{"id":1183,"date":"2026-05-25T17:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:02:55","slug":"payton-tolle-has-a-side-quest-collecting-autographs-and-appreciating-red-sox-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1183","title":{"rendered":"Payton Tolle has a side quest: collecting autographs and appreciating Red Sox history"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Amid his budding big league career, <b>Payton Tolle<\/b> has embarked on a side quest: collecting autographs and appreciating Red Sox history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1181\">Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The top shelf of his locker in the Sox\u2019 clubhouse contains a set of six baseballs, all in protective cases and carefully arranged, signed by some of the famous alumni who have rolled through Fenway Park in recent weeks: <b>Carl Yastrzemski<\/b>, <b>Roger Clemens<\/b>, <b>Jon Lester<\/b>, <b>Johnny Damon<\/b>, <b>Mike Timlin<\/b>, <b>Bill Mueller<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tolle sees his May pickups as part of a larger project that one day will include a man cave, a large display, and stories to tell.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cIn 30 years, whenever I\u2019m done playing, being able to look back on things and have memories of stuff, hopefully one day I can show my kids, grandkids \u2014 these people are really cool. And I met them,\u201d Tolle said. \u201cThe biggest thing right now is just appreciating where I\u2019m at. Being a part of this organization \u2014 it sounds clich\u00e9, but it\u2019s an honor.\u201d  <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>It started last year, when Tolle was called up for the final month-plus of the season. He was the random rookie asked\/made to catch ceremonial first pitches, including those thrown by pro wrestling personalities <b>Jey Uso<\/b> and the <b>Hardy Boyz<\/b> \u2014 fun for Tolle, a fan \u2014 and the Patriots\u2019 <b>DeMario Douglas<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tolle\u2019s father, <b>Chad<\/b>, suggested he start getting autographs of the people he encounters, something by which to remember this wild ride. He started with a couple of teammates: <b>Connor Wong<\/b>, who was his catcher in his debut; and<b> Steven Matz<\/b>, a fellow lefthander with whom he grew close.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI missed out on my <b>Justin Wilson<\/b> autograph,\u201d Tolle said. \u201cBut one day I\u2019ll get back to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This month, with a bunch of former stars stopping by, Tolle has added to his collection. He has a routine: dip into the batting cage, fish out a lightly used ball \u2014 featuring authentic major league scuffs \u2014 and make the approach with a simple request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The best one, Tolle said, is obviously Yastrzemski. He is 86 and doesn\u2019t come around much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1179\">The myth of the tortured artist comes to a head in \u2018Frank\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI also saw it was one of the more expensive ones in the team store right now,\u201d Tolle said. \u201c<b>Jim<\/b> [<b>Rice<\/b>] saw me asking Yaz. Jim was like, \u2018You don\u2019t want me to sign?\u2019 I said, \u2018Jim, I see you almost every single day. I\u2019ll get you one day.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Yastrzemski ball is complete with an inscription: Hall of Fame Class of 1989. That was 13 years before Tolle was born.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not all big leaguers have this degree of interest in or knowledge about the history of their sport or franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m a baseball guy. I just love it,\u201d Tolle said. \u201cTrying to appreciate players before me and guys who have put on the jersey, trying to be thankful for that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>One year into his big league career, Marcelo Mayer remains a work in progress<\/div>\n<p><span>On Tolle\u2019s target list: singer-songwriter <b>Noah Kahan<\/b>, if the Sox fan\/Vermont native throws out a first pitch this year; and the Braves\u2019 <b>Chris Sale<\/b>, who is due to start opposite Tolle on Thursday. The visitors\u2019 clubhouse is a cornucopia for this sort of thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhenever I have all these displayed a while from now,\u201d Tolle said, \u201cit\u2019s going to be something really cool I can look back on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Pitching plans<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Red Sox\u2019 schedule is about to get tougher for the next month-plus, beginning with the Braves visiting for a three-game series that begins Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here is how the pitching lines up:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tuesday: RHP <b>Spencer Strider<\/b> (3.00 ERA) vs. LHP <b>Ranger Suarez<\/b> (2.40).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wednesday: RHP <b>Bryce Elder<\/b> (1.97) vs. LHP <b>Connelly Early <\/b>(3.33).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thursday: Sale (1.89) vs. Tolle (2.45).<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>The Daily Crochet<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>Garrett Crochet<\/b> (left shoulder inflammation) is due to face batters for the first time Tuesday and is likely to need at least a second such outing. A best-case scenario: returning on a limited pitch count during the June 5-7 series against the Yankees \u2026 With an ever-evolving roster fringe, a pair of Sox got upgraded from auxiliary lockers in the middle of the clubhouse to regular ones along the walls: Tolle, who is now next to his buddy Early, and <b>Mickey Gasper<\/b>, assigned the spot <b>Tyler Samaniego<\/b> had used \u2026 On Memorial Day, noted checkpoint on the baseball calendar, the Red Sox woke up with a 22-30 record and in last place in the American League East, a whopping 13 games behind the Rays. In an overexpanded and particularly weak AL wild-card race, the Sox were 3\u00bd games out of a spot. Check back on Independence Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1177\">Matthew Perry\u2019s family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. 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