NEW YORK – The Red Sox made Connor Wong Brayan Bello’s personal catcher this year, and the results spoke for themselves.

The right-hander pitched to career-best marks in several metrics, including ERA (3.35) and ERA+ (123), WHIP (1.236), and innings (166.2) in the regular season. His home-run rate was significantly better than league average, and he improved upon last year’s walk and hard-hit rates. Against him, lineups hit career-worsts, a .237 batting average and meager .355 slugging percentage.

This season, Bello cemented himself as one of the most dominant pitchers against the Yankees. His seven shutout innings during the Red Sox’s last regular-season trip to the Yankee Stadium in August lowered his career ERA against them to 1.95, the best mark by any pitcher to make at least 10 sta

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