The Red Sox are expected to have pitching prospect Payton Tolle make his major league debut tomorrow night at Fenway against Paul Skenes and the Pirates, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Christopher Smith of MassLive confirms that Tolle will indeed get the ball tomorrow. The Sox will need to find active and 40-man roster spots for the left-hander, though opening a 40-man spot should be as easy as transferring infielder Marcelo Mayer to the 60-day injured list since he recently had season-ending wrist surgery.
It’s been an incredibly impressive rise for Tolle this season. He was just drafted last year, taken in the second round, 50th overall. The Sox signed him with a $2MM bonus. He didn’t pitch after the draft, so he came into 2025 with no professional experience.
More to come.