{"id":2199,"date":"2026-06-07T21:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:33:25","slug":"ill-never-not-love-this-game-brayan-bello-refocusing-after-demotion-to-triple-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2199","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ll never not love this game\u2019: Brayan Bello refocusing after demotion to Triple-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WORCESTER \u2014 Brayan Bello laughed, smiled, and penned plenty of autographs on Sunday. It\u2019s a reality far different from what had transpired almost 72 hours before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2198\">Red Sox bullpen implodes in eighth inning in loss to Yankees<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Bello did not crack a smirk and was a bit brash the last time he spoke publicly, even if his interpreter filtered out some of his words. He gave up six runs in the first inning, and eight in total in an 8-2 loss to the Orioles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A refreshed version of the fifth-year pitcher spoke in the Polar Park home dugout in his first appearance since being optioned to Triple-A Worcester.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cI feel much better today, feeling like I\u2019m ready to do what I need to do down here, so I can go back to the show,\u201d Bello said via an interpreter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Bello that showed up after the weekend off is much like the big personality Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow made it clear he expected Bello to return to upon his demotion.<\/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>\u201cOne of the things that we asked him to do was to fall in love with baseball all over again,\u201d Breslow told reporters on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Brayan Bello\u2019s struggles as a starter made it impossible for him to stay in the Red Sox rotation<\/div>\n<p><span>Breslow\u2019s comments drew plenty of headlines, as the notion that a major-leaguer had fallen out of love with the game would be concerning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It could be insulting to a player, but when Bello was asked about it, he chuckled. Much like he asserted his standing as a starter on Thursday, he made it clear his passion wasn\u2019t, and has never been the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ll never not love this game,\u201d Bello said. \u201cIt\u2019s a game that I\u2019ve done since I was very little. I\u2019ve always had that love and passion, and I think that\u2019s why I take it to heart when we do lose games, or I do pitch not my best because I love this game so much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So what went wrong this season?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the first inning, he has surrendered 15 runs and carries a 16.88 ERA. To alleviate the early struggles, the Red Sox tried him as a bulk-inning reliever..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bello didn\u2019t initially pinpoint a reason for his struggles, but said he just wants to \u201cget better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But, as he firmly stated in his Thursday press conference, he expected to make these adjustments as a major-league pitcher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2196\">The bout ended in a draw, but Jahyae Brown retains the WBC Silver title in Fight Night at Fenway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Outside of rehab assignments, he hadn\u2019t been demoted since 2023. Furthermore, the Red Sox were hours away from departing for a series with the Yankees, which was supposed to include time with his family.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Brayan Bello being demoted to Triple-A also sends a message to the rest of the Red Sox<\/div>\n<p><span>It was the perfect time for the struggling pitcher to hit the reset button \u2014 until it wasn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe were all set up to get ready to go up there,\u201d Bello said. \u201cSo when I got the unfortunate news, I shed some tears, got a little emotional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With the extra time at home, he still spent time with family, but more than anything he rested and recovered mentally. Even with his previous comments, he expressed no frustration with management for the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhatever decisions they make I think are the ones that I have to follow,\u201d Bello said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bello said he\u2019s scheduled to work with a \u201cspecial someone\u201d to refine his mentality and mechanics, though he declined to reveal that person\u2019s identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bello\u2019s support systemcould be key in him returning to the major leagues, but so could the fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday, fans booed him. This time around, a small crowd flooded him with \u201cBello!\u201d chants, offered words of encouragement, and even claimed it was their birthday as he signed autographs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Being sent to Worcester might\u2019ve seemed like a new low, but the fans made it clear they\u2019re with the Dominican pitcher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOne thing that\u2019s never missing is how hard I work,\u201d Bello said. \u201cThe amount of work that I put into what I do is super important to me, and to the fans, I\u2019m looking forward to doing what I got to do down here, so that I can go back up there, and we can continue having the fun times that we\u2019ve had in the past.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bello said he\u2019ll be making his first start next Thursday against the Rochester Red Wings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2194\">English\u2019s Jaurel Melo and Luis Mejia aces in Division 5 quarterfinal victory over Hopedale<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bello was refreshed in his first media session in Worcester, focusing on getting back to the Red Sox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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