Red Sox part ways with outfielder Bradley Jr.

The Boston Red Sox released Jackie Bradley Jr. on Thursday, ending the outfielder’s second stint with the team.

Bradley is batting .210 with three homers and 29 RBIs in 92 games this season.

Bradley was drafted by Boston with the No. 40 pick in the 2011 amateur draft. He broke into the majors with the Red Sox in 2013 and helped the team win the World Series in 2018, when he was MVP of the AL Championship Series and won a Gold Glove in center field.

Bradley, 32, agreed to a $24 million, two-year contract with Milwaukee in March 2021 and played one season for the Brewers before he was traded to Boston in December.

PHILLIES CUT GREGORIUS >> The Philadelphia Phillies released shortstop Didi Gregorius and activated infielder Jean Segura (broken right index finger) from the 60-day injured list.

The 32-year-old Gregorius is batting .210 with a homer and 19 RBIs in 63 games this season. He signed a $14 million, one-year contract with Philadelphia in December 2019, and then hit .284 with 10 homers and 40 RBIs in his first season with the Phillies. He signed a $28 million, two-year contract with Philadelphia in January 2021.

Gregorius broke into the majors with Cincinnati in 2012 and also played for Arizona and the New York Yankees before moving to Philadelphia.

LONDON CALLING >> Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 2425, 2023, at London Stadium. They were supposed to play in London in 2020, but the games were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

MLB last played in London in 2019, when the New York Yankees swept a two-game set against the Boston Red Sox.