The Red Sox are getting a boost at the exact right time.
Boston enters Sunday’s rubber match against the Tampa Bay Rays with its playoff push tightening up, and the club will have Tyron Guerrero back in the mix for the series finale. The right-hander, who had been out since Aug. 31, was reinstated from the 15-Day Injured List, while Wyatt Olds was optioned to Triple-A Worcester to clear a spot.
“The Red Sox today reinstated RHP Tyron Guerrero from the 15-Day Injured List. To make room, Boston optioned RHP Wyatt Olds to Triple-A Worcester,” the team said.
Guerrero has been one of the season’s bigger surprises for Boston. The 6-foot-8 righty has put together a 3.26 ERA with a 36-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 38 2/3 innings.
Before this season, he hadn’t appeared in a major league game since 2019, when he last pitched for the Miami Marlins. After seven years away from big league action, he has become a breakout piece for the Red Sox and now returns with the postseason chase heating up.
Olds, meanwhile, has given Boston solid work when called upon. The rookie has posted a 1.20 ERA in 13 appearances this season, with a 20-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 15 innings.
Guerrero’s return may be the first bullpen reinforcement, but it likely won’t be the last. Garrett Crochet and Tanner Houck are also possibilities down the road. Houck is further along, currently on a minor league rehab assignment, while Crochet has been throwing bullpens but has not yet moved on to facing live hitters.
For now, the focus is on Sunday. Boston can clinch a postseason spot with a win over Tampa Bay, and its magic number sits at one.
If the Red Sox don’t finish the job themselves, they can still get in if other Wild Card contenders lose. Either way, the return of Guerrero gives Boston another arm just as the pressure rises.
In Other News...
A Yastrzemski Just Added Another Twist To Red Sox October History
Mike Yastrzemski ended up giving Red Sox fans another strange October footnote, even if he was doing it in an Atlanta uniform. His three-run home run for the Braves against the Astros helped Atlanta clinch the National League East and, in the process, shut down Houstons chance to catch Boston in the standings. The result officially locked in a wild-card postseason berth for the Red Sox, adding one more layer to a playoff race that had been hanging by a thread.
The family connection makes it even more of a baseball oddity. Yastrzemski is the grandson of Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, so the play tied a modern postseason turn directly back to one of the most familiar names in club history. For Boston, it was another reminder that the October road can twist in unexpected ways, sometimes with a name from the past helping shape the present. [Read more 🡒]
Red Sox Face Tough Offseason Calls On Several Familiar Names
The Red Sox should get a little healthier before the season is over, with several players projected to come off the injured list and give the roster more depth down the stretch. Even so, the bigger picture is already starting to take shape for Boston, where the front office will have to sort through a list of familiar names whose places on next years roster are far from secure.
Masataka Yoshida, Patrick Sandoval, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Triston Casas and Jahmai Jones all sit in that uncertain space for different reasons, from injury concerns to performance questions to simple roster math. It is the kind of offseason sorting that can reshape the edges of a club quickly, and for the Red Sox, the decisions around those players could be just as important as anything they do on the field between now and the winter. [Read more 🡒]
Red Sox Prospect Pipeline Just Got A New Reason For Buzz
The latest Bowman Chrome release has given Red Sox followers another excuse to track the farm system a little more closely. The set includes first-ever cards of prospects before they reach the majors, and this year four Boston signees landed 1st Bowman cards, bringing together the usual mix of hype, scouting intrigue and collector attention that tends to follow the organizations better young talent.
For a club that has already seen some prospects move on in recent trades, the timing adds another layer to the buzz around the pipeline. The release also spotlights additional Red Sox prospects who could draw interest from collectors if their development keeps trending the right way, which is part of what makes these early-card windows so appealing. The names will matter most eventually on the field, but for now they give Boston fans one more way to watch the future take shape. [Read more 🡒]