Red Sox Left-Hander Payton Tolle Honors His Mom, Who Passed Away 2 Years Ago
Tolle will text his mother before the game and honor her after the anthem, following her wish that his boys never forget her.
- On Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10, 2026, Boston Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle took the mound at Fenway Park wearing pink socks to honor his late mother, Jina Tolle, who died two years and a day prior.
- Saturday's rainout coincided with the two-year anniversary of Jina's death from colon cancer, giving the 23-year-old pitcher additional time to reflect before his Sunday start.
- Tolle incorporates personal tributes, including warming up to the song "Mother" by Danzig and inscribing her motto, "You're so pretty," on his black baseball glove.
- Following Boston's 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, Tolle held back tears and reflected, "I try to get away from it as much as I can but at the same time it's life."
- Consistent with her advice to "Be a Tigger, not an Eeyore," Tolle maintains a joyful approach, often recalling her motto: "Show people why you play, who you play for, and why you love it.
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Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle honors his mom, who passed away 2 years ago
Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle took the Fenway Park mound on Sunday afternoon with a heavy heart.Pitching two years and a day after his mother, Jina, died following a nearly eight-year battle with colon cancer, the 23-year-old Tolle wore his pant legs near his knees showing his pink socks on Mothe
23YO Red Sox Star Pays Emotional Tribute to Late Mother Ahead of Crucial Moment on Death Anniversary
“Be a Tigger, not an Eeyore.” Growing up, Payton Tolle heard this advice from his mother, Jina, constantly. She never hid the truth about his bad game. She didn’t just pat him on the back and tell him it was okay. Instead, she made him face his mistakes, fix them, and stay positive. “There was no sugarcoating. The reactions you always got were real from her. It was never, ‘Oh, you guys will get them next time.’ No, it was, ‘You could not throw t…
‘Show people why you play’: Payton Tolle keeps his late mother’s memory close as he takes the mound - The Boston Globe
Jina Tolle died in 2024, eight years after being diagnosed with colon cancer. Saturday marks the the first time Tolle will start on May 9, a day before Mother's Day.
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