Boston Red Sox minor league players
Below is a partial list of players in the Boston Red Sox minor league organization. Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball, but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety. Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages, such as first-round draft picks. Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page, even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.
Franklin Arias
Franklin Alexander Arias is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.Arias signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in January 2023. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox.
Arias played 2024 with the Florida Complex League Red Sox and Salem Red Sox.
Miguel Bleis
Miguel Bleis is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization.Bleis was signed by the Boston Red Sox on January 15, 2021, and received a $1.5 million signing bonus. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Red Sox to begin his professional career and hit for a.252 average in 36 games. Bleis spent the 2022 season with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox and had a.301/.353/.542 slash line with 14 doubles, four triples, and five home runs while driving in 27 runs, scoring 28 runs, and stealing 18 bases over 40 games. His season ended in August after he experienced back tightness.
Bleis entered the 2023 season ranked as a consensus top-100 prospect. He was assigned to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-A Carolina League at the beginning of the season. In 31 games, Bleis slashed.230/.282/.325 with 1 home run, 16 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. On June 10, 2023, it was announced that Bleis would undergo surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season. Bleis began the 2024 season with Salem, ranked as the Red Sox' number five minor-league prospect by Baseball America.
Shane Drohan
Shane Liam Drohan is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.Drohan attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 23rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign with the Phillies and played college baseball at Florida State University. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After three years, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2020 MLB draft.
Drohan made his professional debut in 2021 with the Salem Red Sox. He played 2022 with the Greenville Drive and Double-A Portland Sea Dogs and started 2023 with Portland.
On December 6, 2023, the Chicago White Sox selected Drohan from the Red Sox in the Rule 5 draft. On February 22, 2024, Drohan underwent a nerve decompression procedure on his left shoulder, and was placed on the 60–day injured list to begin the season. On June 9, Drohan was activated from the injured list and subsequently designated for assignment. On June 12, Drohan was returned to the Red Sox organization.
In 2025, Drohan made 15 appearances split between the High-A Greenville Drive and Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, for whom he posted a 5-2 record and 3.00 ERA with 77 strikeouts over 54 innings of work. On November 18, 2025, the Red Sox added Drohan to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Max Ferguson
Max Tucker Ferguson is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.Ferguson played college baseball at Tennessee for three seasons. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He compiled a.333 batting average with two home runs and nine stolen bases before his 2020 sophomore season at Tennessee was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a junior, Ferguson batted.253 with 12 home runs and 15 stolen bases.
Ferguson was selected in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres before being promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm of Low-A West and batted.212 with 29 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 37 games between the two teams. Ferguson returned to Lake Elsinore at the beginning of the 2022 season. He batted.247 and stole 51 bases in 64 games with the team before being promoted to the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League.
On August 2, 2022, Ferguson, Eric Hosmer, Corey Rosier, and cash considerations were traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jay Groome. Ferguson finished the 2022 season with the High-A Greenville Drive. Overall with three teams during 2022, he batted a combined.214 with seven home runs and 60 RBIs in 114 games.
Ferguson spent most of 2023 with Greenville, while also playing five Triple-A games with the Worcester Red Sox. Overall for the 2023 season, he batted.228 with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 91 games.
Nathan Hickey
Hickey attended the Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida and played college baseball at the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Hickey spent his first professional season with Florida Complex League Red Sox and the Salem Red Sox. He started 2022 with Salem before being promoted to the Greenville Drive. He played 2023 with Greenville and the Portland Sea Dogs. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.
Entering the 2024 season, Hickey was ranked as the Red Sox' number 15 minor-league prospect by Baseball America.
Liu Chih-jung
Liu Chih-jung is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.Liu was a shortstop and pitcher in high school. Due to a heavy pitching load in high school, his coaches at Chinese Culture University utilized his skills solely as a position player during his first season of collegiate baseball. He returned to pitching in 2019.
;Professional career
Liu signed with the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher on October 23, 2019, for US$750,000. Liu arrived in the United States for spring training with the Red Sox in February 2020. After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Liu was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league. Liu began the 2021 season in extended spring training, was first assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox where he made a single start, and was then promoted to the Salem Red Sox in early July. Overall during the 2021 season, he compiled a 4.23 earned run average and 5–1 win–loss record in 13 starts while striking out 60 batters in innings pitched.
Liu began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive. In 25 games with the Drive, he had a 4–11 record with a 6.10 ERA. He also made one start in Double-A for the Portland Sea Dogs, resulting in a no decision after allowing two earned runs in innings. Liu spent the 2023 season with Portland, pitching to a 7–8 record in 26 games with a 5.35 ERA.
;International career
Liu participated in the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup for Chinese Taipei as a pitcher and position player. He pitched in the 2019 Asian Baseball Championship, in which he was named the most valuable player, and the Chinese Taipei national baseball team won the gold medal. He was to appear in the 2019 WBSC Premier12, but sat out the tournament due to injuries. Liu competed in baseball at the 2022 Asian Games ; appearing in two games, he pitched five innings while yielding two hits and striking out eight batters, and won a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.
Yordanny Monegro
Yordanny Isaias Monegro is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.Monegro signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in February 2020. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox.
Monegro played 2022 with the Florida Complex League Red Sox, 2023 with the FCL Red Sox, Salem Red Sox and Greenville Drive and 2024 with the FCL Red Sox and Greenville. He started 2025 with the Portland Sea Dogs.
Dalton Rogers
Dalton Thomas Rogers is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.Rogers attended Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Mississippi. Rogers played college baseball career at Southeastern Louisiana in 2020. He transferred to Jones County Junior College in 2021. He transferred again to Southern Miss in 2022. He finished the 2022 season with 1.95 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched. In 2021 and 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Rogers was selected in the third round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. He was assigned to the Rookie Florida Complex League Red Sox on August 15, 2022. He was later signed to the Single–A Salem Red Sox on April 5, 2023. On May 24, 2023, he was promoted to the High–A Greenville Drive.
Tyler Samaniego
Robert Tyler Samaniego is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.Samaniego played college baseball at the University of South Alabama. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 15th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Samaniego split the 2025 season between the rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates, Single-A Bradenton Marauders, High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers, and Double-A Altoona Curve; in 30 appearances for the four affiliates, he compiled a 3-3 record and 3.99 ERA with 44 strikeouts and three saves across innings pitched. On November 18, 2025, the Pirates added Samaniego to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
On December 4, 2025, the Pirates traded Samaniego, Johan Oviedo, and Adonys Guzman to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jhostynxon García and Jesus Travieso.