Connelly Early | |
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![]() Early with Army in 2022 | |
Boston Red Sox – No. 71 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Midlothian, Virginia, U.S. | April 3, 2002|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 9, 2025, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics (through September 9,2025) | |
Win–loss record | 1–0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 11 |
Teams | |
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Todd Connelly McNeil Early (born April 3,2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Early attended James River High School in Midlothian,Virginia,and played college baseball at the United States Military Academy and the University of Virginia. [1] He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft. [2]
Early signed with the Boston Red Sox in 2023 and made his professional debut with the Salem Red Sox. He pitched during 2024 with the Greenville Drive and Portland Sea Dogs and started 2025 with Portland. [3] [4] Early was called up by the Red Sox on September 9,2025,and made his MLB debut that day. [5] Starting against the Athletics,he struck out 11 batters in five innings pitched. That tied a record for strikeouts in a Red Sox rookie debut,set by Don Aase in 1977. [6]