Red Sox put Wilyer Abreu on IL, promote "The Password" Garcia - ESPN

NEW YORK — After calling up highly rated prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer in June, the Red Sox added another prospect Thursday when they recalled outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia from Triple-A Worcester.

Garcia was called up to replace Wilyer Abreu, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain. Abreu originally was injured Sunday and the move is retroactive to Monday.

The 22-year-old Garcia signed with the Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent from Venezuela in 2019 and is Boston's No. 3 prospect according to ESPN.

He was given the nickname «The Password» by fans on social media due to the spelling of his first name.

«He swings a lot,» manager Alex Cora said about Garcia before the Red Sox opened a four-game series with the Yankees. «Drives the ball to right-center, can do that with two strikes. He's a great defender and a good baserunner.»

Garcia was not in the lineup Thursday but is likely to start in center field Friday.

Garcia has split this season between Double-A Portland and Worcester and hit .289 with 20 homers, 73 RBI and an .875 OPS while primarily starting in center field. With Worcester, Garcia is hitting .303 with 17 homers and 56 RBI.

Abreu is hitting .253 with a team-leading 22 homers and 69 RBI in 108 games. Cora said he did not get any testing but is optimistic Abreu will miss the minimum amount of time.

«I think it's the right move and hopefully he'll be back with us as soon as possible,» Cora said.

Promoting Garcia and putting Abreu on the IL was among five roster moves for the Red Sox, who began Thursday with eight losses in their last 12 games and trail the Yankees by two games for the AL's first wild-card.

Infielder David Hamilton was recalled from Worcester along with