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Payton Tolle is expected to join the Boston Red Sox this week to help cover innings due to Sonny Gray's injury. The team recently placed Gray on the injured list and called up Tyler Samaniego.
Boston Red Sox Pitcher Payton Tolle
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The Boston Red Sox could be looking to bring Payton Tolle up to help cover innings with Sonny Gray on the injured list with a hamstring strain.
The Red Sox placed Gray on the injured list on Tuesday and called up Tyler Samaniego. Samaniego has pitched in the big leagues three times this season, each time coming in relief. He has four relief outings in the minor leagues as well. Samaniego will help in the bullpen, but the Red Sox may need a starter for when Gray's spot in the rotation comes up again.
Triple-A Worcester manager Chad Tracy noted on Tuesday that he thinks there's a strong chance Tolle joins the Red Sox later this week, per MassLive's Katie Morrison-O'Day.
"There’s a 'pretty good likelihood' Tolle goes up to the Red Sox this week, according to Chad Tracy — he’s not scheduled to pitch in Worcester this week as of now," O'Day wrote on X on Tuesday.
Tolle was in a battle for the final rotation spot in spring training. Eventually, that spot went to , with starting in the bullpen. Now, Oviedo is on the injured list, and Early's spot seems cemented. Early is the Red Sox's No. 3 prospect, while Tolle is the top prospect.
Payton Tolle is expected to join the Red Sox to help cover innings while Sonny Gray is on the injured list due to a hamstring strain.
Sonny Gray was placed on the injured list due to a hamstring strain, prompting the team to consider bringing up Payton Tolle.
Tyler Samaniego has been called up to the Red Sox and will help in the bullpen, having pitched in the big leagues three times this season.

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Tolle made his debut last season, pitching 16 1/3 innings across seven games. He had a 6.06 ERA last season. This spring, he had a 2.53 ERA in 10 2/3 innings of work.
He has made three starts in Triple-A this season, posting a 3.00 ERA in 15 innings of work. He has 19 strikeouts as well. Tolle is one of the best pitching prospects in baseball and will have a chance to prve he can find success at the big league level if he is called up again.