Boston Red Sox Minor League Pitchers of the Month - June 2025

[Billy Mock]

With June in the books, it's time to look at some of the top performances in the Red Sox's farm system. A lot of pitchers posted impressive results, but two in particular — one starter and one reliever — stood out amongst the crowd.

Starting Pitcher - Jesus Travieso (FCL)

We're going all the way down to Fort Myers, Florida where the Red Sox's complex league team plays to find our top starting pitcher of the month. Jesus Travieso is an 18-year-old right-handed pitcher out of Venezuela who signed with the Red Sox a year ago as part of the 2024 international signing class. Despite his youth, his career has gotten off to an excellent start, and the month of June might have been his best month of pro ball to date.

Travieso logged 21 innings across five starts for the FCL Red Sox in the month of June. He made four appearances in May, but only threw 10 innings, so he has started to ramp up the work load a bit. He threw at least three innings in all five starts, and as many as five in back-to-back starts in the middle of the month.

In his 21 innings of work, Travieso managed to allow just two earned runs, and had three outings in which he allowed no runs. His innings pitched was tied for second in the FCL, while his 0.86 ERA ranked fourth among FCL pitchers with at least 15 innings. He struck out 31 batters in the month of June, which not only led all Complex League pitchers across the Florida and Arizona league, but also led all Red Sox minor league pitchers. Hitters only recorded 12 hits off of Travieso, which was good for a .174 batting average against that also led all Red Sox minor league pitchers.

The only blemish on Travieso's line for the month was that he allowed 15 walks. He has great strikeout stuff but will certainly need to hone in on his command as he eventually advances into full-season ball. Command issues are typical for prospects his age and are pretty common for newly-acquired international free agents, so there shouldn't be too much to worry about as he matures. He has definitely established himself as a young arm to keep an eye on moving forward. 

Relief Pitcher - Alex Hoppe (Triple-A Worcester)

At the other end of the Red Sox farm system is Alex Hoppe, who just registered an excellent month of June for Triple-A Worcester out of the bullpen. A 26-year-old right-hander, Hoppe is in his third season of professional baseball in the Red Sox system. He was a sixth-round pick by Boston in the 2022 draft out of UNC-Greensboro, where he dominated as a high-leverage reliever in his senior season. Fast forward to 2025, he recently got the call to Triple-A after spending roughly a year and a half with Double-A Portland.

Hoppe delivered 11 2/3 innings for Worcester across nine appearances, and added two saves in two chances as well. He allowed just two earned runs, which was good for a 1.54 ERA and ranked second among the eleven WooSox pitchers that threw at least 10 innings. He got off to a rough start upon his call up to Triple-A, as he allowed eight earned runs in eight innings in the month of May, but his impressive month of June managed to bring his ERA with Worcester down to a respectable 4.59. 

He struck out 15 batters during the month, which ranked second among all Red Sox minor league relievers, and only issued four walks in the process. The walk total was an encouraging sign, as he allowed nine in the month of April and eight in May, so his command appears to be improving, which is certainly something you want to see from a pitcher that is now on the doorstep of the big leagues. 

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What do you think of our picks? Are there any other minor league starters you'd like to see celebrated for their June performance? Let us know in the comments!

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