TORONTO — Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle reached triple-digits with his fastball for the first time ever during the ninth inning in a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
He topped out at 100.1 mph.
“I get a shirt now,” Tolle said, smiling. “It’s pretty cool.”
Director of pitching Justin Willard gives T-shirts with the message “I throw fuego” to every pitcher in the organization who reaches 100 mph.
Tolle not only will receive the yellow shirt — but he also will receive the Red Sox minor league Pitcher of the Year award during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park on Friday.
The Red Sox announced their minor league awards Thursday . The 22-year-old Tolle, who Boston drafted in the second round out of TCU in July 2024, started the season in High-A Greenville. He received a promotion