Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te 3 o Akuhata, i muri i te whakanoho i te kaiwhiwhi a Blake Swihart ki te raarangi hauā, ka taapirihia e te Red Sox a Butler ki a raatau raarangi riiki. 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 wā poto o Butler i runga i te rārangi mahi a te Red Sox i a rātou
Na te raupapa o te Ao 2018 i whai mana ai ia mo te mowhiti toa.