Amid a series of roster moves on Friday that included officially calling up top pitching prospect Payton Tolle for his Major League debut against Pirate ace Paul Skenes, the Red Sox released Walker Buehler, whom the team had signed this past winter. Boston also recalled IF/OF Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester and optioned OF Jhostynxon Garcia to Worcester.
The 31-year-old Buehler, a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion with the Dodgers, signed a one-year, $21.05 million deal with the Red Sox for 2025 with a mutual option for ’26. But the veteran righty struggled, going 7-7 with a 5.45 ERA in 23 games, including 22 starts. Buehler was on pace for career lows in several statistics, including strikeouts per 9 innings (6.7) and strikeout/walk ratio (1.53), and had recently been demoted to the bullpen.
