This season marked a breakthrough for the Red Sox pitching program, which saw a number of young prospects level up in their development and in many cases impact the major league club.

But while guys like Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Hunter Dobbins were garnering headlines, one of Boston’s best young arms toiled largely out of public view.

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Prior to undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2024, Luis Perales had broken out as one of the Red Sox’s most exciting minor league pitchers. An unheralded international signing from Venezuela, Perales was establishing himself as a premium talent and had just broken into Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects rankings when he suffered his elbow injury.

Now he’s making up for lost time.

Perales returned to the mound in September and

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