league appearances, all of them starts.

BRAVES: First baseman Mike Ford was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Seattle Mariners.

Ford, who played 101 games with the New York Yankees from 2019-21, was designated for assignment by Seattle on Sunday.

The Braves optioned Ford, 29, to Triple-A Gwinnett.

To clear a spot on Atlanta’s 40-man roster, infielder Joseph Dunand was designated for assignment. Dunand had been optioned to Gwinnett after he was claimed off waivers from Miami on June 1.

RANGERS: Texas put right-hander Glenn Otto, who had been scheduled to start Friday night against the White Sox, on the COVID-19-related injured list.

The Rangers made the move before the game in Chicago. Catcher Mitch Garver also was put on the list.

Righty Matt Bush will start instead of Otto in what’s become a bullpen game. Right-handers Tyson Miller and Jésus Tinoco were added as replacements from Triple-A Round Rock.

The 26-year-old Otto is 4-2 with 4.24 ERA in eight starts. The rookie has won his last three starts with a 2.25 ERA in the span.

CUBS: Rather than getting set to face his former team this weekend, Clint Frazier is out of a job.

The outfielder was designated for assignment in a surprise decision by the Chicago Cubs, who also placed pitcher Marcus Stroman on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation as part of a flurry of roster moves.

Wade Miley was activated from the IL to start the opener of a three-game interleague series against the major league-leading New York Yankees. He threw 30 of 42 pitches for strikes over three shutout innings, then exited with left shoulder soreness.

Chicago also reinstated catcher Yan Gomes (left oblique strain) and infielder Jonathan Villar (mouth injury) from the 10-day injured list. Right-hander Michael Rucker and infielder Alfonso Rivas were optioned to Triple-A Iowa.

WHITE SOX: A day after ordering a two-strike intentional walk that backfired, Chicago Manager Tony La Russa said he’d do it all over again.

In the sixth inning of Thursday’s 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, La Russa walked right-handed hitting speedster Trea Turner with a 1-2 count. Left-handed hitting Max Muncy followed with a three-run homer off lefty Bennett Sousa that opened the Los Angeles lead to 10-5.

Muncy had five RBI in his return after missing 11 games with left elbow inflammation. He entered hitting .150 to Turner’s .303.

Before Friday’s home game against Texas, the 77-year-old La Russa referred to a line he said was passed on to him by former White Sox and Baltimore manager Paul Richards.

“Trust your gut. Don’t cover your butt,” La Russa said.

Freddie Freeman was at second in the sixth on Thursday after Sousa bounced an 0-2 slider for a wild pitch. With first-base open, La Russa ordered the intentional walk to Turner, whom he believed represented a bigger threat.

“Pssssh, 24 hours later, I’m even more surprised,” La Russa said of the reaction. “That’s not even a close call. I mean do you know what Muncy was hitting from the left-hand side this season? .125.”

The move was all about Turner, who had already driven in a run when he legged out an infield single.

TWINS: Minnesota shortstop Royce Lewis will have reconstructive ACL surgery on his right knee for the second year in a row, yet another season-ending setback for the team’s top prospect.

The Twins announced the news before they played Tampa Bay on Friday night. Lewis will have the procedure later this month and need a full year to recover. He was hurt in the game on May 29 in a third-inning collision with the wall while making a tough catch in his first, and perhaps only, appearance in center field.

The injury was initially diagnosed as a bone bruise, but further examination after the swelling subsided revealed a partial tear of the same ligament he tore last year during an offseason workout and had repaired on Feb. 26, 2021.

RAYS: Tampa Bay right-hander Andrew Kittredge, a 2021 All-Star, will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery in another blow to the team’s banged-up bullpen.

Manager Kevin Cash announced the news before the game in Minnesota on Friday night. The 32-year-old Kittredge went on the injured list on Thursday, but the initial expectation for treatment was a minor procedure to remove loose bodies in the elbow. After further examination, Kittredge will need the ligament replacement and likely more than a year to recover.