Branford’s Mike Olt Off to Hot Start Playing for Red Sox AAA Team

BRANFORD, CT - Branford’s Mike Olt is off to a hot start playing for the Boston Red Sox AAA affiliate in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Olt started the season at the AA affiliate, where he played last year, in Portland.

But when the Red Sox called up Tzu-Wei Lin to the major league after shortstop Xander Bogaerts was put on the disabled list due to injury earlier this week. That left an opening on the Pawtucket team - and Olt was called up.

And he’s making the most of his promotion - hitting well, while mostly playing first base and doing some designated hitting.

In a little more than a week with the team, Olt is hitting .321, with one homer, six doubles and two walk-off, game-winning hits.

Olt, the former UConn graduate who grew up in Branford, signed with the Red Sox in the pre-season of 2017 and played the entire 2017 season with Portland.

He's played first base, third base and did some designated hitting for the Portland last year.
Olt, 29, hit 16 homers and knocked in 57 runs in 113 games last season. Olt has appeared in 135 Major League games with Texas (2012), Chicago Cubs (2014-15), and Chicago White Sox (2015).

Photo courtesy of the Red Sox organization