Former Red Sox Pitcher Suddenly Eyeing MLB Comeback

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Darwinzon Hernández is hoping to return to Major League Baseball after four seasons with Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. The left-hander posted a 1.41 ERA and 55 strikeouts for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2026, and has recorded an ERA below 2.98 in each of his past four seasons there. The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier reported that Hernández plans to pursue an MLB contract in free agency.