WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When the Red Sox first acquired left-hander Kyle Harrison as part of the Rafael Devers trade in mid-June and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester, director of pitching Justin Willard said he expected Harrison to stay in Worcester for just “a couple of weeks” before reaching the majors. Two weeks turned into nearly three months before Harrison, at long last, was finally recalled to join the big league team Wednesday in Sacramento.

“Happy to be here,” said Harrison. “Been a long time coming.”

After 12 starts and plenty of fine-tuning with the WooSox, the 24-year-old joined Boston in a different role than expected. His debut will likely come in a multi-inning relief role following Payton Tolle in the series finale against the A’s. Harrison is not yet guaranteed a st

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