Connelly Early turned heads earlier this week in his big-league debut with the Red Sox — with the 23-year-old southpaw striking out 11 A’s batters over five scoreless innings of work.

Early — tabbed as Boston’s No. 6 prospect by MLB Pipeline — tied a Red Sox record for the most strikeouts ever by a pitcher in his MLB debut, with the lefty also becoming just the third MLB pitcher in league history to allow zero runs and one or fewer walks while striking out 10 or batters in their big-league debut.

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Given Early’s impressive showing — coupled with the instability of the backend of Boston’s starting rotation following Walker Buehler’s release and Dusti

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