BOSTON -- In recent seasons for the Red Sox, a pitcher turning in a second consecutive sparkling start like Connelly Early did to open a career would be the story of the game. But this stretch run in Boston is different in that the final score at this late juncture

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Connelly Early was early. Fitting. By the time the Red Sox left-hander arrived in Sacramento late Monday night, he knew his Major League debut would come Tuesday against the Athletics. It was just a matter of passing the time.

PHOENIX -- A week after Payton Tolle’s sparkling debut at Fenway Park, when he went toe-to-toe with the great Paul Skenes, the 22-year-old lefty got a taste of how much of a roller-coaster acclimation to the Major Leagues can be, even for a top prospect.

BOSTON -- Payton Tolle's celebrated arrival to the Red Sox has created some finagling with the rotation for manager Alex Cora. Boston’s No. 2 prospect (per MLB Pipeline) made a strong Major League debut on Aug. 29, striking out eight while allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings in a

BOSTON -- A day after tears flowed out of Payton Tolle’s eyes when he was informed of his pending call-up to the Major Leagues for a Friday night debut against Pirates ace Paul Skenes, cheers poured out of a packed Fenway Park as the 22-year-old lefty went to work. Tolle

BOSTON -- The wait is over for the best starting pitching prospect the Red Sox have had in years. Payton Tolle, Boston’s No. 2 prospect as rated by MLB Pipeline, will start Friday's game against the Pirates. To make room on the roster for Tolle, the Red Sox designated right-hander

The Red Sox are calling up their most exciting homegrown left-handed pitcher since Jon Lester. Boston is promoting No. 28 overall prospect Payton Tolle for his Major League debut Friday against the Pirates at Fenway Park, a source told MLB.com's Ian Browne.

BALTIMORE -- On Wednesday, Red Sox beat reporter Ian Browne held an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with fans at r/redsox. This mailbag features questions and answers from there. The full AMA can be read here. Questions and responses have been lightly edited for clarity. Do you think we’ll see

NEW YORK -- Payton Tolle, the best starting pitching prospect the Red Sox have had in years, has roared through the team’s farm system at a speed that resembles his blazing fastball. Now the question is this: Will the big lefty with the distinctively thick moustache make it to the

There was plenty of offensive fireworks and impressive pitching performances during the penultimate Friday in August. Lazaro Montes (Mariners) led the way with another mulithomer contest and Max Clark (Tigers) returned from a brief injury with a dinger of his own. Andrew Painter (Phillies) rebounded with his best performance in

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox are unlocking The Password at the big league level -- and just in time to join MLB’s most historic rivalry. Prior to Thursday’s opener of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium, Boston called up Jhostynxon Garcia, its No. 3 prospect and the No. 77

Say it with us: JOES-tin-son. Now say this: Jhostynxon Garcia is a Major Leaguer. You may know him better by his nickname, "The Password." The Red Sox were set to call up their No. 3 prospect on Thursday ahead of a potential MLB debut, a source told MLB.com’s Ian Browne.

Minor League teams love to play night games on Saturdays so that fans can watch the sky be lit up with fireworks afterwards, weather permitting. But there were plenty of proverbial fireworks during game action as well on this Saturday. Nine members of the Top 100 Prospects list combined for

A few Top 100 prospects reached the fences, but there were just as many notable pitching performances across the Minor Leagues on Thursday night. Max Clark (Tigers), Ryan Waldschmidt (D-backs) and Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) all went deep while Tyson Lewis (Reds) walloped the first salami of his pro career.

MLB Pipeline unveiled our annual in-season rerank this week, and the Top 100 Prospects list looks significantly different. Forty-one players who weren't on the preseason Top 100 are now on the list, including 12 from the 2025 Draft class. We have a brand-new top 10 and No. 1 prospect Konnor

Kevin McGonigle, the newly anointed No. 2 prospect in baseball, paced a homer-happy night around the Minors, slugging a pair for the first time in his professional career. Fellow Top 100 prospects JJ Wetherholt, Franklin Arias, Owen Caissie, Cooper Pratt and Jeferson Quero got in on the long ball fun,

For the Red Sox, it has been a big season for the farm system, as the team’s highly touted Big 3 of Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell all graduated from prospect status to make significant contributions to the Major League team. That has put more of a spotlight

If you looked up in the sky Friday night somewhere in America, chances are you saw the Sturgeon Moon during varying levels of illumination. The lunar oddity created quite the backdrop at Minor League ballparks across the country, but top prospects were making an impression in their own right. Check

The dog days of August are upon us, and they bring familiar faces in new places across the Minor Leagues. To that end, prospects acquired at the Trade Deadline and players adjusting to recent promotions within their own systems made impressions on their new clubs. Some big names enjoyed big

There are, invariably, some nights during the Minor League campaign where the game’s top stars are a little quiet in terms of their performances. This was undoubtedly not one of those nights! Five club No. 1 prospects homered, including the Giants’ Bryce Eldridge who did so twice. Current (and likely