Boston Red Sox minor league players

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A Triple-A game featuring the Worcester Red Sox in June 2021

Below is a partial list of players in the Boston Red Sox minor league organization. Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball (MLB), but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety (most minor league players do not meet these criteria). Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages, such as first-round draft picks. Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page, even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.

Miguel Bleis[edit]

Miguel Bleis
Boston Red Sox
Outfielder
Born: (2004-03-01) March 1, 2004 (age 20)
San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Miguel Bleis (born March 1, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Bleis was signed by the Boston Red Sox on January 15, 2021, and received a $1.5 million signing bonus.[1] He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Red Sox to begin his professional career and hit for a .252 average in 36 games.[2] Bleis spent the 2022 season with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox and had a .301/.353/.542 slash line with 14 doubles, four triples, and five home runs while driving in 27 runs, scoring 28 runs, and stealing 18 bases over 40 games.[3][4] His season ended in August after he experienced back tightness.[5]

Bleis entered the 2023 season ranked as a consensus top-100 prospect.[6] He was assigned to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-A Carolina League at the beginning of the season.[7] 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.[8] Bleis began the 2024 season with Salem, ranked as the Red Sox' number five minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9]

Brainer Bonaci[edit]

Brainer Bonaci
Boston Red Sox
Infielder
Born: (2002-07-09) July 9, 2002 (age 21)
Catia La Mar, Venezuela
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right

Brainer Alfredo Bonaci (born July 9, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Bonaci signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in July 2018.[10] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox.[11] Bonaci did not play in 2020,[11] due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Florida Complex League Red Sox and Salem Red Sox.[11] He spent the 2022 season with Salem, posting a .262 batting average with six home runs and 50 runs batted in (RBIs) in 108 games.[11] During the 2022–23 offseason, he played for Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.[11]

Bonaci started 2023 with the Greenville Drive and was promoted to the Portland Sea Dogs during the season.[12] He hit a combined .297 with 11 home runs in 79 total games for Greenville and Portland.[13] In late August, he was placed on the reserve list and sent home to Venezuela for unspecified reasons.[13] Following the regular season, Bonaci was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League (AFL).[14] On October 11, after he appeared in two AFL games, it was reported that Bonaci was "placed on the restricted list by Major League Baseball for violating the joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy, according to a league official."[13]

Nick Decker[edit]

Nick Decker
Boston Red Sox
Outfielder
Born: (1999-10-02) October 2, 1999 (age 24)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Nicholas Decker (born October 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he both throws and bats left-handed.

Decker attended Seneca High School in New Jersey and was committed to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Maryland.[15] He played in the 2017 Perfect Game All American Classic, where he received a lot of exposure with draft scouts.[16] He was drafted by Boston in the second round (64th pick overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft. Rather than attending Maryland, he chose to sign with the Red Sox for a $1.25 million signing bonus.[17] Decker played briefly with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox during the 2018 season, appearing in two games and going 1-for-4 (.250) at the plate.[18] He began the 2019 season in extended spring training, then joined the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners at the start of their season.[19] With Lowell, he appeared in 53 games, batting .247 with six home runs and 25 RBIs.[18] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Decker was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[20]

Decker began the 2021 season in Low-A with the Salem Red Sox.[18] In late June, he was assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox where he played five games on a rehabilitation assignment following an injury.[18] Overall during 2021, Decker played 73 games while batting .270 with eight home runs and 40 RBIs.[18] Decker spent the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive; in 71 games, be batted .122 with six home runs and 18 RBIs.[21] He returned to Greenville for 2023, batting .218 with seven home runs and 24 RBIs in 68 games.[21]

Max Ferguson[edit]

Max Ferguson
Boston Red Sox
Second baseman
Born: (1999-08-23) August 23, 1999 (age 24)
Jacksonville, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Max Tucker Ferguson (born August 23, 1999) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Ferguson played college baseball at Tennessee for three seasons. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[22] He compiled a .333 batting average with two home runs and nine stolen bases before his 2020 sophomore season at Tennessee was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] As a junior, Ferguson batted .253 with 12 home runs and 15 stolen bases.[24]

Ferguson was selected in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.[25] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres before being promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm of Low-A West and batted .212 with 29 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 37 games between the two teams.[26] Ferguson returned to Lake Elsinore at the beginning of the 2022 season.[27] He batted .247 and stole 51 bases in 64 games with the team before being promoted to the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League.[28]

On August 2, 2022, Ferguson, Eric Hosmer, Corey Rosier, and cash considerations were traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jay Groome.[29][30] Ferguson finished the 2022 season with the High-A Greenville Drive.[31] Overall with three teams during 2022, he batted a combined .214 with seven home runs and 60 RBIs in 114 games.[31]

Ferguson spent most of 2023 with Greenville, while also playing five Triple-A games with the Worcester Red Sox.[31] Overall for the 2023 season, he batted .228 with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 91 games.[31]

Wikelman González[edit]

Wikelman González
Boston Red Sox – No. 92
Pitcher
Born: (2002-03-25) March 25, 2002 (age 22)
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Wikelman David González (born March 25, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

González signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in July 2018.[32] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox.

González did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Florida Complex League Red Sox and Salem Red Sox. He spent the 2022 season with Salem and the Greenville Drive, then started the 2023 season with Greenville before his promotion to the Portland Sea Dogs.[33][34][35] González was recognized as the Red Sox' minor-league pitcher of the year for 2023.[36]

On November 14, 2023, the Red Sox added González to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He began the 2024 season with Double-A Portland, ranked as the Red Sox' number seven minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9]

Nathan Hickey[edit]

Nathan Hickey
Boston Red Sox
Catcher
Born: (1999-11-23) November 23, 1999 (age 24)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Nathaniel Thomas Hickey (born November 23, 1999) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Hickey attended the Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida and played college baseball at the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.[37]

Hickey spent his first professional season with Florida Complex League Red Sox and the Salem Red Sox. He started 2022 with Salem before being promoted to the Greenville Drive. He played 2023 with Greenville and the Portland Sea Dogs.[38][39] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[40]

Entering the 2024 season, Hickey was ranked as the Red Sox' number 15 minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9]

Blaze Jordan[edit]

Blaze Jordan
Boston Red Sox
Third baseman
Born: (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002 (age 21)
Southaven, Mississippi
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Blaze Jordan (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Jordan rose to prominence as a child when he went viral after hitting a 395-foot (120 m) home run at Globe Life Park in Arlington at age 11 and a 500-foot (150 m) home run at age 13.[41][42] In eighth grade, he committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.[43] He attended DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi.[44][45]

In 2019, he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs.[46] Following the season, he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020.[45] That summer, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field, hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds.[47][48][49] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.[50] In 2020, his senior year, he batted .422 with six doubles, five triples and four RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; he was named the Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year.[51]

Jordan was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[52][53] He signed for $1.75 million.[54] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi.[55] Following that summer, he spent time at Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league.[56] Jordan began the 2021 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox in late June.[57] In early August, after batting .362 with four home runs and seven doubles over 19 games, he was promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Low-A East.[58][59] Over nine games with Salem, Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBIs.[60]

Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season.[61] In early August, he was promoted to the Greenville Drive of the High-A South Atlantic League.[62] Over 120 games between both teams, he slashed .289/.363/.445 with 12 home runs, 68 RBIs, and thirty doubles.[63] During the 2023 season, Jordan batted .324 in 73 games with Greenville,[63] and batted .254 with six home runs and 31 RBIs in 49 games with the Portland Sea Dogs.[64]

In early October 2023, Jordan wrote on Twitter about "dealing with anxiety and depression after seeing so many stories about it."[64] Jordan returned to Portland to begin the 2024 season, ranked as the Red Sox' number 21 minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9]

Niko Kavadas[edit]

Niko Kavadas
Boston Red Sox
First baseman
Born: (1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 25)
South Bend, Indiana
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Nikolos Siade Kavadas (born October 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Kavadas grew up in Granger, Indiana, and attended Penn High School. As a junior, he was named first team All-Northern Indiana Conference and Class 4-A All-State after posting a .440 batting average with three home runs, 14 doubles, and 44 RBIs.[65]

Kavadas played college baseball at Notre Dame for four seasons. After his freshman season, he played in the Northwoods League for the Kalamazoo Growlers, compiling a .308 average.[66] After his sophomore season in 2019, he played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and tied for the league lead with nine home runs in 40 games.[67][68] As a junior, Kavadas hit .255 with seven home runs and 17 RBIs in 13 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[69] He batted .302 and hit a school record 22 home runs with 64 RBIs in his senior season and was named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and a first team All-American by Baseball America.[70][71] Kavadas finished his collegiate career with 46 home runs and 146 RBIs while batting for a .286 average over 161 games played.[72]

Kavadas was selected in the 11th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Red Sox.[73] He signed with the team on August 1, 2021, and received a $250,000 bonus.[74] He was initially assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox,[75] then promoted to the Low-A Salem Red Sox in August.[76] Overall with both teams in 2021, Kavadas batted .256 with two home runs and six RBIs in 15 games.[66] Kavadas played for three teams during 2022: Salem, the High-A Greenville Drive, and the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.[66] Overall for the season, he had a .280/.443/.547 slash line in 393 at bats, and was second in the minor leagues with 102 walks.[77] He was named the minor-league Offensive Player of the Year by the Red Sox organization.[78] After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.[79]

Kavadas split the 2023 season between Double-A Portland and the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, posting a combined .206 with 22 home runs and 69 RBIs.[66] He returned to Worcester to begin the 2024 season.[66]

Liu Chih-jung[edit]

Liu Chih-jung
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: (1999-04-07) April 7, 1999 (age 25)
Tainan, Taiwan
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Liu Chih-jung (Chinese: 劉致榮; born April 7, 1999) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Liu was a shortstop and pitcher in high school. Due to a heavy pitching load in high school, his coaches at Chinese Culture University utilized his skills solely as a position player during his first season of collegiate baseball. He returned to pitching in 2019.[80]

Professional career

Liu signed with the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher on October 23, 2019, for US$750,000.[81][82][83] Liu arrived in the United States for spring training with the Red Sox in February 2020.[84][85][86] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Liu was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[20] Liu began the 2021 season in extended spring training, was first assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox where he made a single start,[87] and was then promoted to the Salem Red Sox in early July.[88] Overall during the 2021 season, he compiled a 4.23 earned run average (ERA) and 5–1 win–loss record in 13 starts while striking out 60 batters in 55+13 innings pitched.[87]

Liu began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive.[61] In 25 games (21 starts) with the Drive, he had a 4–11 record with a 6.10 ERA.[89] He also made one start in Double-A for the Portland Sea Dogs, resulting in a no decision after allowing two earned runs in 3+23 innings.[89] Liu spent the 2023 season with Portland, pitching to a 7–8 record in 26 games (24 starts) with a 5.35 ERA.[89]

International career

Liu participated in the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup for Chinese Taipei as a pitcher and position player. He pitched in the 2019 Asian Baseball Championship,[90] in which he was named the most valuable player,[83] and the Chinese Taipei national baseball team won the gold medal. He was to appear in the 2019 WBSC Premier12,[91] but sat out the tournament due to injuries.[92][93] Liu competed in baseball at the 2022 Asian Games (the 2022 Asian Games were played in 2023); appearing in two games, he pitched five innings while yielding two hits and striking out eight batters,[94] and won a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.

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Matthew Lugo[edit]

Matthew Lugo
Lugo in 2019
Boston Red Sox
Shortstop
Born: (2001-05-09) May 9, 2001 (age 22)
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Matthew Jabel Lugo (born May 9, 2001) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox organization. He is the nephew of former MLB player Carlos Beltrán.[95][96][97]

After Lugo's junior year in high school, he was selected to play in the 2018 Perfect Game All-American Classic.[98] He was committed to the University of Miami and was the highest-ranked Puerto Rican prospect (No. 38) in the 2019 MLB draft.[99] In the draft, the Red Sox selected Lugo in the second round.[100][101][102][103] After getting drafted and forgoing a college career, he was assigned to the GCL Red Sox, where he played 39 games and slashed .257/.342/.331 with one home run.[104] In the offseason, Lugo played in the Puerto Rican Winter League for Atenienses de Manatí.[105] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lugo was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[20] Lugo spent the 2021 season in Low-A with the Salem Red Sox, batting .270 with four home runs and 50 RBIs in 105 games.[104]

Lugo spent most of 2022 in High-A with the Greenville Drive, and also played in three Double-A games with the Portland Sea Dogs.[106] For the season, he batted a combined .282 with 18 home runs and 79 RBIs.[106] During the 2022–23 offseason, he played in the Puerto Rican Winter League for Criollos de Caguas.[106] Lugo returned to Portland for the 2023 season, batting .242 with five home runs and 37 RBIs in 83 games.[106]

Bryan Mata[edit]

Bryan Mata
Boston Red Sox – No. 79
Pitcher
Born: (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 24)
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Bryan Eduardo Mata (born May 3, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 160 pounds (73 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.

Mata signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in January 2016 for a $25,000 signing bonus.[107] He made his professional debut that summer for the DSL Red Sox and spent all the whole season there, compiling a 4–4 record, a 2.80 ERA, and a 1.20 WHIP in 14 games started. In 2017, he played for the Class A Greenville Drive where he posted a 5–6 record with a 3.74 ERA in 17 starts.[108]

MLB.com ranked Mata as Boston's fourth best prospect going into the 2018 season.[109] Playing for the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox, Mata was the sole Boston prospect selected to the 2018 All-Star Futures Game,[110] where he pitched an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out one.[111] In 17 starts for Salem, Mata was 6–3 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP.[108]

Mata started the 2019 season with Salem,[108] and was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs on July 1.[112] Overall with both teams during the season, Mata compiled a 7–7 record with 3.43 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 105 innings.[108] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mata was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[20] Following the 2020 season, Mata was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number four prospect.[113]

On November 20, 2020, Mata was added to the 40-man roster.[114] During 2021 spring training, he sustained a slight UCL tear.[115] On April 13, 2021, Mata underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his 2021 season.[116] Mata began the 2022 season on the injured list in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox.[61] He resumed pitching in May in extended spring training,[117] and played in a minor-league game for the first time in over two years in early June.[118] 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.[119]

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.[119] Following the 2023 regular season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.[14]

Chase Meidroth[edit]

Chase Meidroth
Meidroth batting in 2020
Boston Red Sox
Second baseman
Born: (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 22)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Chase Gregory Meidroth (born July 23, 2001) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Meidroth attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California, and played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[120] He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[121]

Meidroth spent his first professional season with Florida Complex League Red Sox and the Salem Red Sox.[122] During 2022 minor-league play, he had a .316 batting average with four home runs and 15 RBIs in 22 games.[122] In 2023, Meidroth played in High-A for the Greenville Drive and in Double-A for the Portland Sea Dogs, posting a .271 average with nine home runs and 57 RBIs in 111 total games.[122]

Entering the 2024 season, Meidroth was ranked as the Red Sox' number 13 minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9]

Luis Perales[edit]

Luis Perales
Boston Red Sox – No. 93
Pitcher
Born: (2003-04-14) April 14, 2003 (age 21)
Guacara, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Luis Alexis Perales (born April 14, 2003) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Perales signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in July 2019.[123][124] After the 2020 minor-league season was canceled, Perales played for the Dominican Summer League Red Sox in 2021, the Florida Complex League Red Sox and Salem Red Sox in 2022, and Salem and the High-A Greenville Drive in 2023.[125] He posted a 1.77 earned run average (ERA) in 35+23 innings pitched in 2022 and a 3.91 ERA in 89+23 innings in 2023, primarily as a stating pitcher.[125]

On November 14, 2023, the Red Sox added Perales to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[126] He began the 2024 season with Greenville, ranked as the Red Sox' number nine minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9]

Andrew Politi[edit]

Andrew Politi
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-04) June 4, 1996 (age 27)
Long Valley, New Jersey
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Andrew Politi (born June 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Politi graduated from West Morris Central High School in New Jersey and attended Seton Hall University, where he played college baseball for the Seton Hall Pirates. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the 15th round, with the 460th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[127]

Politi spent his first minor-league season with the Lowell Spinners in 2018, appearing in 21 games (all in relief) while posting a 4.34 earned run average (ERA).[128] In 2019, he played for the High-A Salem Red Sox, compiling a 3.55 ERA in 33 games (five starts).[128] After the 2020 minor-league season was canceled, Politi played in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs in 2021, recording a 6.36 ERA in 21 games (15 starts).[128] Politi split the 2022 season between Portland and the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox,[129] posting an overall 4–1 record with eight savess and a 2.60 ERA in 50 appearances (two starts).[128] After the regular season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[128]

On December 7, 2022, the Baltimore Orioles selected Politi from the Red Sox in the 2022 Rule 5 draft.[130] Politi posted a 6.23 ERA across nine spring training appearances before he was designated for assignment by the Orioles on March 27, 2023.[131] The next day, Politi cleared waivers and was returned to the Red Sox.[132] He spent the 2023 season with Worcester, pitching to a 4.45 ERA with 15 saves while striking out 60 batters in 58+23 innings.[128]

David Sandlin[edit]

David Sandlin
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: (2001-02-21) February 21, 2001 (age 23)
Owasso, Oklahoma, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

David Eleck Sandlin (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Sandlin attended Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma, and played college baseball at Eastern Oklahoma State College and for the Oklahoma Sooners. In one season at Oklahoma, he pitched in 19 games (18 starts) while posting a 5.59 earned run average (ERA) and striking out 102 batters in 95 innings.[133] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[134]

Sandlin signed with the Royals and made his professional debut in 2022 with the Arizona Complex League Royals, pitching in one game for two innings.[133] In 2023, he played for the Single-A Columbia Fireflies and the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits, posting a combined 3.51 ERA in 14 games (all starts) while striking out 87 batters in 66+23 innings.[133][135]

On February 17, 2024, the Royals traded Sandlin to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for John Schreiber.[136][137] Sandlin began the 2024 season with the Red Sox' High-A affiliate, the Greenville Drive.[9]

Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters[edit]

As part of Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball prior to the 2021 season, the Red Sox dropped the Lowell Spinners, a Class A Short Season team, as an affiliate.[138]

Triple-A[edit]

The Worcester Red Sox are members of the International League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2021.

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated March 29, 2024
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Double-A[edit]

The Portland Sea Dogs are members of the Eastern League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2003.

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 19 Angel Bastardo
  • 24 Brendan Cellucci
  • 29 Felix Cepeda
  • 33 Isaac Coffey
  • 32 Theo Denlinger
  • 21 Hunter Dobbins
  • 47 Wikelman Gonzalez *
  • 96 Alex Hoppe
  •  2 Robert Kwiatkowski
  • 96 Chih-Jung Liu
  • 15 Wyatt Olds
  • 31 Helcris Olvarez
  • 28 Zach Penrod
  • 38 Christopher Troye
  • 36 Jacob Webb
  • 85 Ryan Zeferjahn

Catchers

  • 22 Matt Donlan
  •  5 Mickey Gasper
  • 10 Kyle Teel

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 23 Roman Anthony
  • 16 Nick Decker
  • 11 Phillip Sikes


Manager

  • 55 Chad Epperson

Coaches

  • 53 Justin Frometa (development coach)
  • 66 Chris Hess (hitting)
  • 77 Sean Isaac (pitching coach)
  • 40 Mickey Jiang (coach)
  • 54 Kyle Sasala (coach)

60-day injured list

  • 19 Taylor Broadway (full season)
  • -- Zach Bryant
  • 61 Noah Song (full season)

7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated April 17, 2024
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High-A[edit]

The Greenville Drive are members of South Atlantic League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2005.

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 18 Angel Bastardo
  • 30 Brock Bell
  • 23 Maceo Campbell
  •  9 Casey Cobb
  • 38 Isaac Coffey
  •  8 Jordan DiValerio
  • -- Hunter Dobbins
  • 33 Juan Daniel Encarnacion
  • 21 Jaret Godman
  • 48 Wikelman Gonzalez
  • 16 Graham Hoffman
  • 19 Alex Hoppe
  • 12 Robert Kwiatkowski
  • 47 Nathan Landry
  •  6 Aaron Perry
  • 21 Dalton Rogers
  • 17 Joey Stock
  • 26 Nate Tellier
  • -- Tyler Uberstine

Catchers

  • 29 Jonathan Diaz
  •  4 Alex Erro
  • 25 Ronald Rosario

Infielders

Outfielders

  •  7 Roman Anthony
  • 36 Nick Decker
  • 22 Tyler Esplin
  • 15 Bryan Gonzalez
  • 37 Gilberto Jiménez
  • 31 Eduardo Lopez
  •  1 Kier Meredith
  •  3 Miguel Ugueto


Manager

  •  2 Iggy Suarez

Coaches

  • -- JP Fasone (hitting coach)
  • 10 Taylor Jackson (coach)
  • 13 Bob Kipper (pitching coach)
  • 45 Alex Reynolds (development coach)
  • -- Ty Snep (coach)

60-day injured list

  • -- Jorge Rodriguez
  • -- Jeremy Wu-Yelland

7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated February 12, 2024
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Single-A[edit]

The Salem Red Sox are members of Carolina League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2009.

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 46 Bradley Blalock
  • 35 Caleb Bolden
  • 36 Jonathan Brand
  • 30 Felix Cepeda
  • 39 Nathanael Cruz
  • 23 Luis De La Rosa
  • 29 Noah Dean
  • 21 Jhonny Felix
  • 31 Gabriel Jackson
  • 20 Marques Johnson
  • -- Matt Litwicki
  • 16 Jedixson Paez
  • 41 Luis Perales
  • 25 Railin Perez
  • 45 Jose Ramirez
  • 15 Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz
  • 24 Reidis Sena
  • 12 Luis Talavera

Catchers

  • 26 Enderso Lira
  • 13 Yorberto Mejicano
  • 18 Juan Montero

Infielders

  •  5 Cutter Coffey
  • 14 Lyonell James
  •  6 Ahbram Liendo
  •  3 Daniel McElveny
  •  2 Luis Ravelo
  • -- Mikey Romero
  • 44 Claudio Simon

Outfielders

  •  1 Miguel Bleis
  • 11 Allan Castro
  • 37 Juan Chacon
  • 19 Albert Feliz
  • 28 Jhostynxon Garcia
  • 38 Alexis Hernandez


Manager

  •  4 Liam Carroll

Coaches

  •  9 Ozzie Chavez (bench coach)
  • 33 Nelson Paulino (hitting coach)
  • -- Juan Rivera (pitching)
  • -- Kyle Schmidt (coach)
  • -- Matt Wheeler (assistant pitching)

60-day injured list

  • -- Hayden Mullins

7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated February 12, 2024
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Rookie[edit]

The Florida Complex League Red Sox are members of the Florida Complex League (FCL). They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 1989; the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Red Sox prior to 2021.

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 37 Wandy Abreu
  • 54 Royman Blanco
  • 78 Yizreel Burnet
  • 82 Connor Butler
  • 20 Luis Cohen
  • 48 Willian Colmenares
  • 85 Jogly Garcia
  • -- Smil Guzman ‡
  • 88 Francis Hernandez
  • 17 Alvaro Mejias
  • 25 Yordanny Monegro
  • 70 Cristian Nunez
  • 63 Simon Pacheco
  • 10 Eybersson Polanco
  • 87 Garrett Ramsey
  • 30 Denis Reguillo
  • 41 Yonfi Rodriguez
  • 44 Elvis Soto
  • 77 Michael Valera
  • 84 Stijn Van Der Schaaf

Catchers

  •  3 Rivaldo Avila
  •  5 Brooks Brannon
  • 29 Johanfran Garcia
  • 43 Diego Viloria

Infielders

  • 28 Marvin Alcantara
  • 50 Kelvin Diaz
  • 58 Freili Encarnacion
  • 39 Andy Lugo
  • 81 Angel Pierre
  •  2 Johnfrank Salazar
  • 22 Bryant Zayas

Outfielders

  • 56 Albertson Asigen
  • 71 Karim Ayubi
  • 24 Deundre Jones
  • 46 Armando Sierra
  • 60 Natanael Yuten


Manager

Coaches

  • -- Brett Merritt (pitching)
  • -- Josh Prince (hitting)
  • -- Andres Rodriguez (pitching)
  • 36 Junior Zamora (hitting)

60-day injured list

  • -- Diego Hernandez

7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated June 14, 2023
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Foreign Rookie[edit]

The Dominican Summer League Red Sox are members of the Dominican Summer League (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.

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 65 Ali Ascanio
  • 54 Obed Balderas
  • 63 Enrique Carta
  • 52 Ruben De La Cruz
  • 39 Nicolas De La Cruz
  • 10 Darlyn De La Cruz
  • 60 Hanssel De Los Santos
  • 40 Jesus Garcia
  • 71 Aaron Liranzo
  • 25 Emmanuel Polo
  • 56 Ricardo Rodriguez
  • 50 Cesar Ruiz
  • 43 Juan Valera
  • 55 Yeferson Vargas

Catchers

  • 32 Frederik Jimenez
  • 22 Liosward Marin
  • 23 Enmanuel Martinez
  •  2 Kleyver Salazar

Infielders

  • 16 Luis Arredondo
  • 20 Yoeilin Cespedes
  • 28 Fraymi De Leon
  • 49 Raimundo De Los Santos
  • 19 Alisson Del Orbe
  • 24 Chad Delancey
  • -- Gabriel Mavarez ‡
  •  5 Starlyn Nunez
  • 51 Yoiber Ruiz
  • 30 Moises Semerite

Outfielders

  •  3 Cristofher Paniagua
  • 51 Jesus Prado
  • 18 Jhoan Solarte


Manager

  •   Amaury Garcia

Coaches


7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated June 14, 2023
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Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 60 Marcos Almanzar
  • 10 Breilin Arredondo
  • 30 Gilberto Batista
  • 24 Geiser Figueroa
  • 29 Juan Henriquez
  • 48 Luis Jerez
  • 18 Andres Jimenez
  • -- Daniel Nunez
  •  7 Ovis Portes
  •  5 Jean Carlos Reyes
  • -- Brahian Rijo
  • -- Wuilliams Rodriguez
  • 71 Oscar Sanchez
  • 20 Denison Sanchez
  • 41 Argeny Sanchez
  • -- Cristofer Soriano

Catchers

  • 43 Andruw Musett
  • 58 Gerardo Rodriguez
  • 22 Anger Romero

Infielders

  • 63 Franklin Arias
  • 52 Yosander Asencio
  • 36 Nixson Cueche
  • 55 Claudio Evangelista
  •  2 Nathanael German
  • 44 Yohander Linarez
  • 28 Franyer Noria
  •  3 Jancel Santana

Outfielders

  • 50 Alex Castillo
  • 62 Albert Chalas
  • 25 Natanael Eusebio
  • 23 Jose Liriano


Manager

  •   Sandy Madera

Coaches

  •   Juan Hernandez (coach)
  •   Oscar Lira (pitching)
  •   Carlos Vallejo (coach)


7-day injured list
* On Boston Red Sox 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated June 14, 2023
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