WORCESTER — Considering the amount of rotation depth the Red Sox amassed with their offseason additions of Ranger Suárez, Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo, it always seemed likely Payton Tolle would start ...

Tolle struck out two and walked two while throwing 67 percent of his pitches for strikes. He had good command of his fastballs on the day, but he struggled to get into two-strike ...

As Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle left the mound on Friday night, it was to a massive ovation. He’d just thrown ...

Rookie wall? Payton Tolle felt no such thing, not even when he had his worst start of the season last Wednesday at Fenway ...

With an uber fastball and developing secondaries, Tolle could project as an elite pitcher into the future. What has to happen for him to reach his potential?

The Boston Red Sox went into this season thinking their strength that would win them games would be their pitching staff, and so far, it’s been one of their biggest weaknesses. And now, one of their ...

For years, the Boston Red Sox had a history of developing pitching prospects into the next stars in Boston, with players such as Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz contributing to World Series title teams.

WORCESTER — Chad Tracy didn’t parse words when describing his newest pitcher Payton Tolle. “From the things I’ve heard, this is one of the better pitching prospects (we’ve had) roll through here in my ...

The Boston Red Sox's past, present and future all collided on Thursday as Red Sox lefty Payton Tolle battled Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale at Fenway Park. Tolle, 23, is in his second Major League ...

Two of the most promising young pitchers in baseball made their big-league debuts on Friday. The Boston Red Sox called up No. 28 prospect Payton Tolle to face Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates at ...