Boston Herald · May 17, 2017
Red Sox notebook: Hector Velazquez gets call from Pawtucket to start
ST. LOUIS — Time to shake things up.
The Red Sox will call on a fresh face to join their starting rotation tomorrow against the Oakland A’s.
Hector Velazquez, the 28-year-old right-hander who was signed in the spring after pitching seven professional seasons in Mexico, will join the Sox from Triple-A Pawtucket to make his major league debut. Since he’s not on the 40-man roster, the Sox will have to clear space for him, but that shouldn’t be a problem since Steven Wright, who had season-ending surgery, can be moved to the 60-day disabled list to make room.
Velazquez has been dominating with the PawSox, holding a 1.55 ERA with 20 strikeouts to five walks in 29 innings this season.
