The Royals signed Toro to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Toro got into 77 games with the Red Sox this past season, slashing .239/.289/.371 with seven long balls. The 29-year-old can handle first base, second base and third base, and that versatility gives him a shot to land an Opening Day roster spot in a reserve role.

Toro cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 28-year-old was designated for assignment by Boston on Thursday but will remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Toro played in 77 games for the Red Sox this season and had a .239/.289/.371 slash line with seven home runs, 27 RBI and 33 runs.

The Red Sox designated Toro for assignment Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Toro collected just a .524 OPS in his last 49 games and had become a roster redundancy after Nathaniel Lowe signed with Boston over the weekend. If Toro passes through waivers, he will have the ability to decline a potential outright assignment and become a free agent.

The Red Sox will designate Toro for assignment prior to Thursday's game versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The writing on the wall for Toro to lose his 40-man roster spot following the team's addition of Nathaniel Lowe, and Toro didn't help himself with a .524 OPS in his last 49 games. David Hamilton will be recalled from Triple-A Worcester to replace Toro on the active roster.

Toro is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Toro will yield to Romy Gonzalez at first base for the second time in three games. Toro hasn't logged multiple hits in a game since July 19, going 10-for-69 (.156) with two doubles and two home runs during that stretch.

Toro is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston.

EDGE Analysis

After starting at first base in each of the first two games of the series, Toro will begin Wednesday's festivities on the bench. Romy Gonzalez is handling first base and batting sixth for the Red Sox.

Toro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-6 loss to Houston.

EDGE Analysis

Toro initiated a two-out, four-run rally in the seventh inning when he belted a homer against the team that drafted him in 2017 and for whom he played 93 games from 2019-21. He was a pleasant surprise for the Red Sox earlier this season, but Toro has languished since the All-Star break, slashing .194/.257/.323 with two home runs and five RBI over 20 contests. Toro continues to share first base with Romy Gonzalez.

Toro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

Toro started at first base in the first two games of the series and went 1-for-8 with a walk and a run scored between those contests, but he'll give way to Romy Gonzalez in the finale. The two should continue to share the first-base position moving forward, with Toro likely getting the bulk of the starts against right-handed pitching.

Toro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Toro had started each of the last 11 contests but will begin Wednesday's contest on the bench. Romy Gonzalez will cover first base and bat fifth for the Red Sox.

Toro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

EDGE Analysis

With southpaw Jesus Luzardo on the mound for the Phillies, the switch-hitting Toro will give way at first base to the right-handed-hitting Romy Gonzalez, who has been one of the Red Sox's top performing hitters versus lefties this season. Toro and Gonzalez are likely to operate in a quasi-platoon at first base for the foreseeable future, unless Boston brings in an upgrade at the position prior to the July 31 trade deadline.