Eyanson Shines in Minors, Red Sox Fans Excited

0:00On April 19th, Anthony Ionsen is lighting up the minors for the Red Sox. The 21-year-old right-hander, their number 10 prospect and third-round pick from last year's draft, just tossed five scoreless innings for. High A Greenville. He gave up only two hits, no walks, and five strikeouts in a four-nothing shout-out win over the bowling green hot rods. Across three starts this season, Ianson owns a sparkling 0.73 ERA over 12 and a third innings. He's fan 18 batters while holding opponents to a measly 122 batting average, with just one run scored against him from a solo. Homer. Fans are buzzing because this dominance echoes his college days at LSU. After transferring from UC San Diego, he went 12 and 2 with the 3.00 ERA, piling up 152 strikeouts in one. 108 innings to help the Tigers snag a national title. Boston grabbed him with a signing bonus close to double the slot value at $1.75 million.

1:02His arsenal shines with two plus breaking balls, including a 65-grade slider that gets hitters chasing and pairs perfectly with his fastball. It might take until 2028 for Ionsen to hit the majors, but he's already carving a path that has Red Sox nation hyped for what's coming. Down the pipeline. Boston Red Sox news today. Powered by AI bringing you what matters on and off the field. I'm Cory with the story.