{"id":185497,"date":"2025-08-29T20:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/185497\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:40:11","slug":"red-sox-release-walker-buehler-to-end-21-million-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/185497\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox release Walker Buehler to end $21 million debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox are letting Walker Buehler do just that.<\/p>\n<p>Boston released the starting pitcher Friday, ending a rough one-year, $21 million experiment for both sides.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old was coming off several injury-marred seasons \u2014 he missed all of 2023 following Tommy John surgery \u2014 and struggled to find the form that made his a 16-game winner in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.33333333;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36970911\" width=\"787\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/boston-red-sox-starting-pitcher-109815171_915eed.jpg\" alt=\"Walker Buehler pitching for the Boston Red Sox.\" class=\"wp-image-36970911\"  \/>Red Sox starting pitcher Walker Buehler (0) pitches against the Baltimore Orioles. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he leaves Beantown with a 7-7 record over 22 starts with a 5.45 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and -1.03 WAR after being moved to the bullpen earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s obviously disappointing,\u201d Buehler said after being removed from the rotation. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time in my career that I\u2019ve been in a situation like that, but at the end of the day the organization and to a lesser extent myself, kind of think it\u2019s probably the right thing for our group and it gives me an opportunity to kind of reset in some ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36970915\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-walker-109814397_032e62.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox pitcher pitching a baseball.\" class=\"wp-image-36970915\"  \/>Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles. AP<\/p>\n<p>Releasing the two-time All-Star now gives him a chance to potentially catch on with a new team and remain postseason eligible.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A two-time World Series winner with the Dodgers, Buehler can bring the ineffable playoff experience to a team looking to fortify its staff.<\/p>\n<p>Boston, meanwhile, now has ample space for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/29\/sports\/red-sox-call-up-6-foot-6-prospect-payton-tolle-after-meteoric-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-foot-6 rookie Payton Tolle<\/a>, who is slated to make his MLB debut on Friday after a meteoric rise through the Red Sox\u2019s minor league system.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 second-round pick began the season in Single-A and moved up to Double-A after 10 starts.<\/p>\n<p>Five starts later, he was in Triple-A, and he now joins a Boston team in the mix of a playoff race after just six starts in Pawtucket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Red Sox are letting Walker Buehler do just that. 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