The Red Sox reinstated Paxton from the paternity list Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
The 34-year-old southpaw will make his next start Saturday against Oakland, but he'll rejoin the team a day early with Kaleb Ort (undisclosed) headed to the IL. Paxton has been stellar this season and holds a 2.00 ERA and 0.61 WHIP alongside a 17:3 K:BB through 18 innings over his last three starts.