Below is a partial list of players in the Boston Red Soxminor 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.
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-ACarolina 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]
Dobbins split the 2024 campaign between the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs and Triple-A Worcester Red Sox,compiling an 8–5 record and 3.08 ERA with 120 strikeouts across 125+2⁄3 innings pitched.[18] Following the season, the Red Sox added Dobbins to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[19]
Drohan made his professional debut in 2021 with the Salem Red Sox. He played 2022 with the Greenville Drive and Portland Sea Dogs and started 2023 with Portland.[24]
On December 6,2023,the Chicago White Sox selected Drohan from the Red Sox in the Rule 5 draft.[25] On February 22,2024,Drohan underwent a nerve decompression procedure on his left shoulder,[26] and was placed on the 60–day injured list to begin the season.[27] On June 9,Drohan was activated from the injured list and subsequently designated for assignment.[28] On June 12,Drohan was returned to the Red Sox organization.[29]
On August 2,2022,Ferguson,Eric Hosmer,Corey Rosier,and cash considerations were traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jay Groome.[37][38] Ferguson finished the 2022 season with the High-A Greenville Drive.[39] Overall with three teams during 2022,he batted a combined .214 with seven home runs and 60 RBIs in 114 games.[39]
Ferguson spent most of 2023 with Greenville,while also playing five Triple-A games with the Worcester Red Sox.[39] Overall for the 2023 season,he batted .228 with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 91 games.[39]
On July 2,2019,Garcia signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent.[42] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[43] Garcia made his professional debut in 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox,hitting .282 with four home runs and 27 RBI in 45 games.[44]
Garcia spent the 2022 campaign with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Red Sox,playing in 31 games and batting .188/.328/.366 with three home runs,17 RBI,and four stolen bases.[45] He played 2023 with the Single–A Salem Red Sox,playing in 73 games and slashing .230/.329/.374 with four home runs,24 RBI,and nine stolen bases.[46]
Garcia split the 2024 campaign between the Salem,the High–A Greenville Drive,and Double–A Portland Sea Dogs,slashing a combined .286/.356/.536 with 23 home runs,66 RBI,and 17 stolen bases over 107 appearances. Following the season,the Red Sox added Garcia to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[47]
In 2019,he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs.[57] Following the season,he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020.[56] That summer,he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field,hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds.[58][59][60] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.[61] 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.[62]
Jordan was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[63][64] He signed for $1.75 million.[65] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season,he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi.[66] Following that summer,he spent time at Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league.[67] Jordan began the 2021 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox in late June.[68] 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.[69][70] Over nine games with Salem,Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBIs.[71]
Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season.[72] In early August,he was promoted to the Greenville Drive of the High-ASouth Atlantic League.[73] Over 120 games between both teams,he slashed .289/.363/.445 with 12 home runs,68 RBIs,and thirty doubles.[74] During the 2023 season,Jordan batted .324 in 73 games with Greenville,[74] and batted .254 with six home runs and 31 RBIs in 49 games with the Portland Sea Dogs.[75]
In early October 2023,Jordan wrote on Twitter about "dealing with anxiety and depression after seeing so many stories about it."[75] Jordan returned to Portland to begin the 2024 season,ranked as the Red Sox' number 21 minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9]
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.[76]
Liu began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive.[72] In 25 games (21 starts) with the Drive, he had a 4–11 record with a 6.10 ERA.[86] 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+2⁄3 innings.[86] Liu spent the 2023 season with Portland, pitching to a 7–8 record in 26 games (24 starts) with a 5.35 ERA.[86]
Mata signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in January 2016 for a $25,000 signing bonus.[92] 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 Single–AGreenville Drive where he posted a 5–6 record with a 3.74 ERA in 17 starts.[93]
MLB.com ranked Mata as Boston's fourth best prospect going into the 2018 season.[94] Playing for the High–ASalem Red Sox,Mata was the sole Boston prospect selected to the 2018 All-Star Futures Game,[95] where he pitched an inning of scoreless relief,allowing one hit while walking one and striking out one.[96] In 17 starts for Salem,Mata was 6–3 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP.[93]
Mata started the 2019 season with Salem,[93] and was promoted to the Double-APortland Sea Dogs on July 1.[97] Overall with both teams during the season,Mata compiled a 7–7 record with 3.43 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 105 innings.[93] 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.[83] Following the 2020 season,Mata was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number four prospect.[98]
On November 20,2020,Mata was added to Boston's 40-man roster in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft.[99] During 2021 spring training,he sustained a slight UCL tear.[100] On April 13,2021,Mata underwent Tommy John surgery,ending his 2021 season.[101] Mata began the 2022 season on the injured list in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox.[72] He resumed pitching in May in extended spring training,[102] and played in a minor-league game for the first time in over two years in early June.[103] 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.[104]
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.[104] Following the 2023 regular season,he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.[105] Mata spent much of the first half of the 2024 season on the injured list due to hamstring and shoulder issues.[106] He was transferred to the team's 60-day injured list on July 26.[107] Mata was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on November 19.[108] On November 22,the Red Sox non–tendered Mata,making him a free agent.[109] He re–signed with the organization on a minor league contract the same day.[110]
Perales signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent on July 2,2019.[111][112] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[113]
On November 14,2023,the Red Sox added Perales to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[115] He began the 2024 season with Greenville,ranked as the Red Sox' number nine minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[9] In 9 starts split between Greenville and the Double–A Portland Sea Dogs,Perales compiled a 2–2 record and 2.94 ERA with 56 strikeouts across 33+2⁄3 innings pitched. On June 18,2024,it was announced that Perales would require Tommy John surgery,ending his season.[116]
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.
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Chicago White Sox organizations and rosters of their affiliates:
Michael Scott Chavis is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Washington Nationals. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg), Chavis bats and throws right-handed.
Ty Douglas Buttrey is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2012 MLB draft. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
Jason Joseph Groome is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He attended Barnegat High School in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, and was considered a top prospect in the 2016 MLB draft, where he was the 12th overall selection by the Boston Red Sox, who traded him to the Padres in 2022.
Robert Vernon Dalbec is an American professional baseball corner infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox. He made his MLB debut in 2020. He played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona. Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 227 pounds (103 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.
Shaun Anderson is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and Miami Marlins. He has also played in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers. He played college baseball for the University of Florida and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft.
Triston Ray Casas is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Red Sox selected him in the first round of the 2018 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in 2022. Casas was a member of the United States national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which won the silver medal.
Jarren William Duran is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg), he bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has played for the Mexico national baseball team. Duran was named the MVP of the 2024 MLB All-Star Game.
Thaddeus James Ward is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 182 pounds (83 kg), he both throws and bats right-handed.
Nicholas Anthony Yorke is an American professional baseball infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected 17th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the 2020 MLB draft and was traded to the Pirates in 2024, making his debut the same year.
Jordan Blake Weems is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Washington Nationals. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 2011 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut with the Athletics in 2020.
Marcelo Mayer is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Boston Red Sox organization. He was selected by the Red Sox fourth overall in the first round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Brayan Bello is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.
Kutter Martin Crawford is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 209 pounds (95 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.
Ryan Fitzgerald is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent.
Roman Joseph Anthony is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization.
Michael Lorenzo Romero is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Boston Red Sox organization.
Luis Sadiel Guerrero is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Red Sox in the 17th round of the 2021 MLB draft.
Bradley Christopher Blalock is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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