Red Sox recall left-handed pitcher Chris Murphy from Triple-A Worcester

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today recalled left-handed pitcher Chris Murphy from Triple-A Worcester. To make room for Murphy on the active roster, the club optioned right-handed pitcher Kaleb Ort to Worcester following yesterday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Murphy will wear number 72.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

Murphy, 25, is ranked among the Red Sox’ top 15 prospects by both Baseball America (No. 13) and MLB.com (No. 14). The left-hander has pitched in 10 games (nine starts) for Worcester this season, posting a 7.71 ERA (34 ER/39.2 IP). He last pitched Thursday in Louisville, allowing only one hit in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts and no walks. The California native was selected by Boston in the sixth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of San Diego. He has posted a 4.36 ERA (158 ER/326.1 IP) in 71 career minor league appearances (67 starts), holding opponents to a .236 batting average (289-for-1,222).

Ort, 31, pitched on Sunday and Monday against Tampa Bay, tossing 3.0 scoreless, hitless innings with one walk and four strikeouts. In 14 games for Boston this season, the right-hander has posted a 5.87 ERA (10 ER/15.1 IP) with 16 strikeouts. Selected by the Red Sox in the Triple-A phase of the 2020 Rule 5 Draft from the New York Yankees, Ort owns a 6.14 ERA (30 ER/44.0 IP) in 40 career Major League appearances, all with Boston (2021-23).