BOSTON -- It was expected that Red Sox right-hander Sonny Gray's day would start early, given that he got the nod in Monday’s annual Patriots' Day game with an 11:10 a.m. start time. Much less expected was that Gray’s day also ended early. He walked off the mound with what

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BOSTON – It was supposed to be “get right” day for Garrett Crochet on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, and for four innings it looked like it would be just that. The ace looked like he'd suitably bounced back from the worst start of his career six days ago and

BOSTON – Due to a forecast for extended rain from midday into the afternoon on Sunday, the Red Sox and Tigers will be able to have a leisurely morning. The original 1:35 p.m. ET start time has been pushed back to 4:35 p.m. The change was made in consultation with

BOSTON – While the Red Sox were facing a master craftsman at the height of his powers in Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, their own starting pitcher, Brayan Bello, is still trying to jump to that next level where his results consistently match his raw stuff. Saturday marked another exercise in

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MINNEAPOLIS -- For this Wednesday matinee at Target Field, the Red Sox just needed to regain their footing and get home in one piece after losing the first two games of the series to the Twins by an aggregate score of 19-6. Well, everything started to change in the right

MINNEAPOLIS – When Jarren Duran opened himself up about a 2022 suicide attempt in a Netflix docuseries about the Red Sox that was released last year, his main motivation was to increase awareness among people dealing with mental health struggles. He wanted to be someone kids could learn from. When

MINNEAPOLIS – For two players who have been beset by injuries the last couple of years, there were added developments to their frustration on Tuesday. Righty Kutter Crawford, who missed all of last season first due to a right knee injury and then a ruptured sheath in his right wrist

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jack Anderson, a 26-year-old righty who had dreamed since Little League about making his Major League debut, surely didn’t expect that it would happen on Tuesday night at Target Field. Anderson wasn’t even on Boston’s 40-man roster when the day started.

MINNEAPOLIS – By building what they believed could be their best starting rotation in years, the Red Sox were confident that some pressure would be reduced on ace Garrett Crochet. And while that still could be the case over the course of a long baseball season, veteran trade acquisition Sonny

MINNEAPOLIS -- Wait, what? Garrett Crochet's dramatic stumble in Monday night’s eventual 13-6 loss to the Twins at Target Field was shocking to everyone who witnessed it. The overall line (1 2/3 innings, nine hits, 11 runs, 10 earned runs, three walks, no strikeouts) painted a grim picture of the

BOSTON -- When lefty reliever Tyler Samaniego woke up in his apartment at 7:30 on Wednesday morning to go to Polar Park for Triple-A Worcester’s noon contest, he had no idea the course of his life was going to change in two hours. At 9:30, WooSox manager Chad Tracy had

BOSTON -- The run prevention the Red Sox envisioned for this season took a while to make an entrance, but it has been out in full force the last two days. And with it came the club’s first two-game winning streak of the season, and what had been an elusive

BOSTON -- The Red Sox will be without Justin Slaten, one of their most dependable setup men, for the next couple of weeks. This comes after Wednesday morning’s news that the righty landed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 5) with a right oblique strain. They will be

BOSTON -- Pitching the 11th game of the season for his heavily slumping Red Sox, ace Garrett Crochet knew what the moment called for on Tuesday night at chilly Fenway Park. He needed to go into Beast mode. And fittingly enough, that’s what all of his teammates call him.

BOSTON – For the Fenway Park faithful, a high-and-tight fastball was an introduction to the longstanding beef between Willson Contreras and the Brewers. For the Brewers, it was a chance to get the last word – at least for a night.

BOSTON -- What an opportunity Roman Anthony had to turn the page on his early-season throwing issues from left field. In a tie game with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, the Brewers teed it up for Anthony to throw Brice Turang out at the plate with

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BOSTON -- Trying to get out of an early-season rut offensively, the Red Sox not only had to battle themselves but the elements on a frigid Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. As the wind howled and the temperatures dropped, Boston again couldn’t muster enough offense to win. Instead, the Red

BOSTON -- Willson Contreras was brought to the Red Sox for his energy, his grit, his defense and ... oh yeah, his pull-side power. Playing his first home game at Fenway Park, Contreras unleashed a towering 423-foot solo homer to left-center that soared over the Green Monster and wound up

BOSTON -- It had been a gloomy first week of baseball on the road for the Red Sox, and it was cloudy and cool outside when Fenway Park opened its gates for a 115th season on Friday. But by the time the pregame ceremonies started, honoring Boston’s pennant-winning squad of

BOSTON -- For the Red Sox, a batch of roster moves made in the hours leading up to the home opener meant different emotions for all the individuals involved.

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CINCINNATI – Just like in the Opening Series last season at Texas, Wilyer Abreu was the bat that stuck out for the Red Sox this weekend, even as they lost two out of three at Great American Ball Park, capped by Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to the Reds. But there is