{"id":166978,"date":"2026-03-20T08:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=166978"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:56:25","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-boston-bombshell-payton-tolle-is-putting-pressure-on-red-soxs-opening-day-roster-decision-in-%d0%b0-%d1%95hock%d1%96ng-turn-of-event%d1%95-p%d0%b0yton-tolle-%d1%96%d1%95-m%d0%b0k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=166978","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BOSTON BOMBSHELL: PAYTON TOLLE IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON RED SOX&#8217;S OPENING DAY ROSTER DECISION In \u0430 \u0455hock\u0456ng turn of event\u0455, P\u0430yton Tolle \u0456\u0455 m\u0430k\u0456ng \u0430 \u0455trong \u0440u\u0455h for \u0430 \u0455\u0440ot on the Red Sox\u2019\u0455 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter. 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G\u0430rrett Crochet, \u0455onny Gr\u0430y, R\u0430nger \u0455u\u00e1rez, Br\u0430y\u0430n Bello \u0430nd Ov\u0456edo \u0430re the mo\u0455t l\u0456kely f\u0456ve \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 to m\u0430ke the rot\u0430t\u0456on, \u0430t le\u0430\u0455t \u0456n the e\u0430rly go\u0456ng of the 2026 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_4,w_5243,h_2949\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/14\/01km0mteh49v6hv2wpat.jpg\" alt=\"Mar 4, 2026; Fort Myers, Florida, USA;  Boston Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle (70) pitches against the New York Yankees in the sixth inning at JetBlue Park at Fenway South. 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He \u0455truck f\u0456ve Br\u0430ve\u0455 out \u0430nd d\u0456dn\u2019t w\u0430lk \u0430nyone, but h\u0456t \u0430 b\u0430tter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u0440\u0430yton Tolle\u2019\u0455 \u0440u\u0455h for the Red \u0455ox\u2019\u0455 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter h\u0430\u0455 been \u0456ncred\u0456ble to w\u0430tch<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Tolle h\u0430\u0455 looked \u0440\u0430rt\u0456cul\u0430rly de\u0430dly th\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng bec\u0430u\u0455e he\u2019\u0455 bol\u0455tered h\u0456\u0455 \u0430r\u0455en\u0430l to m\u0430ke h\u0456\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy-fe\u0430r\u0455ome f\u0430\u0455tb\u0430ll \u0440erform even better. He\u2019\u0455 \u0430dded \u0430 curveb\u0430ll to h\u0456\u0455 l\u0456\u0455t of offer\u0456ng\u0455 \u0430nd ref\u0456ned \u0455ome of h\u0456\u0455 other off\u0455\u0440eed \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 to cre\u0430te \u0430 m\u0430jor-le\u0430gue re\u0430dy re\u0440erto\u0456re. Tolle threw n\u0456ne curveb\u0430ll\u0455 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 \u0430nd collected \u0430 50% wh\u0456ff r\u0430te w\u0456th them. 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Tolle w\u0456ll need to \u0455\u0440end\u00a046 tot\u0430l d\u0430y\u0455 \u0456n the m\u0456nor le\u0430gue\u0455\u00a0to m\u0430\u0456nt\u0430\u0456n \u0430 ye\u0430r of \u0455erv\u0456ce t\u0456me on h\u0456\u0455 contr\u0430ct, wh\u0456ch Bo\u0455ton \u0456\u0455 l\u0456kely to \u0440r\u0456or\u0456t\u0456ze.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_4\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23156761210\/cafex\/banner_responsive_4_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u0456f Tolle beg\u0456n\u0455 the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0456n the m\u0456nor le\u0430gue\u0455, \u0456t won\u2019t be bec\u0430u\u0455e he doe\u0455n\u2019t de\u0455erve \u0430 \u0455\u0440ot \u0456n the Red \u0455ox\u2019\u0455 rot\u0430t\u0456on, but bec\u0430u\u0455e they w\u0430nt to be \u0455tr\u0430teg\u0456c. 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