Shock! Dodgers' WS winner kicked out, Boston Buehler and unconditional release is best for him

Aug 30, 2025

Shock! Dodgers' WS winner kicked out, Boston Buehler and unconditional release is best for him
The Boston Red Sox released Walker Buehler on the 30th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Shock! Dodgers' WS winner kicked out, Boston Buehler and unconditional release is best for him
Walker Buehler moved to Boston this year, marking 7-7 with a 5.45 ERA. AP Yonhap News
Boston Red Sox eventually pulled out a knife.

He released right-hander Walker Buehler, who signed a one-year, $21.05 million FA contract last winter. Buehler was the main player in winning the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series last year. After the season, he couldn't renew his contract with the Dodgers and moved to Boston.

Boston released Buehler on the 30th (Korea Standard Time) and called up top prospect left-hander Peyton Tolley from Triple-A.




Tolley started the season with Single A+ this season, went through Double A, got into Triple A, and pitched 15 innings in the last three games with a 3.60 ERA and 17 strikeouts. This season's record is 20 games (18 starts), 91 ⅔ innings, 3 wins and 5 losses, 3.04.133 strikeouts. Tolley will start the home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and face Paul Skins, a leading candidate for the NL Cy Young Award.

Buehler pitched 112 ⅓ innings in 22 games this season, going 7-7 with a 5.45 ERA. Boston didn't show the skill it expected.

Buehler, who was relegated to the bullpen after allowing four hits and two runs in four innings against the Baltimore Orioles on the 20th, was sluggish again against the New York Yankees on the 25th by allowing two hits and two runs in two ⅓. Trailing 2-5, Jaz Chisom Jr. hit a superior two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning with one out and a runner on first base.




"It was a really difficult decision," Boston President Craig Brisloe told MLB.com . Buehler has been a great starter in Major League Baseball for a long time. The injury prolonged the slump, but I believed it would help our rotation. I said I could get a chance in the bullpen, but at the moment, I couldn't help but think about what was the best option for the team" he said.

Shock! Dodgers' WS winner kicked out, Boston Buehler and unconditional release is best for him
Walker Buehler pitched in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of last year's World Series. AP Yonhap News
Buehler won Game 3 of the World Series against the Yankees last year with five innings of two hits, five strikeouts and no runs, giving the Dodgers a three-win lead in the series, and in Game 5, he took the mound at the bottom of the ninth inning to ground out, strike out, and strike out three batters to confirm the championship.

However, the Dodgers were cold when they became the FA. It did not offer a multi-year contract, as well as a qualifying offer (QO). Eventually, Boston proposed a one-year contract for the same amount as QO and set 2026 as a mutual option to build a new nest. However, he has been consistent with jagged pitching throughout the season, and has become a bagger.




Boston's choice of release rather than a designated assignment measure (DFA) is a consideration for Buehler to find a new team as soon as possible.

"We respect and value what kind of player Mueller is and what he has done so far, so we have decided to choose the most fair way for him," Brisloe explained.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.