Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 3 o Akuhata, i muri i te whakanoho i te kaiwhiwhi a Blake Swihart ki runga i te rārangi hauā, ka tāpirihia e te Red Sox a Butler ki a rātau rārangi kapa nui. I hanga e ia tona tīmatanga wa ki Boston i runga i August 10, puta i roto i te rua kēmu i haere 1-mo-6 (.167) i te pereti, a ka tohua hoki te tono i runga i August 14 ka hoki Swihart i te rārangi hauā. I te 15 o Akuhata, ka tukuna a Butler ki te Pawtucket Triple-A. I whiriwhiria e ia te umanga koreutu i te Noema 2, 2018. Ko te wa poto o Butler i runga i te raarangi o te Red Sox i te wa o te 2018 World Series
Na te oma i āhei ai ia ki te whiwhi i tētahi mowhiti toa.