The Red Sox are in agreement with reliever Hobie Harris on a minor league contract for 2026, reports Ari Alexander. The Gaeta Sports Management client will be in Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.
Harris will return to Boston for a second consecutive season. The 32-year-old righty spent this season in the Sox organization. Harris signed a minor league deal with the Mets last November. The Red Sox selected him in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft less than a month later. Harris missed a couple weeks early on with shoulder inflammation. He has been healthy since June and turned in 39 innings of 4.15 ERA ball at Triple-A Worcester. He fanned a quarter of his opponents but allowed walks and home runs at higher than average rates.
A former Yankees draftee, Harris pitched in the big leagues with the Nationals two seasons ago. He made 16 appearances and allowed 12 runs (11 earned) across 19 1/3 innings. The Pittsburgh product only recorded nine strikeouts in his big league stint but has fanned a reasonable 24% of opponents over parts of five Triple-A seasons. Harris uses a three-pitch mix led by his mid-80s splitter. His four-seam fastball sits around 95 MPH and he throws an upper-80s cutter as his breaking pitch.
A Hobie horse it would seem
Here’s hoping Hobie Harris hates hot hitters
Well played.
Hobie Harris however, hobbles hopelessly home, hammered, hit-hard, humbled.
Hobie is the epitome of a grinder. 31st round draft pick, now 32 years old. Played in seven organizations. In the 10 years since being drafted, he has appeared in just 16 games in the major leagues. He did strike out Marcell Ozuna as the very first batter he faced. Nicknamed after Hobie Alter, the sailboat inventor. He and his dad liked to sail.
One of only two “Hobies” in MLB history and both have played for Washington teams. (Hobie Landrith with the Senators)
AAA depth, nothing more.