Ex-Red Sox Hurler Who Was Released After Controversial Opinions Finds New Home

Boston's least-favorite hurler is playing baseball again

Scott Neville | Sep 7, 2023

Ex-Red Sox Hurler Who Was Released After Controversial Opinions Finds New Home /

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The Boston Red Sox have had plenty of lowlights in 2023 but one of the most outrageous events was the addition of left-hander Matt Dermody, who has a history of homophobic and hateful tweets.

To further exacerbate the issue, they called him up during Pride Month and he would have been in line to start on Fenway's Pride Night had he stayed in the rotation for a second time.

The 33-year-old got shelled by the Cleveland Guardians in hilarious fashion, was designated for assignment and then subsequently released the following week.

Nobody has dared to touch Dermody again in Major League Baseball after Red Sox Nation's uproar but he has found a new home in the baseball world.

"Left-handed starting pitcher Matt Dermody comes to the (Toros Del Este) bullpen as part of our group of imports for the 2023-24 season. Dermody has pitched in MLB with the (Toronto) Blue Jays, (Chicago) Cubs and Red Sox," the club announced.

The Toros Del Este is a Dominican League winter ball team that Dermody will join, likely in an attempt to rebuild his stock.

The veteran posted a 4.59 ERA with a 52-to-11 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .284 batting average against and 1.37 WHIP in 49 innings for Triple-A Worcester prior to his release.

He might be able to improve as a pitcher but his off-the-field issues are going to make it hard for him to find a job regardless of his production this winter.

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Published Sep 7, 2023

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