Eventually, pitcher Rubby De La Rosa and OF / 1B Jerry Sands were the two players to complete the trade.
Returning home, the Sox were swept by the Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa, infielder Ivan De Jesus, Jr ., and outfielder Jerry Sands.
*On October 4, 2012, traded OF / 1B Jerry Sands and RHP Rubby De La Rosa to the Boston Red Sox to complete the August 25 trade between the two teams.
On December 26, 2012, the Pirates traded established closer Joel Hanrahan and infielder Brock Holt to the Boston Red Sox for reliever Mark Melancon, and prospects Jerry Sands, Iv醤 DeJes鷖 Jr ., and Stolmy Pimentel.
Just two weeks later, the Pirates made a major trade by sending incumbent closer Joel Hanrahan along with infielder Brock Holt to the Boston Red Sox for infielder Iv醤 DeJes鷖 Jr ., relief pitcher Mark Melancon, relief pitcher Stolmy Pimentel and outfielder Jerry Sands.
Other notable former Loons include Nathan Eovaldi, Dee Gordon, Javy Guerra, Dean Kremer, Andrew Lambo, Josh Lindblom, Matt Magill, Rubby De La Rosa, Steven Rodriguez, Jerry Sands, Shawn Tolleson, Josh Wall, Allen Webster, and Scott Van Slyke.
Prior to the first game, the Dodgers called up their 2010 minor league player of the year, Jerry Sands, who doubled in his first at-bat and later picked up his first RBI to back solid pitching from Ted Lilly in the Dodgers 2 1 win.