Red Sox Recall Joe Kelly From Triple-A Pawtucket To Serve As Reliever

Share this: Joe Kelly is back in the majors, albeit serving in a different role. The Boston Red Sox on Sunday recalled the 28-year-old right-hander from Triple-A Pawtucket, filling the roster spot opened up by Heath Hembree’s demotion to the PawSox. Kelly, who hasn’t pitched in a big league game since June 1, is expected to serve as a reliever for Boston, a role he hasn’t performed in the majors since the beginning of his career — his last relief appearance was on Sept. 29, 2013, with the St. Louis Cardinals. Kelly did thrive as a reliever during his recent five-game stint in Pawtucket, pitching five scoreless innings of relief in five appearances while striking out nine and walking one. Kelly has struggled as a starter

Pawtucket Red Sox Logos, Uniforms Get New Look For 2015 Season (Photos)

The Pawtucket Red Sox will be looking sharp next season. The Boston Red Sox’s Triple-A affiliate rolled out all new logos and uniforms Friday, and they’re quite different from the ones they used to sport, which essentially mirrored their parent club. The PawSox added some powder blue to the mix of the usual red, navy and white and put an emphasis on the “paw” part of their name. The biggest change probably was to mascot Paws, who got a more realistic — and ferocious — look. Photo of the Night In Greece, a goat invaded a soccer match and tried to play goalkeeper. Tweet