J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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Of all the possible outcomes for former All-Star pitcher Walker Buehler in a Boston Red Sox uniform, few predicted that he would not make it to the end of the 2025 season.
Yet on Friday, the Red Sox made the stunning decision to release the right-hander, whom they signed to a $21.05 million free agent contract just last December.
Buehler, who had recently been demoted to the bullpen, was 7-7 with a 5.45 ERA this season.
More to come on this story from Newsweek Sports.
HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 13: (EDITOR’S NOTE:This image was taken with a Tilt Shift lens.) Walker Buehler #0 of the Boston Red Sox pitches during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park… HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 13: (EDITOR’S NOTE:This image was taken with a Tilt Shift lens.) Walker Buehler #0 of the Boston Red Sox pitches during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on August 13, 2025 in Houston, Texas.
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