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5 things to know about Red Sox 2nd-round pick Payton Tolle

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The Red Sox drafted TCU left-handed pitcher Payton Tolle in the second-round of the 2024 MLB First Year Player draft.

Tolle, whom the Red Sox took No. 50 overall, is the reigning Big 12 Pitcher of the Year. He spent one season at TCU after transferring from Wichita State.

Baseball America ranked him as the No. 82 prospect in this year’s draft class.

Here are five things to know about Tolle.

He’s a big left-handed pitcher with good fastball movement.

Tolle is listed at 6-foot-6 and 250 pounds. His fastball is generally clocked around 90-92 miles per hour and tops out at 96 according to his MLB.