Red Sox cut 23-year-old with 2.53 ERA three days before Opening Day
Payton Tolle did nearly everything he could to make the Boston Red Sox’s opening day roster. The 23-year-old left-hander allowed three runs on eight hits in 10. 2 spring innings (2.
53 ERA), walking one batter and striking out 13. Tolle, Boston’s…
Payton Tolle did nearly everything he could to make the Boston Red Sox’s opening day roster. The 23-year-old left-hander allowed three runs on eight hits in 10. 2 spring innings (2.
53 ERA), walking one batter and striking out 13. Tolle, Boston’s number-1 prospect, even volunteered to move to the bullpen if it meant not being optioned to the minors to start the 2026 MLB season. MORE: Former Red Sox 3-time All-Star cut days before Opening Day None of it could save Tolle from being sent to Triple-A on March 23, as Boston trimmed its roster three days before Opening Day.
Right-handers Zack Kelly and Tyler Uberstine were also optioned to Worcester, and Tommy Kahnle was reassigned. The Red Sox open the regular season March 26 in Cincinnati against the Reds. Kelly, 30, went 1-0 with a 5.