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<h2 id="franklin-arias">Franklin Arias</h2> <p>Franklin Alexander Arias (born November 19, 2005) is a Venezuelan professional <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Shortstop/Rs9uGnr9">shortstop</a> and <a href="/facts/Second_baseman/IwjvBkoo">second baseman</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Arias signed with the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> as an international free agent in January 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> He made his professional debut that year with the <a href="/facts/Dominican_Summer_League_Red_Sox/gYuDEFJF">Dominican Summer League Red Sox</a>. </p><p>Arias played 2024 with the <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a> and <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <ul><li></li> <li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=arias-008fra">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="miguel-bleis">Miguel Bleis</h2> <p>Miguel Bleis (born March 1, 2004) is a <a href="/facts/People_of_the_Dominican_Republic/tlLnzktx">Dominican</a> <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Outfielder/qWnTCHX3">outfielder</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Bleis was signed by the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> on January 15, 2021, and received a $1.5 million signing bonus.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> He was assigned to the <a href="/facts/Dominican_Summer_League_Red_Sox/gYuDEFJF">Dominican Summer League Red Sox</a> to begin his professional career and hit for a .252 average in 36 games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Bleis spent the 2022 season with the Rookie-level <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a> and had a .301/.353/.542 <a href="/facts/Slash_line/arNkBuLk">slash line</a> with 14 doubles, four triples, and five home runs while driving in 27 runs, scoring 28 runs, and stealing 18 bases over 40 games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> His season ended in August after he experienced back tightness.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>Bleis entered the 2023 season ranked as a consensus top-100 prospect.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> He was assigned to the <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a> of the <a href="/facts/Single-A/7LCye6MG">Single-A</a> <a href="/facts/Carolina_League/0Qz9t0sF">Carolina League</a> at the beginning of the season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> In 31 games, Bleis slashed .230/.282/.325 with 1 home run, 16 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. On June 10, 2023, it was announced that Bleis would undergo surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Bleis began the 2024 season with Salem, ranked as the Red Sox' number five minor-league prospect by <i><a href="/facts/Baseball_America/6AfgxFFz">Baseball America</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=bleis-000mig">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="brandon-clarke">Brandon Clarke</h2> <p>Brandon Christopher Clarke (born April 10, 2003) is an American professional <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Clarke attended <a href="/facts/Independence_High_School_(Ashburn%2c_Virginia)/pqvrq5dK">Independence High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Ashburn%2c_Virginia/CAPxIpEY">Ashburn, Virginia</a> and played <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Alabama/AzXHD8IG">University of Alabama</a> for a year before transferring to <a href="/facts/State_College_of_Florida%2c_Manatee%25E2%2580%2593Sarasota/KFWItcWp">State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> He was selected by the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> in the fifth round of the <a href="/facts/2024_Major_League_Baseball_Draft/nx8SFUFu">2024 Major League Baseball Draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p><p>Clark signed with the Red Sox and made his professional in 2025 with the <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> After three starts, he was promoted to the <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=clarke001bra">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="shane-drohan">Shane Drohan</h2> <p>Shane Liam Drohan (born January 7, 1999) is an American <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Drohan attended <a href="/facts/Cardinal_Newman_High_School_(West_Palm_Beach%2c_Florida)/WVCakurE">Cardinal Newman High School</a> in <a href="/facts/West_Palm_Beach%2c_Florida/dosDAoz0">West Palm Beach, Florida</a>. He was drafted by the <a href="/facts/Philadelphia_Phillies/1BBxpBm0">Philadelphia Phillies</a> in the 23rd round of the <a href="/facts/2017_Major_League_Baseball_Draft/bvErHnya">2017 Major League Baseball Draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> He did not sign with the Phillies and played <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> at <a href="/facts/Florida_State_University/bBMePujY">Florida State University</a>. In 2019, he played <a href="/facts/Collegiate_summer_baseball/UFbW5aMR">collegiate summer baseball</a> with the <a href="/facts/Falmouth_Commodores/vHhsnCJR">Falmouth Commodores</a> of the <a href="/facts/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League/tC765gjh">Cape Cod Baseball League</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> After three years, he was drafted by the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> in the fifth round of the <a href="/facts/2020_MLB_Draft/yhSInquC">2020 MLB Draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> </p><p>Drohan made his professional debut in 2021 with the <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>. He played 2022 with the Greenville Drive and <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a> and started 2023 with Portland.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> </p><p>On December 6, 2023, the <a href="/facts/Chicago_White_Sox/YMFXqVIs">Chicago White Sox</a> selected Drohan from the Red Sox in the <a href="/facts/Rule_5_draft/SFtEU32p">Rule 5 draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> On February 22, 2024, Drohan underwent a nerve decompression procedure on his left shoulder,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> and was placed on the 60–day injured list to begin the season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> On June 9, Drohan was activated from the injured list and subsequently <a href="/facts/Designated_for_assignment/vThV4MwX">designated for assignment</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> On June 12, Drohan was returned to the Red Sox organization.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=drohan000sha">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="connelly-early">Connelly Early</h2> <p>Todd Connelly McNeil Early (born April 3, 2002) is an American professional <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Early attended <a href="/facts/James_River_High_School_(Chesterfield_County%2c_Virginia)/GVNdqgJY">James River High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Midlothian%2c_Virginia/B3SRgdfY">Midlothian, Virginia</a> and played <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> at the <a href="/facts/United_States_Military_Academy/px9g8rhT">United States Military Academy</a> and the <a href="/facts/University_of_Virginia/SPNDITbg">University of Virginia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> He was selected by the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> in the fifth round of the <a href="/facts/2023_Major_League_Baseball_Draft/glDlH1rA">2023 Major League Baseball Draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> </p><p>Early signed with the Red Sox and made his professional debut with the <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>. He pitched 2024 with the <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a> and <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a> and started 2025 with Portland.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=early-000con">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="max-ferguson">Max Ferguson</h2> <p>Max Tucker Ferguson (born August 23, 1999) is an American <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Second_baseman/IwjvBkoo">second baseman</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Ferguson played <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> at <a href="/facts/Tennessee_Volunteers_baseball/tRks6qyC">Tennessee</a> for three seasons. In 2019, he played <a href="/facts/Collegiate_summer_baseball/UFbW5aMR">collegiate summer baseball</a> with the <a href="/facts/Falmouth_Commodores/vHhsnCJR">Falmouth Commodores</a> of the <a href="/facts/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League/tC765gjh">Cape Cod Baseball League</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> He compiled a .333 <a href="/facts/Batting_average_(baseball)/4JzAEBIf">batting average</a> with two <a href="/facts/Home_run/op1enhjP">home runs</a> and nine <a href="/facts/Stolen_base/rcmWuNn6">stolen bases</a> before his 2020 sophomore season at Tennessee was cut short due to the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States/GxNQUR2v">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> As a junior, Ferguson batted .253 with 12 home runs and 15 stolen bases.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> </p><p>Ferguson was selected in the fifth round of the <a href="/facts/2021_Major_League_Baseball_draft/xjw0UTY8">2021 Major League Baseball draft</a> by the <a href="/facts/San_Diego_Padres/aWN0U2GC">San Diego Padres</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> After signing with the team he was assigned to the <a href="/facts/Rookie-level/7vFxYneR">Rookie-level</a> <a href="/facts/Arizona_Complex_League_Padres/wjQEQEUp">Arizona Complex League Padres</a> before being promoted to the <a href="/facts/Lake_Elsinore_Storm/qlqN55Q1">Lake Elsinore Storm</a> of <a href="/facts/Low-A_West/pVXYfmC3">Low-A West</a> and batted .212 with 29 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 37 games between the two teams.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a> Ferguson returned to Lake Elsinore at the beginning of the 2022 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a> He batted .247 and stole 51 bases in 64 games with the team before being promoted to the <a href="/facts/High-A/775pmckL">High-A</a> <a href="/facts/Fort_Wayne_TinCaps/TAf0vXgf">Fort Wayne TinCaps</a> of the <a href="/facts/Midwest_League/RKyMtLA5">Midwest League</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> </p><p>On August 2, 2022, Ferguson, <a href="/facts/Eric_Hosmer/5V7rKfIl">Eric Hosmer</a>, Corey Rosier, and cash considerations were traded to the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> in exchange for <a href="/facts/Jay_Groome/gDob6uQF">Jay Groome</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> Ferguson finished the 2022 season with the High-A <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> Overall with three teams during 2022, he batted a combined .214 with seven home runs and 60 RBIs in 114 games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> </p><p>Ferguson spent most of 2023 with Greenville, while also playing five <a href="/facts/Triple-A_(baseball)/4Rtp9SYL">Triple-A</a> games with the <a href="/facts/Worcester_Red_Sox/LELJN8Gy">Worcester Red Sox</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> Overall for the 2023 season, he batted .228 with five home runs and 34 <a href="/facts/Run_batted_in/nMKo0RLc">RBIs</a> in 91 games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/681132">MLB</a> · <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=fergus000max">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li> <li><a href="https://utsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/max-ferguson/13161">Tennessee Volunteers bio</a></li></ul> <h2 id="jhostynxon-garca">Jhostynxon García</h2> <p>Jhostynxon Alirio García (/joʊstinsoʊn/, born December 11, 2002) is a Venezuelan <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Outfielder/qWnTCHX3">outfielder</a> for the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> of <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball/4WW9yef3">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). His first name is pronounced "YOS-tin-son".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> His nickname is "The Password".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a> </p><p>On July 2, 2019, García signed with the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> as an international free agent.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a> García made his professional debut in 2021 with the <a href="/facts/Dominican_Summer_League_Red_Sox/gYuDEFJF">Dominican Summer League Red Sox</a>, hitting .282 with four home runs and 27 RBI in 45 games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> </p><p>García spent the 2022 campaign with the rookie-level <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a>, playing in 31 games and batting .188/.328/.366 with three home runs, 17 RBI, and four stolen bases.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a> He played 2023 with the Single-A <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>, playing in 73 games and slashing .230/.329/.374 with four home runs, 24 RBI, and nine stolen bases.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a> </p><p>García split the 2024 campaign between the Salem, the High-A <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>, and Double-A <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a>, slashing a combined .286/.356/.536 with 23 home runs, 66 RBI, and 17 stolen bases over 107 appearances. Following the season, the Red Sox added García to their <a href="/facts/40-man_roster/a2pq6r9N">40-man roster</a> to protect him from the <a href="/facts/Rule_5_draft/SFtEU32p">Rule 5 draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> </p><p>García was optioned to Double-A Portland to begin the 2025 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="nathan-hickey">Nathan Hickey</h2> <p>Nathaniel Thomas Hickey (born November 23, 1999) is an American <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Catcher/adCLKQIj">catcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Hickey attended the <a href="/facts/Providence_School/B427jUEY">Providence School</a> in <a href="/facts/Jacksonville%2c_Florida/u6syYft2">Jacksonville, Florida</a> and played <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Florida/zGg0HXXs">University of Florida</a>. He was drafted by the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> in the fifth round of the <a href="/facts/2021_Major_League_Baseball_Draft/xjw0UTY8">2021 Major League Baseball Draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a> </p><p>Hickey spent his first professional season with <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a> and the <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>. He started 2022 with Salem before being promoted to the <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>. He played 2023 with Greenville and the <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a> After the season, he played in the <a href="/facts/Arizona_Fall_League/kRtSzgyY">Arizona Fall League</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a> </p><p>Entering the 2024 season, Hickey was ranked as the Red Sox' number 15 minor-league prospect by <i><a href="/facts/Baseball_America/6AfgxFFz">Baseball America</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hickey001nat">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="liu-chih-jung">Liu Chih-jung</h2> <p class="note">In this <a href="/facts/Chinese_name/7j9G71pj">Chinese name</a>, the <a href="/facts/Chinese_surname/r8dpUG2R">family name</a> is <i> <a href="/facts/Liu_(surname)/j0AY3bp8">Liu</a></i>.</p> <p>Liu Chih-jung (<a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">Chinese</a>: 劉致榮; born April 7, 1999) is a Taiwanese <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Liu was a <a href="/facts/Shortstop/Rs9uGnr9">shortstop</a> and pitcher in high school. Due to a heavy pitching load in high school, his coaches at <a href="/facts/Chinese_Culture_University/4WuFeHIR">Chinese Culture University</a> utilized his skills solely as a <a href="/facts/Position_player/4fBALPDy">position player</a> during his first season of collegiate baseball. He returned to pitching in 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> </p> Professional career <p>Liu signed with the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> as a pitcher on October 23, 2019, for US$750,000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a> Liu arrived in the United States for <a href="/facts/Spring_training/vJCs2zr6">spring training</a> with the Red Sox in February 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a> After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, Liu was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a> Liu began the 2021 season in <a href="/facts/Extended_spring_training/vJCs2zr6">extended spring training</a>, was first assigned to the <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a> where he made a single start,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a> and was then promoted to the <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a> in early July.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a> Overall during the 2021 season, he compiled a 4.23 <a href="/facts/Earned_run_average/vcs2BnI3">earned run average</a> (ERA) and 5–1 <a href="/facts/Win%25E2%2580%2593loss_record_(pitching)/PRk4tDUz">win–loss record</a> in 13 starts while striking out 60 batters in 55+1⁄3 <a href="/facts/Innings_pitched/q4AVyC6m">innings pitched</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a> </p><p>Liu began the 2022 season in <a href="/facts/High-A/775pmckL">High-A</a> with the <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a> In 25 games (21 starts) with the Drive, he had a 4–11 record with a 6.10 ERA.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a> He also made one start in <a href="/facts/Double-A_(baseball)/kVeBb92Q">Double-A</a> for the <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a>, resulting in a <a href="/facts/No_decision/d6DqjoJI">no decision</a> after allowing two earned runs in 3+2⁄3 innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a> Liu spent the 2023 season with Portland, pitching to a 7–8 record in 26 games (24 starts) with a 5.35 ERA.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a> </p> International career <p>Liu participated in the <a href="/facts/2017_U-18_Baseball_World_Cup/kVcBppkL">2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup</a> for <a href="/facts/Chinese_Taipei/DUYRXqxI">Chinese Taipei</a> as a pitcher and position player. He pitched in the <a href="/facts/2019_Asian_Baseball_Championship/gGKtDWpp">2019 Asian Baseball Championship</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a> in which he was named the most valuable player,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a> and the <a href="/facts/Chinese_Taipei_national_baseball_team/oS6tloDK">Chinese Taipei national baseball team</a> won the gold medal. He was to appear in the <a href="/facts/2019_WBSC_Premier12/hVI7q1sw">2019 WBSC Premier12</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a> but sat out the tournament due to injuries.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a> Liu competed in <a href="/facts/Baseball_at_the_2022_Asian_Games/xPEupCss">baseball at the 2022 Asian Games</a> (the <a href="/facts/2022_Asian_Games/MEqRTFU9">2022 Asian Games</a> were played in 2023); appearing in two games, he pitched five innings while yielding two hits and striking out eight batters,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a> and won a silver medal with Chinese Taipei. </p> <ul><li></li> <li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/692617">MLB</a> · <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=liu---001chi">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li> <li>Player information from <a href="https://twbsball.dils.tku.edu.tw/wiki/index.php/劉致榮">WikiBaseball</a> (in Chinese)</li></ul> <ul><li>Hanoian, Mark (March 1, 2021). <a href="http://news.soxprospects.com/2021/03/scouting-report-updates-jorge-rodriguez.html">"Scouting Report Updates: Jorge Rodriguez, Durbin Feltman, and more"</a>. <i>SoxProspects.com</i>. Retrieved March 3, 2021.</li></ul> <h2 id="bryan-mata">Bryan Mata</h2> <p>Bryan Eduardo Mata (born May 3, 1999) is a <a href="/facts/Venezuela/eX1qnkln">Venezuelan</a> <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 160 pounds (73 kg), he bats and throws right-handed. </p><p>Mata signed with the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> as an international free agent in January 2016 for a $25,000 signing bonus.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a> He made his professional debut that summer for the <a href="/facts/DSL_Red_Sox/gYuDEFJF">DSL Red Sox</a> and spent all the whole season there, compiling a 4–4 record, a 2.80 ERA, and a 1.20 <a href="/facts/Walks_plus_hits_per_inning_pitched/s7MU2QYP">WHIP</a> in 14 games started. In 2017, he played for the <a href="/facts/Class_A_(baseball)/7LCye6MG">Single–A</a> <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a> where he posted a 5–6 record with a 3.74 ERA in 17 starts.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/MLB.com/MSWFtEof">MLB.com</a> ranked Mata as Boston's fourth best prospect going into the 2018 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a> Playing for the <a href="/facts/Class_A-Advanced/775pmckL">High–A</a> <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>, Mata was the sole Boston prospect selected to the 2018 <a href="/facts/All-Star_Futures_Game/fTUQ7Ly7">All-Star Futures Game</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a> where he pitched an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out one.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a> In 17 starts for Salem, Mata was 6–3 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a> </p><p>Mata started the 2019 season with Salem,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a> and was promoted to the <a href="/facts/Double-A_(baseball)/kVeBb92Q">Double-A</a> <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a> on July 1.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a> Overall with both teams during the season, Mata compiled a 7–7 record with 3.43 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 105 innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a> After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, Mata was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a> Following the 2020 season, Mata was ranked by <i><a href="/facts/Baseball_America/6AfgxFFz">Baseball America</a></i> as the Red Sox' number four prospect.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a> </p><p>On November 20, 2020, Mata was added to Boston's <a href="/facts/40-man_roster/a2pq6r9N">40-man roster</a> in order to be protected from the <a href="/facts/Rule_5_draft/SFtEU32p">Rule 5 draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90"><sup>90</sup></a> During 2021 spring training, he sustained a slight <a href="/facts/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_of_elbow_joint/PQRFmjEo">UCL</a> tear.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91"><sup>91</sup></a> On April 13, 2021, Mata underwent <a href="/facts/Tommy_John_surgery/LQIe29Fw">Tommy John surgery</a>, ending his 2021 season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92"><sup>92</sup></a> Mata began the 2022 season on the injured list in <a href="/facts/Triple-A_(baseball)/4Rtp9SYL">Triple-A</a> with the <a href="/facts/Worcester_Red_Sox/LELJN8Gy">Worcester Red Sox</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93"><sup>93</sup></a> He resumed pitching in May in <a href="/facts/Extended_spring_training/vJCs2zr6">extended spring training</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94"><sup>94</sup></a> and played in a minor-league game for the first time in over two years in early June.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95"><sup>95</sup></a> With four different teams during 2022, Mata pitched in 19 games (18 starts) while compiling a 2.49 ERA in 83 innings with a 7–3 record.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96"><sup>96</sup></a> </p><p>Mata spent 2023 in Triple-A with Worcester, compiling an 0–3 record in nine games (seven starts) with a 6.33 ERA in 27 innings pitched in which he gave up 30 walks and had 28 strikeouts.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97"><sup>97</sup></a> Following the 2023 regular season, he played in the <a href="/facts/Arizona_Fall_League/kRtSzgyY">Arizona Fall League</a>, where he gave up eight earned runs in nine innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98"><sup>98</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99"><sup>99</sup></a> Mata spent much of the first half of the 2024 season on the injured list due to hamstring and shoulder issues.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100"><sup>100</sup></a> He was transferred to the team's 60-day injured list on July 26.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101"><sup>101</sup></a> Mata was <a href="/facts/Designated_for_assignment/vThV4MwX">designated for assignment</a> by the Red Sox on November 19.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102"><sup>102</sup></a> On November 22, the Red Sox non–tendered Mata, making him a free agent.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:103" href="#fn:103"><sup>103</sup></a> He re–signed with the organization on a minor-league contract the same day.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:104" href="#fn:104"><sup>104</sup></a> </p><p>Mata began the 2025 season with Worcester. In mid-June, upon the Red Sox trading <a href="/facts/Rafael_Devers/XDmR6NMD">Rafael Devers</a>, Mata became the longest-tenured player in the Red Sox organization.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:105" href="#fn:105"><sup>105</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/667356">MLB</a> · <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mata--000bry">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="yordanny-monegro">Yordanny Monegro</h2> <p>Yordanny Isaias Monegro (born October 14, 2002) is a Dominican professional <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Monegro signed with the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> as an international free agent in February 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:106" href="#fn:106"><sup>106</sup></a> He made his professional debut in 2021 with the <a href="/facts/Dominican_Summer_League_Red_Sox/gYuDEFJF">Dominican Summer League Red Sox</a>. </p><p>Monegro played 2022 with the <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a>, 2023 with the FCL Red Sox, <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a> and <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a> and 2024 with the FCL Red Sox and Greenville. He started 2025 with the <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:107" href="#fn:107"><sup>107</sup></a> </p> <ul><li></li> <li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=monegr000yor">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="luis-perales">Luis Perales</h2> <p>Luis Alexis Perales (born April 14, 2003) is a Venezuelan <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> for the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> of <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball/4WW9yef3">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). </p><p>Perales signed with the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> as an international free agent on July 2, 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:108" href="#fn:108"><sup>108</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:109" href="#fn:109"><sup>109</sup></a> He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:110" href="#fn:110"><sup>110</sup></a> </p><p>Perales made his professional debut for the <a href="/facts/Dominican_Summer_League_Red_Sox/gYuDEFJF">Dominican Summer League Red Sox</a> in 2021, and split 2022 between the rookie–level <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a> and Single–A <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a>. He split the 2023 campaign between Salem and the <a href="/facts/High-A/775pmckL">High-A</a> <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:111" href="#fn:111"><sup>111</sup></a> Perales posted a cumulative 1.77 <a href="/facts/Earned_run_average/vcs2BnI3">earned run average</a> (ERA) in 35+2⁄3 <a href="/facts/Innings_pitched/q4AVyC6m">innings pitched</a> in 2022 and a 3.91 ERA in 89+2⁄3 innings in 2023, primarily as a stating pitcher.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:112" href="#fn:112"><sup>112</sup></a> </p><p>On November 14, 2023, the Red Sox added Perales to their <a href="/facts/40-man_roster/a2pq6r9N">40-man roster</a> to protect him from the <a href="/facts/Rule_5_draft/SFtEU32p">Rule 5 draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:113" href="#fn:113"><sup>113</sup></a> He began the 2024 season with Greenville, ranked as the Red Sox' number nine minor-league prospect by <i><a href="/facts/Baseball_America/6AfgxFFz">Baseball America</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:114" href="#fn:114"><sup>114</sup></a> In 9 starts split between Greenville and the Double–A <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a>, Perales compiled a 2–2 record and 2.94 ERA with 56 strikeouts across 33+2⁄3 innings pitched. On June 18, 2024, it was announced that Perales would require <a href="/facts/Tommy_John_surgery/LQIe29Fw">Tommy John surgery</a>, ending his season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:115" href="#fn:115"><sup>115</sup></a> </p><p>Perales was optioned to Double-A Portland to begin the 2025 season as he continued to recover from surgery.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:116" href="#fn:116"><sup>116</sup></a> </p> <ul><li></li> <li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=perale000lui">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="dalton-rogers">Dalton Rogers</h2> <p>Dalton Thomas Rogers (born January 18, 2001) is an American professional <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Rogers attended <a href="/facts/Northwest_Rankin_High_School/WMXSgm0R">Northwest Rankin High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Flowood%2c_Mississippi/KRRl2abp">Flowood, Mississippi</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:117" href="#fn:117"><sup>117</sup></a> Rogers played <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> career at <a href="/facts/Southeastern_Louisiana_Lions_baseball/872533Ub">Southeastern Louisiana</a> in 2020. He transferred to <a href="/facts/Jones_County_Junior_College/TVNNV6DQ">Jones County Junior College</a> in 2021.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:118" href="#fn:118"><sup>118</sup></a> He transferred again to <a href="/facts/Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_baseball/3qf0yCU5">Southern Miss</a> in 2022.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:119" href="#fn:119"><sup>119</sup></a> He finished the 2022 season with 1.95 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:120" href="#fn:120"><sup>120</sup></a> In 2021 and 2022, he played <a href="/facts/Collegiate_summer_baseball/UFbW5aMR">collegiate summer baseball</a> with the <a href="/facts/Cotuit_Kettleers/WMLr4Qkw">Cotuit Kettleers</a> of the <a href="/facts/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League/tC765gjh">Cape Cod Baseball League</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:121" href="#fn:121"><sup>121</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:122" href="#fn:122"><sup>122</sup></a> </p><p>Rogers was selected in the third round of the <a href="/facts/2022_Major_League_Baseball_draft/PBFwSaDx">2022 MLB draft</a> by the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:123" href="#fn:123"><sup>123</sup></a> He was assigned to the Rookie <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a> on August 15, 2022. He was later signed to the Single–A <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a> on April 5, 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:124" href="#fn:124"><sup>124</sup></a> On May 24, 2023, he was promoted to the High–A <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:125" href="#fn:125"><sup>125</sup></a> </p> <ul><li></li> <li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/dalton-rogers-800059">MLB</a> · <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=rogers001dal">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="david-sandlin">David Sandlin</h2> <p>David Eleck Sandlin (born February 21, 2001) is an American <a href="/facts/Professional_baseball/2QUeNUQL">professional baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Sandlin attended <a href="/facts/Owasso_High_School/B38dnawn">Owasso High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Owasso%2c_Oklahoma/6pfRCzgo">Owasso, Oklahoma</a>, and played <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> at <a href="/facts/Eastern_Oklahoma_State_College/u4y8M0mr">Eastern Oklahoma State College</a> and for the <a href="/facts/Oklahoma_Sooners_baseball/hkBRfuYG">Oklahoma Sooners</a>. In one season at Oklahoma, he pitched in 19 games (18 starts) while posting a 5.59 <a href="/facts/Earned_run_average/vcs2BnI3">earned run average</a> (ERA) and striking out 102 batters in 95 innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:126" href="#fn:126"><sup>126</sup></a> He was drafted by the <a href="/facts/Kansas_City_Royals/KVBPunyB">Kansas City Royals</a> in the 11th round of the <a href="/facts/2022_Major_League_Baseball_draft/PBFwSaDx">2022 Major League Baseball draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:127" href="#fn:127"><sup>127</sup></a> </p><p>Sandlin signed with the Royals and made his professional debut in 2022 with the <a href="/facts/Arizona_Complex_League_Royals/zjcrVKX4">Arizona Complex League Royals</a>, pitching in one game for two innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:128" href="#fn:128"><sup>128</sup></a> In 2023, he played for the <a href="/facts/Single-A/7LCye6MG">Single-A</a> <a href="/facts/Columbia_Fireflies/tHbbvPq0">Columbia Fireflies</a> and the <a href="/facts/High-A/775pmckL">High-A</a> <a href="/facts/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits/BTwn0hhx">Quad Cities River Bandits</a>, posting a combined 3.51 ERA in 14 games (all starts) while striking out 87 batters in 66+2⁄3 innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:129" href="#fn:129"><sup>129</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:130" href="#fn:130"><sup>130</sup></a> </p><p>On February 17, 2024, the Royals traded Sandlin to the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> in exchange for <a href="/facts/John_Schreiber_(baseball)/aek8I79r">John Schreiber</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:131" href="#fn:131"><sup>131</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:132" href="#fn:132"><sup>132</sup></a> Sandlin began the 2024 season with the Red Sox' <a href="/facts/High-A/775pmckL">High-A</a> affiliate, the <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>, with whom he was 0–2 with a 5.12 ERA in 31+2⁄3 innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:133" href="#fn:133"><sup>133</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:134" href="#fn:134"><sup>134</sup></a> In 2024, he also pitched for the Double-A <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a>, with whom he was 0–2 with a 5.61 ERA in 25+2⁄4 innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:135" href="#fn:135"><sup>135</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sandli002dav">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="payton-tolle">Payton Tolle</h2> <p>Payton John Tolle (born November 1, 2002) is an American professional <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> <a href="/facts/Pitcher/08gAFpa3">pitcher</a> in the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> organization. </p><p>Tolle attended <a href="/facts/Bethany_High_School/YYCpo6qD">Bethany High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Bethany%2c_Oklahoma/xuEeM81C">Bethany, Oklahoma</a>. He started his <a href="/facts/College_baseball/u7qMs7AU">college baseball</a> career at <a href="/facts/Wichita_State_University/CF34d6F0">Wichita State University</a>, where he was a <a href="/facts/Two-way_player/W2MJ8B4c">two-way player</a> and was a finalist for the <a href="/facts/John_Olerud_Award/JKoHLgRD">John Olerud Award</a> as a sophomore in 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:136" href="#fn:136"><sup>136</sup></a> After the 2023 season Tolle entered the transfer portal and transferred to <a href="/facts/Texas_Christian_University/1zDccEet">Texas Christian University</a> (TCU).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:137" href="#fn:137"><sup>137</sup></a> In his lone year at TCU in 2024, he was named the <a href="/facts/Big_12_Conference_Baseball_Pitcher_of_the_Year/15Aa0NH5">Big 12 Pitcher of the Year</a> after going 7–4 with a 3.21 <a href="/facts/Earned_run_average/vcs2BnI3">earned run average</a> (ERA) and 125 <a href="/facts/Strikeouts/LVyhvjnh">strikeouts</a> in 81+1⁄3 innings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:138" href="#fn:138"><sup>138</sup></a> </p><p>Tolle was selected by the <a href="/facts/Boston_Red_Sox/tVFkz2HS">Boston Red Sox</a> in the second round of the <a href="/facts/2024_Major_League_Baseball_Draft/nx8SFUFu">2024 Major League Baseball Draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:139" href="#fn:139"><sup>139</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:140" href="#fn:140"><sup>140</sup></a> He signed with the Red Sox and made his professional in 2025 with the <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a>. </p> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=tolle-000pay">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="full-triple-a-to-rookie-league-rosters">Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters</h2> <p>As part of <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball/4WW9yef3">Major League Baseball</a>'s restructuring of <a href="/facts/Minor_League_Baseball/7vFxYneR">Minor League Baseball</a> prior to the 2021 season, the Red Sox dropped the <a href="/facts/Lowell_Spinners/kKh5xq05">Lowell Spinners</a>, a <a href="/facts/Class_A_Short_Season/a0taNVzP">Class A Short Season</a> team, as an affiliate.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:141" href="#fn:141"><sup>141</sup></a> </p> <h3>Triple-A</h3> <p>The <a href="/facts/Worcester_Red_Sox/LELJN8Gy">Worcester Red Sox</a> are members of the <a href="/facts/International_League/EmQGk2vA">International League</a>. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2021. </p> <h3>Double-A</h3> <p>The <a href="/facts/Portland_Sea_Dogs/mIvxrLjL">Portland Sea Dogs</a> are members of the <a href="/facts/Eastern_League_(1938%25E2%2580%2593present)/Qu1DaLnE">Eastern League</a>. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2003. </p> <h3>High-A</h3> <p>The <a href="/facts/Greenville_Drive/0y2uztVQ">Greenville Drive</a> are members of <a href="/facts/South_Atlantic_League/6wRsnTY1">South Atlantic League</a>. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2005. </p> <h3>Single-A</h3> <p>The <a href="/facts/Salem_Red_Sox/XDp0k1M8">Salem Red Sox</a> are members of <a href="/facts/Carolina_League/0Qz9t0sF">Carolina League</a>. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2009. </p> <h3>Rookie</h3> <p>The <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League_Red_Sox/yNnGTheC">Florida Complex League Red Sox</a> are members of the <a href="/facts/Florida_Complex_League/Ra8x0njU">Florida Complex League</a> (FCL). They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 1989; the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Red Sox prior to 2021. </p> <h3>Foreign Rookie</h3> <p>The <a href="/facts/Dominican_Summer_League_Red_Sox/gYuDEFJF">Dominican Summer League Red Sox</a> are members of the <a href="/facts/Dominican_Summer_League/MLj0JUd8">Dominican Summer League</a> (DSL). They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 1997. Since 2015, the Red Sox have usually fielded two teams in the DSL, differentiated as 1 and 2 or Blue and Red. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_Boston_Red_Sox_minor_league_affiliates/KLzcffaU">List of Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Top Red Sox breakout prospects includes 18-year-old up to 99 MPH". September 19, 2024. <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/09/top-red-sox-breakout-prospects-includes-18-year-old-up-to-99-mph.html" target="_blank">https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/09/top-red-sox-breakout-prospects-includes-18-year-old-up-to-99-mph.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Minor League notebook: Teenage sensation Franklin Arias making waves for excited Red Sox". August 9, 2024. <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/08/09/minor-league-notebook-teenage-sensation-franklin-arias-making-waves/" target="_blank">https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/08/09/minor-league-notebook-teenage-sensation-franklin-arias-making-waves/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Keith Law Gives Aggressive Ranking to Unheralded Red Sox Prospect". 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Retrieved January 26, 2023. <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2022/03/meet-miguel-bleis-boston-red-sox-teenage-prospect-wants-to-be-like-mookie-betts-has-power-potential.html" target="_blank">https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2022/03/meet-miguel-bleis-boston-red-sox-teenage-prospect-wants-to-be-like-mookie-betts-has-power-potential.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Miguel Bleis Hints At Five-Tool Upside For Red Sox". Baseball America. November 9, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/miguel-bleis-hints-at-five-tool-upside-for-red-sox/" target="_blank">https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/miguel-bleis-hints-at-five-tool-upside-for-red-sox/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Smith, Christopher (September 14, 2022). "Red Sox's Miguel Bleis was best player in FCL showing 5 tools; 'He doesn't miss fastballs'". MassLive.com. 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Retrieved February 13, 2023. <a href="https://nesn.com/2023/02/red-sox-prospect-outlook-miguel-bleis-deserves-attention-boston/" target="_blank">https://nesn.com/2023/02/red-sox-prospect-outlook-miguel-bleis-deserves-attention-boston/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Red Sox's Miguel Bleis: Opening at Single-A". CBS Sports. RotoWire. March 29, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023. <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/red-soxs-miguel-bleis-opening-at-single-a/" target="_blank">https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/red-soxs-miguel-bleis-opening-at-single-a/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Red Sox's Miguel Bleis: Done for season". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023. <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/red-soxs-miguel-bleis-done-for-season/amp/" target="_blank">https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/red-soxs-miguel-bleis-done-for-season/amp/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Speier, Alex (April 1, 2024). "A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 1, 2024. <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/sports/red-sox-minor-leagues-prospects/" target="_blank">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/sports/red-sox-minor-leagues-prospects/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"How Brandon Clarke's big risk brought him to the Red Sox". <a href="https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2024/10/08/brandon-clarke-red-sox-prospect-pitcher-5th-round/" target="_blank">https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2024/10/08/brandon-clarke-red-sox-prospect-pitcher-5th-round/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/07/red-sox-draft-another-tall-left-handed-pitcher-with-fifth-round-pick.htmll <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/07/red-sox-draft-another-tall-left-handed-pitcher-with-fifth-round-pick.htmll" target="_blank">https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/07/red-sox-draft-another-tall-left-handed-pitcher-with-fifth-round-pick.htmll</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Triple-digit heat has Red Sox prospect Clarke on the rise". MLB.com. <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brandon-clarke-on-the-rise-in-red-sox-s-farm-system" target="_blank">https://www.mlb.com/news/brandon-clarke-on-the-rise-in-red-sox-s-farm-system</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Boston Red Sox prospect up to 99 MPH, roomed with son of idol David Ortiz". May 7, 2025. <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/05/boston-red-sox-prospect-up-to-99-mph-roomed-with-son-of-idol-david-ortiz.html" target="_blank">https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/05/boston-red-sox-prospect-up-to-99-mph-roomed-with-son-of-idol-david-ortiz.html</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"MLB Draft: 'I'm going to be your best pick'". June 17, 2020. <a href="https://www.audacy.com/weei/blogs/rob-bradford/mlb-draft-im-going-to-be-your-best-pick" target="_blank">https://www.audacy.com/weei/blogs/rob-bradford/mlb-draft-im-going-to-be-your-best-pick</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"Shane Drohan". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023. <a href="http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1334113&seasonid=31871" target="_blank">http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1334113&seasonid=31871</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"A closer look a Shane Drohan, selected by the Red Sox in the fifth round - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/12/sports/closer-look-shane-drohan-selected-by-red-sox-fifth-round/" target="_blank">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/12/sports/closer-look-shane-drohan-selected-by-red-sox-fifth-round/</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"Cardinal Newman alum, FSU pitcher Shane Drohan drafted by Red Sox". June 12, 2020. <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/baseball/fl-sp-hs-drohan-drafted-20200612-7ckajlu4qvbclnequicziseaq4-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/baseball/fl-sp-hs-drohan-drafted-20200612-7ckajlu4qvbclnequicziseaq4-story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"Red Sox prospect reaching 95 MPH, has plus changeup, ate 1-2 steaks a day to gain 14lbs". April 12, 2023. <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/04/red-sox-prospect-reaching-95-mph-has-plus-changeup-ate-1-2-steaks-a-day-to-gain-14lbs.html" target="_blank">https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/04/red-sox-prospect-reaching-95-mph-has-plus-changeup-ate-1-2-steaks-a-day-to-gain-14lbs.html</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>Mayo, Jonathan (December 6, 2023). "2023 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023. <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rule-5-draft-results-2023" target="_blank">https://www.mlb.com/news/rule-5-draft-results-2023</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>"White Sox Rule 5 Pick Shane Drohan Undergoes Shoulder Surgery". mlbtraderumors.com. February 22, 2024. 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