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Key Takeaways: Red Sox 6, Mets 2

9:39 PM PDT

NEW YORK – It is not uncommon for a starting pitcher to fly to the next city a day early to pitch the opener of a series. But due to the fact the Red Sox had a day-game finale against the White Sox on Thursday, that compelled Sonny Gray to

Donuts, card games and surprise All-Star announcement occupy Sox during travel delay

Boston doesn't miss a beat as long ball lifts weary road warriors past Mets
9:24 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox gave new meaning to the expression “show and go” on Friday. After capping a three-game sweep against the White Sox on Thursday afternoon, the surging Sox -- who had just won their sixth game in a row and 10th in the last 12 --

First-time All-Star Rafaela joins fellow Red Sox Contreras, Suarez, Chapman

July 10, 2026

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox added a fourth All-Star on Friday, with the news that center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela is replacing injured Yankees superstar Aaron Judge.

Contreras' breakout season results in first All-Star nod since 2022

July 10, 2026

NEW YORK -- A breakthrough season in the career of Willson Contreras at the age of 34, started with a trade three days before Christmas in which the Cardinals agreed to send him to Boston. The only question was whether Contreras would waive his no-trade clause.

Sox win 6th straight as Sandoval shines in 1st start since 2024

July 9, 2026

CHICAGO – Thus far, this final road trip heading into the All-Star break has become a sweeping success for the Red Sox. After beginning the journey by giving the Angels the broom treatment, the surging Red Sox took three in a row at Rate Field, capped by Thursday’s 2-1 victory

Contreras' suspension reduced to 5 games after appeal, begins Thursday

July 9, 2026

CHICAGO – First baseman Willson Contreras, expected to participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday and for the AL All-Star team on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, won’t take his next swing for the Red Sox until July 17 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader

All-Star Ranger Suarez (groin strain) placed on 15-day IL

July 9, 2026

CHICAGO – Red Sox lefty Ranger Suarez had to go on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain on Thursday, retroactive to July 6, forcing him out of his final start before the All-Star break on Saturday against the Mets and also a homecoming trip to Philadelphia for

Flying high: Bennett's gem helps hand Sox 5th straight win

July 9, 2026

CHICAGO – Even as the right side of their infield became a MASH unit in real time, the Red Sox stayed hot on Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to five games with a 5-0 victory over the White Sox at Rate Field. No Willson Contreras (left foot contusion) or

Contreras joins HR Derby field, can become Boston's 2nd winner

July 8, 2026

CHICAGO – Showing more thump than at any other point in his career, Red Sox cleanup hitter Willson Contreras has accepted MLB’s invitation to be a participant in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby. With a right-handed swing tailor made for Fenway Park, Contreras has 20 homers in 306 at-bats, just

Sox keep rolling on road with clutch HRs, shutdown pitching, All-Star defense

July 8, 2026

CHICAGO -- Will the final road trip before the All-Star break be the one that vaults the Red Sox back into contention? Through the first four games of a nine-game journey -- all wins -- it is certainly possible.

'A little reset' helps Tolle reboot for scoreless start against White Sox

July 8, 2026

CHICAGO -- Rookie wall? Payton Tolle felt no such thing, not even when he had his worst start of the season last Wednesday at Fenway Park, getting just nine outs and giving up six runs in a demoralizing defeat to the Nationals.

Sandoval set for Red Sox debut, while Ranger's next start TBD

Early (left elbow) seeking second opinion; Eaton's suspension reduced
July 7, 2026

CHICAGO -- In this final week before the All-Star break, there will be some twists and turns for a Red Sox rotation that has been a strong point for most of the season. Lefty Patrick Sandoval will start the finale of this three-game series against the White Sox on Thursday

Former biochemist Bruml prepares to lead first Draft with Red Sox

July 6, 2026

In recent years, the Red Sox have seen that the fruits of labor from a Draft don’t always have to be far down the road. Look no further than lefty Payton Tolle, the 50th overall pick out of TCU in the 2024 Draft. He is now a cornerstone in Boston’s

'Been waiting for that one': Chapman sets all-time mark for strikeouts by a reliever

July 4, 2026

ANAHEIM -- It's official: No relief pitcher in Major League Baseball history has more strikeouts than Aroldis Chapman. The veteran Boston Red Sox closer fanned the Angels' Denzer Guzman leading off the ninth inning Friday night at Angel Stadium for career strikeout No. 1,364, breaking Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm’s

These five Sox are most worthy All-Star candidates

July 2, 2026

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Red Sox place Early on IL with left elbow inflammation

July 1, 2026

BOSTON -- The Red Sox, humming along in the starting rotation of late, will be down a man in the coming weeks. Connelly Early, one of three lefties in the team’s surging starting five, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, the day after he exited his start

Key takeaways: Tolle hit hard while Sox's bats go cold vs. Nats

July 1, 2026

BOSTON – A homestand that started with renewed hope, generated by the excitement of a season-long, five-game winning streak, ended with an empty feeling for the Red Sox. Knowing their time is growing short to make the type of run that would convince the front office to buy instead of

Early departs after 4 innings with left elbow discomfort, snaps Sox's QS streak

July 1, 2026

BOSTON – The Red Sox had momentum on offense and the mound as they took a season-high five-game winning streak with them back to Fenway Park on Tuesday night.

Benches clear at Fenway as things get heated after Willson Contreras strikes out

July 1, 2026

BOSTON -- Things got heated at Fenway Park on Tuesday night, when Nationals righty Cade Cavalli struck out Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras looking on a 3-2 sweeper to get the second out of the fourth inning. What initially looked like a routine strikeout became a lot more when

With heavy heart for Venezuela, Contreras' emotions flow after HR, ejection

June 30, 2026

BOSTON -- Willson Contreras plays for the Red Sox. But he is playing for Venezuela, his native country that was ravaged by earthquakes last Wednesday. When Contreras mashed a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning in Monday night’s 6-3 win against the Nationals at Fenway Park, he

Suarez extends Boston's season-high win streak to 5 with 12th straight QS

June 30, 2026

BOSTON – Letdown following the four-game sweep in the Yankees series? Hardly.

Can Sox turn Yanks sweep into second-half run? 

June 29, 2026

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Gray's no-hit bid vs. Yanks turns Fenway into 'Sonny Night Baseball'

Righty becomes 7th active pitcher with 2,000 strikeouts
June 29, 2026

BOSTON – With a six-pitch mix, and the self-proclaimed best spinner of the baseball in the Majors, it would surprise nobody if Sonny Gray throws a no-hitter at some point in his career. For a while, it seemed like that point was going to be in a most dramatic setting

Red Sox complete 4-game sweep of Yankees with wild 10th-inning walk-off

June 29, 2026

BOSTON – For a while, the story was Sonny Gray’s near no-hitter, which ended with one out in the eighth. Then, the focus shifted to Aroldis Chapman blowing his second save in a week and Wilyer Abreu having some rare defensive breakdowns in right field.

Sandoval inches closer to Boston debut, MLB return in rehab start

June 28, 2026

BOSTON – Patrick Sandoval’s long road back to pitching in a Major League game gained some steam on Sunday when the lefty went four strong innings (three hits, one run, one walk, three strikeouts) for Triple-A Worcester and threw 60 pitches. The lefty last pitched in the Majors on June