Monday, January 7, 2019

Red Sox Sign Nathan Eovaldi to Four-Year Contract Extension


The recipient of a master's degree in secondary education from St. John's University, Paul Gilvary is an experienced teacher who also holds multiple administrative roles with New York-based high school sports associations. An avid sports fan, Paul Gilvary counts the Boston Red Sox as his favorite Major League Baseball (MLB) team.

The Red Sox won the 2018 World Series, and one of the biggest contributors to that victory was recently re-signed to a four-year, $68 million contract. Nathan Eovaldi was originally acquired by the team on July 25 from the Tampa Bay Rays and, after registering a win-loss record of 3-3 to go along with a 3.33 earned run average (ERA) in the regular season, he was dominant in the playoffs en route to Boston's second World Series win in six seasons. 

The 28 year old regularly reached 100 miles per hour on the radar gun and allowed only four earned runs through 22-and-one-third innings in the playoffs. He came out of the bullpen during the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but picked up wins as a starting pitcher during the ALCS against the Houston Astros and ALDS against the New York Yankees. Through 156 career regular season games, the right-handed pitcher has a record of 44-53 and an ERA of 4.16.