BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – SEPTEMBER 28: José De León #78 of the Boston Red Sox exits the game in the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on September 28, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images)Getty Images
BOSTON — Jose De Leon was home in Puerto Rico Saturday when the texts from a few Red Sox staffers began to hit his phone.
“I knew,” said De Leon, “something was up.”
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