Watson allowed three walks while striking out one over 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings in Saturday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to Cincinnati. Watson, a Rule 5 pick, made his major-league debut in the sixth inning in not-so low-leverage situation. The Red Sox were trailing by two runs when the rookie entered with two outs and two runners on. After walking the first batter faced, Watson twice thought he'd struck out Eugenio Suarez on called third strikes and walked off the mound, but both calls were challenged and overturned. The right-hander eventually gathered himself and got the slugger on a groundout to second base. He then threw scoreless seventh and eighth innings. Despite the tension surrounding Saturday's appearance, Watson is expected to pitch in low-leverage middle-relief situations.
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Ryan Watson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER3/22W 6-32.0100001113/15W 7-22.0200003003/12L 8-51.1000001003/9W 5-31.0110000003/5L 6-21.1000002113/2W 7-60.2021001442/27L 15-81.0100001002/24L 16-71.0100003112/21W 7-21.010000000
Preseason Totals 10.4731001277 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/17L 8-13.0430000115/14L 3-11.0200000005/7L 8-43.0210005335/2L 6-33.0410003114/28L 3-01.2101001004/24L 10-32.0200004114/23L 4-20.2200000004/20W 8-61.1000004334/19L 6-21.0000002004/15W 9-51.0010003444/13L 13-62.0200002224/11W 7-11.0001001004/8W 5-01.0000000004/6L 8-61.0000002114/4L 3-21.1110001003/28L 6-52.113000000
Regular Season Totals 24.72110200281616
Ryan Watson Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 027.2000.0231220301818000.2755Away 014.1000.012900131010000.2413Home 013.1000.0113001788000.3092Night 013.2000.0133001799000.3093Day 014.0000.0109001399000.2412vs Righty 00.0000.01651017110000.2545vs Lefty 00.0000.077101370000.3100March 03.2000.03500222000.1540April 014.0000.08200201111000.3333May 010.0000.012500855000.2222Opponent vs HOU 0 4.1 0 0 0.0 6 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0.278 1 vs TB 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0.385 1 vs TOR 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 0 vs PHI 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs MIN 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 5 6 6 0 0 0.357 3 vs BAL 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0.400 0 vs DET 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0.462 0 vs SD 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 0 vs NYY 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CIN 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs STL 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs MIL 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.286 0 vs ATL 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000 0 Venue @ Houston 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.333 0 @ Cincinnati 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Baltimore 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0.400 0 @ Atlanta 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000 0 @ St. Louis 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 @ Minnesota 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 5 6 6 0 0 0.357 3 @ Boston 0 13.1 0 0 0.0 11 3 0 0 17 8 8 0 0 0.309 2 @ Toronto 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 0
Ryan Watson Player Profile
Team
Boston Red Sox
Birthdate
11/15/1997 (28)
Status
A
HT/WT
6'5", 225 lbs
Draft Info
2016: Rd 39; Pk 25 (LAD)
Birthplace
Auburn, AL, USA
Position
RP
College
Auburn
Career History
Boston Red Sox
2026-Present
(1 season)
San Francisco Giants
2025-2026
(1 season)
Baltimore Orioles
2023-2025
(2 seasons)
Ryan Watson: Breaking News
Emerges from camp with roster spot
The Red Sox informed Watson on Monday that he will be included on the Opening Day roster, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. The 28-year-old righty won a spot in the Boston bullpen after submitting a 5.56 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 7:3 K:BB over 11.1 innings during the Grapefruit League. A Rule 5 Draft selection over the winter, Watson will need to be stashed on the major-league roster throughout the 2026 season, or else the Red Sox will have to offer him back to the Giants.
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