Connelly Early Secures Red Sox Rotation Spot

0:00It's March 26th. This is Boston Red Sox News today, your AI-powered team coverage. Connolly Early has earned the final spot in the Boston Red Sox starting rotation for the 2026 Major League Baseball season, edging out. Johan Oviado. He will start on Sunday as the number three pitcher in the lineup. Still, the team might shuffle things since sending him to the minors for 35 days would extend their control over the young left-hander by another year. Analysts see him sticking around for about 20 starts this year. They figure Boston could option him briefly to manage service time while keeping him involved enough to chase and sentence like an extra draft pick if. He excels as a rookie, early impressed in spring training with a 1.59 earned run average over five games and 17 innings. Last season, he posted a 2.33 earned run average in four starts. The Red Sox kick off their season Thursday on the road against the Cincinnati Reds with

1:00early poise to play a big role right away.