Welcome to the wind-down time in the minors. Tuesday night’s action likely ended with players from both Worcester and Portland watching the late-night debut of their teammate from earlier in the year. Yes, Connelly Early is now one of the several prospects who has knocked on the door down to the Major Leagues within 12 months of playing in Portland. In fact, his first start in Triple-A Worcester came just 37 days ago, and he lasted just 3 2/3 innings. But, in the very next start, the same confidence Early showed in Portland throughout 2025 shone through in a seven-inning performance. And, at 10:05 PM on a Tuesday night in Sacramento, Early struck out 11 guys in five innings. What comes of this is up to chance, at least to us viewers, and the same can be said for today’s Payton Tolle aftern

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