BOSTON -- The fiery Willson Contreras has a way of finding himself in the center of tense moments on the baseball field.

BOSTON -- Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet graduated from the tedious part of his rehab for left shoulder inflammation by throwing a fourth side session within 10 days at Fenway Park on Saturday.

BOSTON – With an early surge of offense (four runs in the bottom of the first inning) hardly seen by the Red Sox at Fenway Park this season, it seemed like Friday could be the night the team’s vibe at home was going to change. When rookie starter Payton Tolle

BOSTON -- Of all the pitches Roger Clemens fired in 200 career starts at Fenway Park, perhaps none had the sentimental value of the one he threw at the age of 63 on Friday night. With Clemens standing on the mound he once owned, he threw a ceremonial first pitch

BOSTON – When Trevor Story learned last weekend that he had a sports hernia, the only question was whether he would have surgery or take a more conservative recovery approach. After soliciting three opinions, Boston’s veteran shortstop indeed underwent surgery on Thursday. The procedure was performed by Dr. William Meyers

BOSTON -- Now that it is clear that veteran shortstop Trevor Story is going to be down for possibly multiple months following the news that he underwent sports hernia surgery on Thursday, the wheels are in motion for Marcelo Mayer to move back to his natural position of shortstop. When

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KANSAS CITY -- The Jarren Duran show at Kauffman Stadium had an encore, and a much-needed one for the Red Sox. While Duran broke the game open with a huge swing in the ninth inning on Tuesday, he put his team ahead again on Wednesday, belting a two-run homer to

KANSAS CITY -- Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet continues to pass all health checkpoints in his quest to return from the injured list. The latest was a two-inning bullpen session on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, marking the third time he’s thrown off the mound in the last week. Regaining his

KANSAS CITY -- The way things have gone lately for the Red Sox on offense, Jarren Duran wasn’t above a little praying when it came right down to it in the top of the ninth inning on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Once again, Boston was in a tightly fought

KANSAS CITY -- While the Red Sox spent the first five innings of Monday night’s opener of a three-game series against the Royals continuing that prolonged search to find some offense, Sonny Gray, the ultimate craftsman, went to work. The offense eventually did have a moment to savor, and Willson

KANSAS CITY -- Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony’s plan to take a significant step forward in his rehab on Monday was halted when he took some swings and felt some soreness in his ailing right wrist. The hope was for Anthony to start a gradual program of swinging early this

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ATLANTA -- Celebrating his 27th birthday and coming off two stellar performances in bulk relief, Brayan Bello was looking for a coming-of-age moment in his return to the rotation on Sunday. Instead, he experienced another setback in what has been his most wobbly season to date.

ATLANTA -- While Trevor Story evaluates his recovery options following a sports hernia diagnosis that has landed him on the 10-day injured list indefinitely, the Red Sox are at least contemplating the possibility of moving Marcelo Mayer to his natural position of shortstop. The Sox thought highly enough of Mayer

ATLANTA – Searching for the big hit like someone thirsts for water on a 100-degree day in the desert, Willson Contreras put at least a temporary end to a stunning offensive dryspell for the Red Sox of late.

ATLANTA -- The struggling Red Sox now have another injury to deal with. And it sounds like this one is going to take a while. Shortstop Trevor Story was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia before Saturday’s game against the Braves. In a corresponding move, the

ATLANTA -- In recent days, scoring runs has practically vanished for the Red Sox. So when Marcelo Mayer belted an equalizing solo shot with two outs in the seventh, it looked like a momentum-changing hit could finally be in the air for a team that needs a jolt of momentum.

ATLANTA -- There was something different about Roman Anthony at first glimpse when he walked to his locker on Friday afternoon. The outfielder no longer had a brace on his recovering right wrist. And that, right there, signified progress. A couple of minutes later, there was more progress. Anthony went

The American League East is a lot of things. It’s never boring. That appears to be the case again this season. The Rays and Yankees have been the best teams in the AL by a considerable margin. The Orioles, Blue Jays and Red Sox have been … interesting, albeit not

BOSTON -- The Fenway freeze has to end at some point, doesn’t it? While Wednesday night’s 3-1 victory over the Phillies represented only a slight thaw for Boston’s cold bats (particularly cold this season in home games), it also signified hope of a turnaround.

BOSTON -- In his full home white uniform, Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet took his most significant step since his placement on the injured list when he threw a 20-pitch side session off the mound at Fenway Park prior to Wednesday’s game against the Phillies. “That's a good step there,”

BOSTON -- Has the switch to a bulk-innings role the last two times out changed the course of Brayan Bello’s season, or has the righty simply gotten his groove back?

BOSTON -- Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras is recovering nicely from the right hand contusion he suffered in Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Rays. Though he was out of the lineup for Tuesday’s opener against the Phillies, Contreras participated in baseball activities prior to the contest and gave a

BOSTON – Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock fell in love with his college sweetheart, Jordan, during their days together at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. What he knew fairly quickly back then was that she would, in fact, be the one. They were married by 2019, two years after