Red Sox first baseman Sam Travis cleared waivers was outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday, according to a baseball source. Travis was designated for assignment last Thursday but will remain in the organization despite no longer being on the 40-man roster.

Travis was Boston’s second-round pick in the 2014 draft and appeared in 111 games over the last three seasons. The 26-year-old hit .230/.288/.371 with seven home runs in that span, posting a .215/.274/.382 line in 59 games in 2019.

Travis was out of options, meaning the Red Sox needed to expose him to waivers in order to send him to the minor leagues. Needing a roster spot for newly signed catcher Kevin Plawecki last week, the Sox designated Travis and were successfully able to slip him through waivers to provide depth at Pawtucket.

Travis will likely be in major league camp as a non-roster player, similar to recently outrighted lefty Brian Johnson. The Sox currently have two players -- Michael Chavis and Bobby Dalbec -- who can play first base on the 40-man roster and have Travis, Josh Ockimey and newly signed minor-league free agent Nick Longhi in the mix at Triple-A.