Samaniego's Historic Debut Sparks Red Sox Bullpen

0:00On April 9th, the Boston Red Sox made some baseball history Wednesday at Fenway Park against the Milwaukee Brewers. Rookie reliever Tyler Samaniego stepped into his major league debut in the eighth inning and struck out his first three batters, South Relic, Christian, Yelich and Louis Matoz. He's the first Red Sox player to fan his initial three hours that way since Don AAC back in 1977. That call-up came quick after the team placed Justin Slayton on the injured list, thinning out their bullpen. Samaniego was a piece from the offseason trade that sent Johan Oviedo to Boston and he'd never pitched above the minors before. Manager Alex Cora had been high on him since spring training where he showed real promise. A late signing of veteran lefty Danny Coulomb bumped him down initially, but Coulomb's been solid with a 2.70 ERA in five outing so far. Now both left handers are in the mix for the foreseeable future amid the usual bullpen shuffle this season.

1:00Another vet, Tommy Conley, is working his way up from Triple A. Samaniego's debut proves he's ready for the big stage against one of the league's top lineups. Could be the spark the Sox pen needs moving forward. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today. I'm Corey with the story.