Sean Newcomb will get a coveted opportunity next month when the lefty pitcher attends Boston Red Sox spring training as a non-roster invitee.

The invitation also offers a chance for Newcomb, who is on a minor league deal, to learn from some of the game’s top relievers.

Newcomb will look to take full advantage of the position that he is in as he wants to closely overserve and talk shop with the two most accomplished members of the Red Sox bullpen.

“If I’m looking forward to watching some people, especially just being a pitcher, it’s Aroldis Chapman. Legendary arm and everything,” Newcomb told NESN.com. “But also Liam Hendriks. I’ve heard great things about him and he’s a crazy competitor, too. So, both those guys, it would be really cool to spend some time around them.”

No other current Red Sox reliever has the same credentials as Chapman or Hendriks. Chapman is a seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion who is entering his 16th season in MLB. Hendriks has similar longevity as he heads into his 14th big-league campaign with three All-Star appearances under his belt. They also have combined for 451 career saves with Chapman owning 335 of those.

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But like Newcomb, Chapman and Hendriks have yet to pitch in a Red Sox uniform — Hendriks spent all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery. But that’s not where the similarities stop, especially when it comes to Chapman.

Newcomb and Chapman have similar builds with Newcomb standing in at 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds while Chapman is listed at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds. Both lefties are also heavily dependent on a fastball with Chapman’s heater, which averaged 98.7 mph last season, several ticks higher than Newcomb.

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But learning some tricks of the trade from Chapman could be very beneficial to Newcomb as he looks for a career revival with the Red Sox. The Oakland Athletics designated Newcomb for assignment in July of last season and he went unsigned for the rest of the campaign. The 31-year-old did show promise with the A’s in 2023, albeit with it coming in just seven appearances.

Newcomb, who is a Middleboro, Mass. native, is now several years removed from his best seasons as a pro. The former top pitching prospect of the Angels and Braves made 30 starts and won 12 games with Atlanta in 2018. Newcomb followed it up the next season by making 55 appearances — 51 of those came in relief — and he posted a 3.16 ERA to go along with 65 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings.

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But down years followed after that and Newcomb bounced around the league. He was traded by both the Braves and the San Francisco Giants while also shuttling back-and-forth from Triple-A to the majors.

Newcomb will look to regain his form with the Red Sox and getting some helpful advice from Chapman could help Newcomb accomplish that.

“Someone like that, he’s obviously kind of a unicorn just as far as throwing that hard that early — no one throws as hard as him but people are starting to throw in the 100s a little bit,” Newcomb said. “He’s an all-time guy as far as throwing the fastball. I heard he’s one of the most electric, jumpy athletes that anyone’s played with, like jumping, running, lifting, all that kind of stuff. He’s probably more someone I’d want to observe. But definitely looking forward to anything he has.”

The good news for Newcomb is Chapman is very open to being a resource for pitchers on the Red Sox roster.

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