Top prospect Tolle rings up 11 K's, strikes out first 5 in dazzling '26 debut
BOSTON -- Payton Tolle, Boston’s No. 1 prospect per MLB Pipeline, brought some much-needed energy and electricity back to Fenway Park on Thursday night. If only he could have brought some hits.
Anthony hopeful for Friday return after missing 2 games with back tightness
BOSTON -- Trying to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the Yankees on Thursday night, the Red Sox were once again without the services of leadoff hitter Roman Anthony, who is experiencing back tightness and soreness. And once again, Boston struggled to score, taking a 4-2 loss to
A small swing tweak could make a big difference for Duran, Sox
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Rivera arrives early, stays late for dazzling MLB debut with Red Sox
BOSTON -- Just a day after he was promoted to Triple-A but never got to pitch, lefty Eduardo Rivera’s surreal start to his week continued with him all but needing a key to open Fenway Park on Wednesday. The Red Sox called up their No. 26 prospect as rated by
Anthony (back tightness) out of Wednesday's lineup vs. Yankees
BOSTON -- The Red Sox kept leadoff man Roman Anthony out of the lineup on Wednesday night against Yankees left-handed ace Max Fried not due to matchup reasons, but because the 21-year-old outfielder is dealing with back tightness. Red Sox manager Alex Cora is hopeful Anthony will be back in
It's another silent night for Red Sox bats in shutout loss to Yankees
BOSTON – With the elusive rally at last mounting in the bottom of the seventh inning for the Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park, Caleb Durbin, who had a successful ABS challenge earlier in the at-bat, took another shot at it. The crowd rose with some anticipation, hoping
Red Sox place Gray on IL with right hamstring strain
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 a
Heads-up steal sparks Red Sox offense in Patriots' Day win
BOSTON -- For the reeling Red Sox, the resuscitation of the offense came with some smart, small ball on Patriots' Day. In the bottom of the sixth inning with one out, slow-footed catcher Carlos Narváez realized that Brant Hurter wasn’t holding him on and he stole third without a throw.
Red Sox's shortstop future looks bright as Arias tears up Double-A
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Crochet's 'get right' day thrown off by 4-run 5th as Sox offensive struggles continue
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
Sunday start time at Fenway moved back 3 hours to 4:35 p.m. ET
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
Laborious first undermines Bello in another abbreviated start
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
Red Sox return to Fenway for two crucial series vs. Tigers, Yankees
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Story, Red Sox capitalize on double error while Early stifles Twins
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
'Kind of triggering': Duran explains inappropriate gesture toward heckler
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
Crawford, Casas have rehab setbacks; Anderson called up for debut
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
Anderson hops on flight, arrives just in time to make MLB debut
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.
Gray struggles as Sox are shut out by Abel, Twins
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
Crochet tagged for 11 runs vs. Twins in worst start of career. What happened?
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
One moment he's in the Minors, the next, he gets to honor late dad in debut
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
With gem from Gray, Red Sox flip narrative of homestand
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
Red Sox's pitching depth takes hit with Slaten, Oviedo sidelined
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
'That’s why we call him Beast': Crochet spins gem in much-needed Sox win
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.
Hit 24 times by Brewers pitches, Willson Contreras is fed up
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.
'It’s on me': Anthony's arm falls short again as Boston's early-season skid continues
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