Connelly Early Signed LE OML Boston Red Sox Logo Baseball Inscribed “MLB Debut 9/9/25 5.0 IP, 11K, 1st W” (MLB & Fanatics)

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Connelly Early is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He made his MLB debut in 2025. Early was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round, with the 151st overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team and made his professional debut with the Single-A Salem Red Sox. He split the 2024 campaign between the High-A Greenville Drive and Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.

Early began the 2025 season with Portland, and received a promotion to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. In 21 appearances (18 starts) split between the two affiliates, he accumulated a 10–3 record and 2.60 ERA with 132 strikeouts across 100+1⁄3 innings pitched.

On September 9th, 2025, Early was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time; he made his MLB debut that day. Starting against the Athletics, he struck out 11 batters in five innings pitched. Early’s performance tied a record for strikeouts in a Red Sox rookie debut, set by Don Aase in 1977. On October 2nd, Early started the deciding Game 3 of the American League Wild Card series against the New York Yankees. He allowed three earned runs over 3+2⁄3 innings with six strikeouts and one walk, as the Yankees won the game 4–0.

Early made the Red Sox Opening Day roster in 2026 as the third member of Boston’s starting rotation. On July 25, 2026, the Red Sox traded Early to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Curtis Mead. He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on August 22, as a result of elbow inflammation.

Featured is an awesome limited edition Boston Red Sox Logo Baseball signed by MLB Top Prospect Connelly Early. The talented southpaw pitched five scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts and earned his first major league win for the Boston Red Sox against the Athletics on September 9, 2025. His 11 strikeouts tied the Boston Red Sox record for the most strikeouts in a player’s major league debut, matching Don Aase’s performance from 1977. He also became one of only three pitchers in major league history to record at least 10 strikeouts, zero earned runs, and one or fewer walks in their debut. Early has signed the baseball and added “MLB Debut 9/9/25 5.0 IP, 11K, 1st W” in blue. This dynamite baseball is hand-numbered 6 out of a strictly limited edition of only 10! The autograph includes an official MLB Authentication hologram as well as a Fanatics hologram for authenticity purposes.