The Red Sox sent reliever Chase Shugart to the Pirates for minor league righthander Matt McShane. Read more on Boston.com.

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-handed relief pitcher Chase Shugart from the Red Sox on Friday, a source confirmed to TribLive. In exchange, the Pirates sent fellow righty Matt McShane to Boston.

The Red Sox and Pirates have been frequent trade partners in the last year. Last July, the Sox sent infielder Nick Yorke to Pittsburgh in exchange for starting pitcher Quinn Priester. More recently, the Sox sent infielder Enmanuel Valdez to the Pirates in December and obtained reliever Joe Vogatsky.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring their second right-hander pitcher of the week. After trading for right-hander Brett de Geus from the Toronto Blue Jays, the Pirates dipped back into the American League East and are landing right-hander Chase Shugart from the Boston Red Sox,