NORTH PORT, Fla. – If Marcelo Mayer needs to earn his spot on the Opening Day roster, or take the baton and run with it, as manager Alex Cora continues to put it, the 23-year-old got off to a running start on Friday. Playing his first game since undergoing right

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Of all the things Red Sox Nation didn’t wish to see on Friday, stud outfielders Roman Anthony and Ceddanne Rafaela on the ground for multiple minutes at the same time would have topped the list. Fortunately, a mishap in communication that led to a collision between

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In the opinion of many, Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez is the most dominant pitcher in Red Sox history. So who better to talk to about the club’s re-stacked rotation that has ace Garrett Crochet entering his second season, solid veterans Sonny Gray and Ranger Suárez

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Every now and then, you need to lighten things up to break up the monotony of Spring Training. In lefty Payton Tolle, who is probably the most fun-loving person on the Red Sox’s Spring Training roster, manager Alex Cora found the perfect person to do so.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- They are brothers in Gold Glove, and the reason is evident in just about every game they play together with the Red Sox.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A day later, the man who broke his bat in about the most mysterious way possible still wasn’t sure exactly what happened. But Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu tried to explain how a check-swing in the bottom of the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game against

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The precise alignment of the way Red Sox manager Alex Cora will organize his infield is not quite finalized, but that day is getting closer.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The most lucrative offseason addition for a team usually comes in with a lot to process. A new team, new faces and pressure to live up to the contract. But in the case of Ranger Suárez, the Red Sox have the perfect player to deal with

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello produced career bests last season in ERA (3.35) and innings pitched (166 2/3) while serving as the club’s No. 2 starter behind Garrett Crochet, he was able to mask the fact that something wasn’t quite right. What had long been

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Trevor Story takes his role seriously as the captain of the infield for the Red Sox. And even though he had a nice re-entry season in 2025 after several years of injury mishaps, Story expects more of himself defensively now that he’s had time to reacclimate

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- What did lefty fireballer Payton Tolle's offseason development look like? “Actually, nothing. I just threw fastballs the entire offseason,” quipped Tolle. The always-entertaining Tolle was just trying to keep things light.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- When the Red Sox open their season in Cincinnati on March 26, the first player to step into the batter’s box is all but certain to be Roman Anthony. The emerging star outfielder, all of 21 years old, figures to be a focal point of the

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Once the top prospect whose arrival was anticipated for years by Red Sox Nation, Marcelo Mayer has seen the narrative shift this spring. Mayer – the fourth overall pick in the 2021 Draft – is now at the stage where it is no longer about the

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The camp portion of Spring Training has officially ended for the Red Sox, and the Grapefruit League game schedule starts in earnest with Saturday’s matchup 6 miles down the road at Hammond Stadium against the Twins. There will be games every day until March 11, when

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The American League East is loaded this year. The Blue Jays had a huge offseason after falling just short in Game 7 of the World Series. The Yankees are running it back, for better or worse, with a team that won 94

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Feb. 20. 1) Justin Verlander (1983) The hard-throwing righty is one of six pitchers in history to throw at

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Ceddanne Rafaela (Curacao) was raised just an island away from Xander Bogaerts (Aruba). And for five years, they played in the same Red Sox organization, only Bogaerts was a star shortstop in Boston and Rafaela was working his way up through the Minor League system.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The logjam the Red Sox have in the outfield could have made a player like Jarren Duran wary of all the trade rumors that surrounded him, not just in the offseason, but dating back to last July’s Trade Deadline. And really, the rumors were no slight

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Two days shy of the six-month anniversary of undergoing Tommy John surgery, Tanner Houck experienced joy from the act of picking up a baseball and throwing it 45 feet to a catcher. While teammates Garrett Crochet and Payton Tolle threw live batting practice on the main

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Roman Anthony, who has already had a meteoric rise from MLB’s top prospect to emerging star for the Red Sox, will now get a chance to perform on the international stage. The 21-year-old outfielder was named as an injury replacement for Team USA on Monday in

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In the quarter century of the current Red Sox ownership group, the club’s annual first full-squad workout has been preceded by an organizational-wide meeting that includes messages from ownership, the front office, the manager, support staff and sometimes a player or two. A new and powerful

FORT MYERS, Fla. – After an offseason that was at times a bumpy ride, Red Sox president/CEO Sam Kennedy believes that the landing was just about right for chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and his team of executives. Though a true power hitter wasn’t acquired and Alex Bregman’s services weren’t

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Transitioning from one position (catcher) to another (first base) isn’t as easy as Willson Contreras made it look last season. The respected veteran shed his catching gear and quickly got light on his feet in his new role, making six outs above average to put him