The Greenville Drive Announces 2025 Roster

Greenville Drive Announces 2025 Opening Day Roster

Greenville, SC – With Opening Day just around the corner, the Greenville Drive, the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, are thrilled to announce their official 2025 roster. Packed with top prospects, fan favorites, and promising newcomers, this year’s squad is set to bring excitement to Fluor Field and compete for a South Atlantic League championship during the Drive’s milestone 20th anniversary season.

"We’re excited to welcome this year’s group of players to Greenville, combining talented newcomers with key veterans," said Drive General Manager Eric Jarinko. "Our fans will get to see some of the Red Sox’s top prospects develop alongside familiar faces, making for an exciting season at Fluor Field."

The 2025 season also marks an exciting leadership change, as Liam Carroll has been promoted to Manager of the Drive. Carroll, who previously served as the Manager of the Single-A Salem Red Sox, brings a wealth of experience and player development expertise to the team.

“We’re incredibly excited about the talent we have on this roster,” said Liam Carroll, the Drive’s Manager. “This group has a great mix of experience and potential, and we can’t wait to get the season started in front of our amazing fans, especially in such a historic season for the franchise.”

Carroll will begin his tenure with the Drive leading a talented group highlighted by six of the Boston Red Sox Top 30 Prospects including: LHP Payton Tolle (#16), RHP Juan Valera (#18), RHP Jedixson Paez (#20), OF Nelly Taylor (#21), SS Nazzan Zanetello (#24), and LHP Jojo Ingrassia (#28).

Pitching coach Bob Kipper enters his 12th season commanding the Drive battery. Kipper will have a wealth of returning experience from Drive veterans Hayden Mullins, Dalton Rogers, Cooper Adams, Jedixson Paez, Adam Smith, Isaac Stebens, Jeremy Wu-Yelland, Max Carlson, and Noah Dean.

Adams and Stebens are no strangers to success with the Drive. Both contributed to a combined no-hitter against the Wilmington Blue Rocks on August 1^st, 2024.

The pitching staff will be rounded out by new arms Darvin Garcia, Jojo Ingrassia, Danny Kirwin, Eduardo Rivera, Erik Rivera, Payton Tolle, and Juan Valera.

Brooks Brannon joins the veteran duo of Juan Montero and Hudson White for his first stint in Greenville to anchor the plate in the 2025 campaign.

The Drive pitching staff will be backed by an infield consisting of returners Fraymi De Leon, Karson Simas, Andy Lugo, and Justin Riemer. Joining the established line up will be Marvin Alcantara, and Nazzan Zanetello.

The Fluor Field outfield will be patrolled by Juan Chacon, Zach Ehrhard and Nelly Taylor, all returning from the 2024 squad.

Taylor was named the Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year in 2024; he averaged a .977 fielding percentage between Greenville and Salem committing only four errors in 871.2 innings in 2024.

Chacon, Ehrhard, and Taylor will be joined by newcomers Albert Feliz, and Kolby Johnson to maintain the no-fly zone past the infield dirt.

The Greenville Drive will open the 2025 campaign at Fluor Field on Friday, April 4^th when they host the Bowling Green Hot Rods for a three game opening weekend series presented by TD Bank. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm.

Tickets for Opening Day and the entire 2025 season are available now at www.greenvilledrive.com or by calling the Drive ticket office at (864) 240-4528.

For media inquiries, player interviews, or additional information, please contact Ben Cash at [email protected].

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About the Greenville Drive

The Greenville Drive, High-A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, are entering their 20^th season at award-winning Fluor Field in downtown Greenville. Since 2006, more than 500,000 fans a year have been welcomed to Fluor Field for both Drive games and additional community events. In 2017, the Drive was honored with the prestigious John H. Johnson President’s Award, presented by Minor League Baseball and given to “the total baseball franchise,” based on community impact and operational excellence. Awarded by “Baseball America”, the Drive also received the prestigious Freitas Award, which recognizes the nation’s top Single-A MiLB franchise, in 2012 and 2020. One hundred and sixteen Drive alumni have gone on to play at the major-league level. As testament to the team’s excellence, 10 out of the last 12 World Series winning teams featured at least one former Drive player on their roster. Follow the Drive on social media: @GreenvilleDrive on X, Instagram, and Facebook.