Boston Red Sox Minor League Hitters of the Month: July 2026

[Ayden Mason]

In the blink of an eye, baseball season is more than over halfway over. The Boston Red Sox's farm system has had a lot of bright spots and breakouts throughout the season, especially in July.

However, Craig Breslow traded a good chunk of prospects to acquire major-league talent, most notably top prospects Anthony Eyanson, Kyson Witherspoon, and Enddy Azocar, who were all shipped to the Baltimore Orioles in a blockbuster deal for catcher Adley Rutschman. That depletion of talent will be felt in the years to come, and it makes our jobs slightly harder in the present.

Thankfully, they still have a deep farm system, including the stars with the highest potential ceilings, Franklin Arias and Justin Gonzales. Let's give some flowers to the organization's best MiLB hitters from last month.

Ranking Red Sox's Best Minor-League Hitters in July 

Honorable Mention: Justin Gonzales (High-A Greenville)

The 19-year-old from the Dominican Republic has been very consistent all season, taking walks and not striking out a lot. Gonzales had a cold month of June, batting .183, but still managed 18 walks and 21 strikeouts in 71 at-bats.

He then made a complete turnaround at the plate in July, slashing .306/.442/.565 in 62 at-bats. The right-hander provided five homers and 11 RBIs for Greenville, including a stretch where he smacked a homer in three straight games.

It seems the Red Sox developmental staff wanted Gonzales to lift the ball more, since that was what he lacked; now he has hit the most homers in a month this season.

Honorable Mention: Kristian Campbell (Triple-A Worcester)

Drafted out of Georgia Tech, Campbell shined right out of the gate in the 2025 MLB season. It did not take long for Boston to ink him to an 8-year, $60 million deal. The Marietta, Georgia native figured out the struggles of a major leaguer, not being able to find his footing after a hot start, which led to a demotion to Triple-A.

It took a while for Campbell to have the big month he has been hunting for, but it finally came in July. Batting under the Mendoza Line the prior two months, the righty turned it up, earning himself a .379 batting average while taking almost as many walks as strikeouts (13/17 BB/K ratio).

Kristian was not finding extra-bases by any means, but he was getting on base at a phenomenal clip with a .507 OBP, higher than all his WooSox teammates. Most Red Sox fans are still rooting for Campbell to pan out and make it back to Boston; hopefully this is the stepping stone for what more is to come.

#3: Louis Andujar (Low-A Salem)

Signing for just $20,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2025, Andujar was a name worth paying attention to in the Red Sox Florida Complex League in 2026, slashing an impressive .404/.483/.731 at just 18 years old. 

Andujar deserved a promotion and struggled mightily in his first taste of Low-A. Through his first 16 games, the infielder posted a slash line of .083/.179/.100, but the potential was still there, waiting for a breakout to come.

After a great month of May, Louis fell back down to Earth in June. Like all the best prospects, he took the adversity in stride and came back swinging once again in July with a slash line of .329/.405/.658. With a Salem team that was slugging at an elite rate, the third baseman led the RidgeYaks in home runs with five, while being top five in almost every possible hitting category, including hits, runs, RBIs, BB, AVG, OBP, SLG, and OPS. 

Listed as a shortstop, Andujar has been playing third base for most of his time with Salem. Still very young, he'll enter some serious prospect conversations if he can keep up his hot hitting.

#2: Brooks Brannon (Double-A Portland)

Brannon has been showing off his power all season for the Portland Sea Dogs. Although he had a bit of a cool June, the power still carried over to July, slugging a team-leading seven long balls.

He has spent all his time this season at first base and as a designated hitter and has been hitting his way into relevancy; he was finding extra bases at an elite level last month, leading the entire Red Sox organization (yes, even the big-league club) with 15 extra-base hits, seven homers, and tied with 19 RBIs.

The only major flaw in his game that still needs development is his swing and misses; his walk-to-strikeout ratio has looked identical every month this season. If he cleans that up, a trip to Boston will be in his near future.

#1: Kleyver Salazar (Low-A Salem)

Signing as an international free agent from Venezuela, Salazar was seen as someone with a solid defensive profile but made very inconsistent contact at the plate. That problem showed in 2025 in Salem, where he slashed .215/.327/.276 through 99 games.

Now in 2026, the catcher has looked completely different in the box, basically increasing all his stat totals from the prior season by a wide margin. However, he took it to the next level in July. Salazar posted an absurd .507 OBP, higher than every player in Low-A and 100 points higher than any of his teammates with a minimum of 50 at-bats.

Not only did Salazar post his best OBP, but he also racked up the most runs, RBIs, hits, and extra-base hits he has ever tallied in a month. Not to mention, his .386 average and 1.139 OPS completely shattered his personal bests.

Although not seen as a top Red Sox prospect on most lists, Salazar’s consistency has him looking like an underrated diamond in the rough that fans will get to know sooner or later.

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