Brayan Bello (born May 17, 1999) is a Dominican

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for the

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(MLB). Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed.

Career

Bello signed with the

as an international

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in July 2017. He spent his first professional season in 2018 with the

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and

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. In 2019, he played in Class A for the

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, compiling a 5–10

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in 25 games, all

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s, with a 5.43

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(ERA) while striking out 119 batters in

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. In 2020, due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of

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, he did not play professionally. Bello started 2021 with Greenville before being promoted to the Double-A

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. He was selected to the mid-season

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, and was named the Starting Pitcher of the Year within Boston's

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at the end of the season. Bello made six starts for Greenville and 15 starts for Portland, going a combined 7–3 with 3.87 ERA while striking out 132 batters in innings. On November 19, in advance of the Rule 5 draft, the Red Sox added Bello to their

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. Bello began the 2022 season with Portland. He was ranked 97th in the list of baseball's top 100 prospects by ''

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''. On May 5, Bello threw a seven-inning

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in the second game of a doubleheader against the

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; it was the fifth no-hitter in Sea Dog history. Bello was promoted to the Triple-A

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on May 16. In his first nine games with Worcester, he posted a 6–2 record and a 2.81 ERA while striking out 72 batters in innings. He made his major-league debut on July 6, starting against the

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, taking the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in four innings. He made another start on July 11, then was optioned back to Worcester. Bello was selected to the 2022

but replaced on the roster due to his major-league promotion. He was recalled by Boston on July 22. On August 4, he was placed on the

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with a left groin strain. He rejoined the team on August 24. Overall with Boston during 2022, Bello pitched to a 2–8 record in 13 games (11 starts) while compiling a 4.71 ERA and striking out 55 batters in innings. In 18 minor-league games (17 starts) he went 10–4 with a 2.34 ERA while striking out 129 batters in 96 innings. Bello was named the minor-league Starting Pitcher of the Year by the Red Sox organization.

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Biography
at soxprospects.com
Interview video
from La Nación Boston via

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(in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bello, Brayan 1999 births Living people People from Samaná Province Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball pitchers Boston Red Sox players Dominican Summer League Red Sox players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Greenville Drive players Portland Sea Dogs players Worcester Red Sox players

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