NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox rookie left-hander Payton Tolle will start Tuesday night's AL Wild Card Series opener against the New York Yankees and will be followed in the rotation for the best-of-three series by right-hander Sonny Gray and left-hander Ranger Suarez.
Red Sox manager Chad Tracy made the announcement Monday, a day after Yankees manager Aaron Boone said right-hander Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 and be followed by left-hander Max Fried and right-hander Gerrit Cole.
Tolle was 9-6 with a 3.03 ERA in 26 starts, striking out 171 in 148 2/3 innings. The 23-year-old pitched against the Yankees twice this year, holding New York to an .093 batting average with a 0.69 ERA. He allowed one run and four hits and struck out 18 with three walks in 13 innings.
Tolle faced one batter in last year's AL Wild Card Series, retiring Trent Grisham in the ninth inning of New York's Game 2 win.
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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ranger Suarez delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Sonny Gray delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle pumps his fist after completing the top of the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That’s what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year.
And each year, certain voices dominate. Here, The Associated Press takes the opposite approach and spotlights some thoughts from leaders who might have not captured the headlines and airtime on Monday, the fifth and final day of the 2026 General Debate.
“Enough with the bureaucracy!”
— Alexandra Hill Tinoco, foreign minister of El Salvador
“A hurricane does not check GDP before destroying a school.”
— Walton Webson, head of the delegation from Antigua and Barbuda
“Let us make restoring trust a process rather than a slogan.”
— Ahmed Attaf, foreign minister of Algeria
“Managing transformation cannot mean managing change for some, while asking others merely to adapt to its consequences.”
— Vijitha Herath, foreign minister of Sri Lanka
“Africa is not on the periphery.”
— Constant Serge Bounda, foreign minister of the Republic of Congo
“Crises should be addressed at the roots, not simply managed.”
— Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates' Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Congo's Minister of Foreign Affairs Constant Serge Bounda gestures as he walks to the podium to address the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Antigua and Barbuda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Walton Alfonso Webson addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
El Salvador's Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Hill Tinoco addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
