Boston Red Sox Minor League Pitchers of the Month: April 2026

[Nick John]

While the month of April may not have been as memorable for the Boston Red Sox as fans had hoped for, there was more to be hopeful of in the minor leagues. The pitching development infrastructure, which saw an overhaul by Craig Breslow since his hiring following the 2023 season, showed its progress last season, but 2026 has been a whole different animal.

Triple-A Worcester alone has seen several of its pitchers get off to great starts that led to promotions to the major-league squad, while the other levels of the organization have seen their own pitchers get off to incredible starts. With that, we’ve narrowed this award down to the three best pitchers in the Red Sox's minor-league system.

Special Mention: Portland Sea Dogs No-Hitter

On Sunday, April 26, the entire Red Sox organization was dealing with the fallout of the coaching layoffs that had occurred the day prior. Despite the mass changes in staff across all levels of the organization, the Sea Dogs made sure that Kyle Sasala’s first day as acting manager was as special one. Led by Hayden Mullins who tossed five hitless innings, the Sea Dogs went on to pitch a no-hitter and win 3-2.

Mullins started the game and allowed two unearned runs that came around to score on a third inning error. Across his entire start he walked five and struck out five before giving way to the bullpen. Caleb Bolden was the first to come on in relief, pitching two hitless innings and striking out three before handing the ball over to Reidis Sena who concluded the no-hitter as he tossed the final two innings.

The no-hitter was the ninth in the history of the Portland Sea Dogs.

#3: Devin Futrell (Single-A Salem/High-A Greenville)

Futrell has been on the receiving end of Boston’s pitching depth across the minor leagues, and not in a positive way. Opening the season with the Salem RidgeYaks due to a lack of room in Greenville, Futrell forced his way up to the Drive after just two appearances in Salem.

Since the promotion, his time with Greenville has been just as dominant. Having split April between the two levels, the left-hander made four appearances and tossed 17 2/3 innings as he allowed just one run on six hits and three walks. He also struck out 18 batters. Futrell opened the season on a 13-inning scoreless streak.

Futrell has been an arm of interest since his professional debut in 2025, but after holding opposing batters to a .115 batting average and striking them out at a 27.7% rate, he’s continued to show that he is ready for a chance against tougher competition.

#2: Jake Bennett (Triple-A Worcester)

Bennett had a stellar April with the organization that, when mixed with unforeseen injuries to the major-league squad, led to the left-hander making his major league debut sooner than anyone expected.

Pitching in four games, Bennett absolutely was in control as he limited opposing batters to a .161 batting average across 18 innings. During that time, he allowed just two earned runs on 10 hits and three walks while striking out 11.

What really stood out for Bennett in the month of April was his ability to limit the hard contact. Utilizing a five-pitch mix, Bennett typically led the way with his sinker and four-seam fastball, using the two pitches for 51.7% of his pitches. It led to opposing batters getting a hard hit just 25.5% of the time with an expected slugging percentage of just .198.

#1: Anthony Eyanson (High-A Greenville)

It goes without saying that Eyanson would be the top pitching prospect for the month of April. Anyone who watched him throughout the month should have had an idea, especially as he put the baseball world on notice with the start to his professional career.

Making four starts in April, the third-round pick pitched in a manner befitting of a first-rounder as he allowed just six hits and one earned run across 16 2/3 innings pitched. In that same span he struck out 27 batters while walking none. Following his first professional outing, Eyanson allowed two or fewer hits in each of his outings, including 4 1/3 no-hit innings in his second start.

Overall, Eyanson struck out 48% of the batters he faced in April while his strikeouts to walk ratio was infinity thanks in part to his excellent command. On top of that, when batters did manage to put the ball in play against him, Eyanson found a way to keep it on the ground, as he had a 59.4% ground ball rate.

The right-hander is now being promoted to Double-A Portland after a fantastic start to his career as first reported by Chase Ford of MiLB Central.

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[TheoBallgame9]

WHY? Why is it so difficult for you to ID people in a photo. This used to be common practice. Why did you stop? Why? Because it made sense to let readers know who you were referring to. Is it that you think everyone is knowledgeable and knows every player's face by heart? Is it laziness? I'm presuming that's Jake Bennett, but really, what is wrong with you? 

[mvp 78]

It's clearly Jake Bennett, the only WOO pitcher mentioned.