It’s gotten to the point where Fenway Park’s clubhouse could use a second rookie orientation team.
The Boston Red Sox, still clinging to postseason ambitions, have spent the 2025 season spinning a roulette wheel of prospects. And there’s a decent chance the ball stops on Blaze Jordan next.
Jordan, the 22-year-old corner infielder who once went viral at the age of 13 for hitting 500-foot homers in a Home Run Derby, is suddenly more than a viral clip. He’s become a legitimate call-up candidate for a Red Sox team running short on reliable bats and long on youthful promise.
Blaze Jordan Continues Offensive Tear After Promotion to Triple-A
Jordan’s arrival would represent yet another chapter in a Boston season that has been a tightrope act between development and contention.
The Big Three – Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony – all made their big league debut before Flag Day and have been asked to not only adapt to the majors but to contribute immediately. For all the praise Carlos Narvaez has earned behind the plate, it’s worth remembering that he is still technically a rookie.
Even players like Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu, who may seem like veterans comparatively speaking, don’t have many full seasons of MLB play under their belt and are only a year or two removed from being listed with other promising Red Sox prospects.
The results have been a mixture of flash and frustration, joy over the bright future and deep sighs amid the inevitable growing pains. It’s enough to have former Boston player and current New England Sports Network broadcaster Lou Merloni waiving a white flag.
“I don’t want to hear about another positional player prospect for at least 3 yrs.,” Merloni lamented Monday on X (formerly Twitter), only somewhat sarcastically.
Well, don’t look now, but Blaze Jordan might be next to walk through door. And if he does, don’t be surprised if he starts producing quickly – he’s already doing just that in Triple-A.
After a dominant stretch in Double-A Portland that earned him Eastern League Player of the Month honors in May, Jordan was promoted to Worcester on June 3. The adjustment hasn’t slowed him down.
Through 17 games at Triple-A, Jordan is slashing .329/.365/.557 with a .922 OPS. He has eight doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs, already showing that he can handle advanced pitching.
And perhaps most importantly for the Red Sox, he’s doing it while seeing time at first base – a position that’s become a long-term question mark.
‘Fully Healthy’ Blaze Jordan Could be Boston’s Answer at First Base
Triston Casas was lost for the season in early May, and the replacement trio of Romy Gonzalez, Abraham Toro and Nick Sogard has been underwhelming. At –1.3, Boston’s Wins Above Average for first basemen is among the worst in the league this season.
Meanwhile, Jordan, a third-round pick by Boston in 2020, has split time at first base and third base for Portland and Worcester, and he has not made an error this season. He has also become more of a complete hitter, with nearly as many walks this season (26) as strikeouts (27).
“I feel like my overall game has changed,” Jordan said. “I’ve become a complete ballplayer.”
A big key has been staying healthy. Boston’s No. 29 prospect, Jordan missed significant time in 2024 with a broken ring finger in mid-May that sidelined him for a month. Then in August, a fastball to the face put him out of action for several weeks.
“This year I’m fully healthy and changing my approach and being more selective at the plate,” Jordan said. “Just sticking to my plan going up there and executing every time.”
Don’t tell Lou Merloni, but that consistency could earn Jordan a trip to Boston in 2025.
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