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Red Sox release Buehler, promote top pitching prospect Tolle

Red Sox release Buehler, promote top pitching prospect Tolle

The Boston Red Sox released struggling right-hander Walker Buehler on Friday. Buehler, who signed a one-year, $21.05-million contract last offseason, lost his spot in the Red Sox rotation after posting a 5.40 ERA, 5.83 FIP, and 4.4 BB/9 over 110 innings (22 starts). The former two-time All-Star allowed two earned runs on two hits (one homer) over 2 1/3 innings …

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What to expect from Red Sox prospect Payton Tolle in MLB

What to expect from Red Sox prospect Payton Tolle in MLB

The Red Sox are calling up their most exciting homegrown left-handed pitcher since Jon Lester. COMPLETE RED SOX PROSPECT COVERAGE Taken in the second round last year out of Texas Christian, the 22-year-old southpaw sports a 3.04 ERA and an 0.99 WHIP over 91 2/3 innings across High-A, Double-A and Triple-A. His 133 strikeouts lead all Red Sox farmhands, while …

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Red Sox call up 6-foot-6 prospect Payton Tolle after meteoric rise

Red Sox call up 6-foot-6 prospect Payton Tolle after meteoric rise

Payton Tolle didn’t need much polishing. The Red Sox are promoting the 2024 second-round pick for his MLB debut Friday in the middle of a pennant race, according to The Athletic. Oh, and he’ll face perhaps MLB’s best starter in Paul Skenes at Fenway Park. Red Sox prospect Payton Tolle. Minor League Baseball via Getty Tolle, 22, is MLB.com’s No. …

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