{"id":2848,"date":"2026-06-16T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:05:19","slug":"newton-native-jack-winnay-is-living-his-dream-in-the-red-sox-system-and-developing-as-a-power-hitter-as-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2848","title":{"rendered":"Newton native Jack Winnay is living his dream in the Red Sox system, and developing as a power hitter as well"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s been a long time since the Red Sox had the most homegrown of homegrown players: A Massachusetts native who was drafted by the team and rose through their farm system to forge a path to Boston. Jack Winnay is hoping to rectify that.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Winnay, a Newton native who attended Belmont Hill before heading to Wake Forest for college, emerged as a middle-of-the-order producer at Wake. He pounded 20 homers as a sophomore and 15 more as a junior. But as the 2025 draft approached, coming off a junior campaign he considered a disappointment, Winnay was only interested in leaving college under a very specific condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt got to the point with my agent where we decided it was either the Red Sox or going back to school, just because I loved Wake,\u201d said Winnay, 23. \u201cBut I genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, believed in the Red Sox player development system, and I thought that they would get the best version of me as a hitter, just with what they teach. And then obviously being the hometown kid, that was always just a dream of mine to put on that jersey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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