Red Sox Suddenly Release Prospect Edwin Brito After Just 2 Years

Ex-Red Sox Top-10 Prospect Suddenly Gets Bad News After Breakout Spring

Jhostynxon Garcia, last year’s Boston Red Sox No. 6 overall prospect known as “The Password” in honor of his difficult-to-spell given name, got bad news from his new team on Saturday. Though he put up exceptional statistics in spring training, the Pittsburgh Pirates made the decision to option the 23-year-old outfielder to the minor leagues anyway. Garcia will now start the season with the Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate. T…

Red Sox Suddenly Release Prospect Edwin Brito After Just 2 Years

The Boston Red Sox released a prospect who just two years ago was in the top three of his international free agent class.

Red Sox release another notable international signing after two seasons

The Red Sox parted ways with another notable international signing on Friday by releasing 19-year-old outfielder Edwin Brito. As noted by SoxProspects.com’s Andrew Parker, Brito received the third-largest bonus ($450,000) in Boston’s 2024 international signing class behind only fellow Dominican outfielder Vladimir Asencio ($1 million) and Venezuelan infielder Carlos Carrasquel ($590,000), both of whom have since been released. After signing with…