The Red Sox used 15 of their 21 picks in the 2025 MLB Draft on pitchers, including 10 from the SEC. All 15 are 6-foot-2 or taller. It continued chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s trend of prioritizing pitchers. Twenty-nine of his 41 picks over two drafts have been hurlers. “Big frame, big velo and stuff — that’s kind of how …
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Baseball America listed Red Sox first round pick Kyson Witherspoon as one of 12 prospects from the 2025 MLB Draft who could reach the majors in 2026. The 15th overall pick out of Oklahoma, is up to 99 mph with his fastball and has a five-pitch mix. Baseball America wrote, “College starters who saw sizable workloads like Witherspoon are typically …
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Who’s Kyson Witherspoon, the 20-year-old righty who the Red Sox drafted 15th overall Sunday? The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder posted a 10-4 record with a 2.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 124 strikeouts and 23 walks in 16 starts (95 innings) at Oklahoma this college baseball season. “With Kyson, it’s big velocity,” director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson said. “And he’s held it over …
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Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Pearson and the Sox put to rest any notions of their reluctance to select pitchers on Sunday night. The team used its first-round pick to nab 20-year-old Oklahoma righthander Kyson Witherspoon, viewed by some as the top college righthander in this year’s class. …
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The Red Sox have selected 20-year-old righty Kyson Witherspoon out of Oklahoma with the 15th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Witherspoon posted a 10-4 record with a 2.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 124 strikeouts and 23 walks in 16 starts (95 innings) this college season. He’s the first pitcher Boston has selected in the first round since drafting Tanner …
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BOSTON — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (53-45) extend their winning streak to 10 games — their longest since 2018 — with a 4-1 win to sweep the Rays as breakout stars Brayan Bello and Ceddanne Rafaela close the first half of the year on a high note: 1) It’s hard to come up with new positive things to …
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BOSTON — As the Red Sox close out the (unofficial) first half of their season Sunday against the Rays, they’ll look to do something they haven’t done since their last championship season. Boston has won nine in a row and is looking for its first 10-game win streak since July 2-12, 2018, which coincidentally also started at Nationals Park. The …
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BOSTON — The Red Sox completed a minor trade over the weekend that depleted some of their catching depth at Triple-A. Boston dealt Blake Sabol to the White Sox for cash considerations, according to a release from the WooSox. Sabol will be assigned to Chicago’s top affiliate in Charlotte. Sabol was third on the depth chart behind big league options …
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BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on Saturday: 1) Boston has won nine straight games to improve to 52-45. The Rays dropped to 50-46. 2) During his pregame media availability, manager Alex Cora referred to ace Garrett Crochet as “the leader.” Crochet pitched his first career complete game …
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Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet recorded his first career complete game Saturday. He allowed just three hits while striking out nine in a 1-0 win over the Rays here at Fenway Park. But the shutout wouldn’t have happened if not for first baseman Abraham Toro throwing out a runner at the plate in the sixth inning. “That was incredible,” Crochet …
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