Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Left-handed relief pitcher Fernando Abad lost his arbitration hearing against the Boston Red Sox.
Abad requested $2.7 million, but the panel said he will make the Red Sox's submitted salary of $2 million next season, according to multiple reports. He posted a 2.65 ERA in 34 innings before being traded in August from the Minnesota Twins. Abad, 31, posted a 6.39 ERA in 18 showings for Boston in 2016.