The Boston Red Sox are currently taking on the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game series at Fenway Park this week. Boston is 26-34 this season, including an abysmal 10-20 home record, but the Red Sox will be going for the series win on Thursday afternoon.
Before the Orioles game, the Red Sox are adding former New York Yankees pitcher Tommy Kahnle to the MLB roster. CBS Sports roto wire staff wrote (about Kahnle and his situation):
“Kahnle exercised an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract earlier this week, and the Red Sox have decided to add him to the big-league roster rather than let him reach free agency. The veteran reliever has collected a 1.40 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 21:11 K:BB in 19.1 innings at Worcester and will fill a middle relief role in Boston.”
It’s unclear if he will actually pitch for the Red Sox on Thursday, but it sounds like he will be on the big league roster moving forward.
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Tommy Kahnle Set to Join Red Sox Bullpen
GettyTommy Kahnle #41 of the New York Yankees pitches during the eighth inning of Game Five of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on October 30, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Tommy Kahnle’s MLB Career
GettyCLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 18: Tommy Kahnle #41 of the New York Yankees celebrates after the Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 8-6, in Game Four of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 18, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Tommy Kahnle is a very well-known Yankees reliever. Over 195+ innings with the team in the Bronx, Kahnle posted a 3.31 ERA with 251 strikeouts.
In 2025, he pitched with the Detroit Tigers and has also had stints with the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
All in all, Kahnle has been in MLB for 11 seasons, and has a career earned run average of 3.61 over 436+ innings and 502 strikeouts.
Some of his best (and worst) seasons came in a Yankees uniform, like being a leverage reliever for New York in 2024 when they advanced to the World Series.
It will be exciting to see what he can bring to this Red Sox bullpen, and if the 36 y/o Kahnle still has an effective pitch mix.
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