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Red Sox's Top Prospect Franklin Arias Set to Move One Step Closer to Majors The Boston Red Sox's No.
1 prospect, shortstop Franklin Arias, has been dominating Double-A pitching all season.
And now, the organization reportedly feels like Greenville Drive infielder Franklin Arias fields a ground ball Sunday, Aug.
24, 2025, during the MiLB baseball game against the Hub City Spartanburgers at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
| USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect The Boston Red Sox's No.
1 prospect, shortstop Franklin Arias, has been dominating Double-A pitching all season.
And now, the organization reportedly feels like it's finally time to test the 20-year-old at the next level.'s No.
7 overall prospect for 2026, is expected to be promoted to Triple-A, according to Worcester T&G Sports reporterof the year on Thursday.
His previous career-high mark for homers in a single minor league season was nine in 2024.
With the way he's played so far this season, it felt like it was only a matter of time before Arias was called up to the Worcester Red Sox.And now, many Boston fans will be paying even more attention to how the top prospect performs in his first taste of Triple-A action.
Boston Red Sox top prospect Franklin Arias walks out to the field ahead of a Double-A Portland Sea Dogs game on June 18, 2026, at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine.
| USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connecthas been crushing the ball in 2026.In 75 Double-A games this season, the 20-year-old has a .318 batting average, a .407 on-base percentage, and a .994 OPS to go along with his 19 homers, 52 RBIs, and five stolen bases.
His 90 hits on the year in Double-A have himMost notably, Arias' reported promotion to Triple-A comes at an interesting time for Boston.
The Red Sox recently went on a 15-game win streak thattheir entire season.Earlier this year, it seemed unlikely that Boston would rush the young prospect through the minors to make his MLB debut in 2026.
But now, if he excels right away with Worcester, he could be an option to join the big league club for a late-season playoff push.
A move like that would almost guarantee that Arias remains in the minors for the rest of 2026.But either way, plenty of Boston fans will now be looking forward to seeing the franchise's top prospect make his Triple-A debut.
Justin Binkowski is a lifelong baseball fan returning to cover the sport he loves after spending nearly a decade writing about video games.
Before his time as managing editor at Dot Esports, Binkowski attended King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he was also a relief pitcher on the school's baseball team.While in college, Binkowski was a media relations intern for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders during the 2014 season.