Red Sox Reportedly Calling Up Intriguing Young Hurler After Fantastic Run In Worcester

Boston could use some fresh arms

Scott Neville | Jun 27, 2024

Apr 16, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; A general view of the Fenway Park facade during a game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports / Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

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The Boston Red Sox taxed their pitching staff over the weekend with a bullpen game and could use some fresh life as they gear up for a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Fenway Park.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora is pulling all the strings to keep his team in playoff position -- Boston is holding onto the final American League Wild Card spot with a .001 winning-percentage advantage over the Kansas City Royals entering play Thursday.

With that in mind, a few moves were made to bolster the roster. First, the Red Sox reinstated Connor Wong from paternity leave and optioned catcher Tyler Heineman to Triple-A Worcester, the team announced. They also optioned right-handed pitcher Isaiah Campbell to the WooSox.

The latter move reportedly was made to give a red-hot prospect a chance to bolster the big-league bullpen.

"Source: WooSox lefty Bailey Horn is being called up to Boston to join the Red Sox bullpen," Beyond The Monster's Andrew Parker reported Thursday.

Horn has posted a 1.69 ERA with a 19-to-9 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .167 batting average against and a 1.13 WHIP in 16 innings since joining Triple-A Worcester on April 30 via trade from the Chicago White Sox.

The southpaw has yet to pitch in the big leagues and has been a middling minor leaguer with a career 4.37 ERA in 120 games across four seasons.

While Horn replaces Campbell after a very short stint, he likely will fill the role left by Cam Booser's demotion to Worcester as the second left-hander behind Brennan Bernardino -- who has been lights out this season.

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Published Jun 27, 2024

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu