In today's Red Sox news update, the future is now for Boston Red Sox fans as celebrated outfield prospect Mookie Betts was called up to the Majors on Saturday afternoon.
According to Ian Browne of MLB.com, Red Sox manager John Farrell and GM Ben Cherington assert that Betts' promotion has little to do with the team's current struggles and more to do with Betts' performance in the minor leagues.
"Really, it was mostly about Mookie," said Cherington, via Browne's article on Saturday. "When a guy is performing at the level and doing it the way he's doing it and controlling the strike zone and performing in all different areas of the game, that kind of guy deserves consideration. We happen to have a need for as many good players as we can get, particularly guys that can move around positions, cover different spots. We talked about it for probably two or three days and just decided it was the right time."
For Betts, the "right time" happens to land smack dab in the middle of Boston's current visit to the enemy territory that is Yankee Stadium. While Betts was not in the starting lineup for Saturday's contest, he will be for Sunday night's clash.
"Last night, I was in my hotel room, me and my fiancé had just ordered pizza and were going to go into the hotel, then [Triple-A Pawtucket manager Kevin Boles] called me and told me to come back to the field, told me he had something to tell me," Betts stated.
"He didn't want to do it over the phone. Once I got there, he let me know, and the rest is history."
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