Ole Miss Baseball Commit Set to Officially Sign Professional Deal with Boston Red Sox

Originally posted on Ole Miss Rebels on SI | By Zack Nagy | Last updated Jul 16, 2025 12:37 PM ET

Mike Bianco and the Ole Miss Rebels are cruising in the NCAA Transfer Portal market with double-digit additions to this point.

After being eliminated from the Oxford Regional in May, Bianco and Co. hit the free agent market in search of reinforcements to rebuild the roster.

Ole Miss landed a commitment from coveted left-hander Jason Gilman this month after joining the portal haul.

Gilman, the Division III National Pitcher of the Year, pledged to the Rebels, but the expectation was that he would be signing with the Boston Red Sox organization after being drafted.

Now, that is the reality with Gilman set to ink a deal with the Red Sox to begin his professional journey.

National Division III Pitcher of the Year Jason Gilman committed to Ole Miss last week, but he threw for the Red Sox at Fenway. The club took him in the 16th round, and he was always going to sign. With the Fenway situation, there wasn’t a reason to make much of a deal out of it
— Chase Parham (@ChaseParham) July 15, 2025

The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder tossed a 2.08 ERA over 112 innings last season with 150 strikeouts where he immediately became a player of intrigue.

Gilman pitched for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park recently where the organization then got a further look into the National Pitcher of the Year.

Fast forward to Monday and the Red Sox selected Gilman in the 16th Round of the 2025 MLB Draft.

“We’ve checked the boxes or filled the spots that had huge need for us,” Ole Miss hitting coach Mike Clement told Rivals of the Rebels’ transfer work. “With that said, we’re probably not done. We’d probably take one more position player and one more arm.

"The nice thing about being where we’re at is we’d like best available. We feel we have a chance to get best available if he’s out there. I would guess we’re probably not done yet, but we’re really happy with where our roster currently sits. But you never know.”

The Ole Miss Portal Haul:

Grant Richardson – pitcher (Grand Canyon)
Tristan Bissetta – outfielder (Clemson)
Daniel Pacella – outfielder (Illinois State)
Wil Libbert – pitcher (Missouri)
Marko Sipila – pitcher (San Diego State)
Owen Kelly – pitcher (Saint Louis)
Landon Koenig – pitcher (North Dakota State)
Dom Decker – infielder (Murray State)
Topher Jones – infielder (Pearl River C.C.)
Jason Gilman – pitcher (Kean University)

This article first appeared on Ole Miss Rebels on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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