WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Boston Red Sox called up pitching prospect Connelly Early on Tuesday to make his major league debut against the Athletics and placed Dustin May on the injured list.

Early, a 23-year-old left-hander who was selected in the fifth round of the 2023 amateur draft, is Boston's seventh-ranked prospect, according to ESPN . He is the third pitcher to make an MLB debut this season with the Red Sox, joining Hunter Dobbins and Payton Tolle .

Early was 3-1 with a 3.32 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitcher for Triple-A Worcester this season. He went 7-2 with a 2.51 ERA for the Double-A Portland with 96 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings.

May, acquired from the Dodgers at the end of July, was placed on the IL, retroactive to Sunday, with right elbow neur

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