Red Sox players sad to see Connelly Early go, but excited to welcome Curtis Mead’s bat into the lineup
9, 2025, where he dazzled with 11 strikeouts in five scoreless innings against the Athletics.
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Following the dramatic turnaround over the past month, Boston’s front office is willing to make significant moves to improve the team. Craig Breslow explained Sunday why the Red Sox made an aggressive strike on the trade market and sent Connelly Early to Washington for Curtis Mead. The Red Sox got a head start for the MLB trade deadline when they acquired Curtis Mead from the Nationals in exchange for Connelly Early.
Furthermore, For Tolle, who grew close with Early during their parallel rise through the Sox’ minor league system and shared time in the big leagues, the news was bittersweet.
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Following the dramatic turnaround over the past month, Boston’s front office is willing to make significant moves to improve the team.
according to The Boston GlobeCraig Breslow explained Sunday why the Red Sox made an aggressive strike on the trade market and sent Connelly Early to Washington for Curtis Mead
according to MassLiveThe Red Sox got a head start for the MLB trade deadline when they acquired Curtis Mead from the Nationals in exchange for Connelly Early.
according to MassLiveFor Tolle, who grew close with Early during their parallel rise through the Sox’ minor league system and shared time in the big leagues, the news was bittersweet.
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