Brayan Bello Demoted To Minors By Red Sox After Another Poor Start

[Steve Drumwright]

 

The Brayan Bello situation has taken another turn.

The Boston Red Sox demoted Bello to Triple-A Worcester following yet another bad start by the right-hander Thursday, according to multiple reports.

The move came after Bello allowed eight runs over five innings in an 8-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Six of those runs came in the first inning. It was the second game this season in which the 27-year-old has allowed eight runs, with another start yielding seven runs and yet another six runs. That is four of his 12 appearances this year, eight of which have been starts. The Red Sox have also tried using an opener for Bello, who is in the third year of a six-year, $55 million contract.

When questioned by the media about his role on the team and whether he would be better off in the bullpen or the minors, Bello took exception.

Brayan Bello on whether the big league rotation -- as opposed to the bullpen or Triple-A -- is the right place for him to navigate his struggles:

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— Alex Speier (@alexspeier.bsky.social) June 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM

Bello has a 6.34 ERA and entered Thursday's game with an 8.2% walk rate and a 15.6% strikeout rate. While the walk rate is very close to the MLB average of 8.4% and just off his career mark of 8.3%, his strikeout rate is the worst of his career, below the 15.6% for his career and the MLB average of 22.4%. Opponents are also hitting .310 vs. Bello, the worst mark since his rookie season of .315.

It was already a busy day on the pitching side for the Red Sox, who promoted right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle before the game and then traded for left-handed reliever Joe La Sorsa, who was in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization and will be added to the roster prior to Friday's series opener against the New York Yankees. La Sorsa is an easy swap for Bello's spot on the 26-man roster, but a 40-man move will need to be made.

 

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[a700hitter]

 

[vegasbob]

So Bello now declares he's always starter, just having a bad season.

Wait until his attitude hits the WooSox clubhouse. This guy may be infectious, watch out.

[illinoisredsox]

44 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

So Bello now declares he's always starter, just having a bad season.

Wait until his attitude hits the WooSox clubhouse. This guy may be infectious, watch out.

Havng a bad season presumes you’ve actually had (a) good season(s).  He’s had a couple good half seasons but he’s never put together a full good season.  The best that can be said is that overall he’s been healthy and never missed much time due to physical injury.  This year not withstanding, stats wise he’s been remarkably mediocre overall