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Claimed off waivers by CWS on 3/11 and spent the rest of the season in the White Sox organization. He’s ready to help the 2020 Red Sox bullpen.He and Jessica live in Kennebunk, Maine. Hernández and Osich were Boston's only two non-tendered players on Monday. By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff, October 31, 2019, 3:26 p.m. Ex-Red Sox not named Mookie Betts off to lackluster starts across MLB . "I saw that my fastball gets hit a lot more often than I would like. Josh Osich: Boston Red Sox | Pitcher : Age: 31 Born: September 3, 1988 Boise, ID Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 Bats: Left Throws ... Salem Red Sox, Greenville Drive, Lowell Spinners, Gulf Coast League Red Sox, Major League Baseball, the International League, Eastern League, Carolina League, South Atlantic League, New York-Penn League, Gulf Coast League, or Minor League … Or I could throw a curveball. Red Sox left-handed reliever Josh Osich grew up watching Pedro Martinez on television and trying to emulate the Hall of Famer’s nearly unhittable changeup. The left-hander was claimed off waivers by the White Sox prior to the 2019 season and appeared in 57 games for the South-Siders. It’s more about me just reading the hitter than it is anything else.”Regaining the feel of his changeup should help him vs. right-handed hitters.“I have a big variation between my fastball and my changeup,” he said. So just different actions. So they could just cheat to the fastball. And if I feel like he’s trying to go the other way on me, I just throw it right at his front hip and it breaks the inside part of the plate. Earned his 1st win of the season on 8/2 at PHI after retiring all 6 batters faced in the 14th and 15th innings. And then the inning is over and your day is done. Share. 40.0ip)...His 43.1 innings pitched were a career-high.Posted a 1-3 record with a 4.71 ERA (19er, 36.1ip) over 59 appearances. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)Red Sox left-handed reliever Josh Osich grew up watching Pedro Martinez on television and trying to emulate the Hall of Famer’s nearly unhittable changeup.“We don’t have a baseball team in Idaho, so growing up we just kind of got to watch anybody and everybody," Osich said. Graduated from Bishop Kelly High School (Boise, ID), where he played baseball, football, and basketball.Made 57 relief appearances for the White Sox and set career highs in innings (67.2) and strikeouts (61). Joshua Michael Osich (born September 3, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. So in August and September my numbers were pretty good. Held left-handed hitters to a .171 AVG (19-for-111) with 30 SO and only 4 BB. Signed by Matt Woodward (Giants). Red Sox claim lefthander Josh Osich off waivers, confirm changes to coaching staff. "But they’ll come in, bring you in, try to get that lefty. Osich is an avid outdoorsman who planned to ice fish Friday.Jessica’s parents also returned from Idaho to New England. He arrived with a lifetime record of 6-29 and an ERA of 6.54, but it's not like one Zack Godley could cure them of their aforementioned desperation. Position: Pitcher Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-2, 235lb (188cm, 106kg) .