BOSTON -- Like many impressionable kids in Venezuela, Ranger Suárez was baseball-obsessed as he started learning about the game in the early to mid 2000s. The two teams that were always on television in his native country in those days? The Red Sox and Yankees, participating in baseball’s most storied

BOSTON – Well, this was certainly a pivot that Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow pulled off. Reeling from the loss of Alex Bregman, who declined an offer to return to Boston and instead signed with the Cubs, the Sox re-allocated much of the investment they were prepared to

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BOSTON – Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia got a sizable bump in votes in his second year on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, results of which were announced Tuesday. Though the diminutive sparkplug who was a key member of two World Series-winning teams fell well short of the

BOSTON -- The Red Sox didn’t just get a run producer and a new first baseman in Willson Contreras. As everyone will see first-hand in a matter of weeks, the club has landed a fireball of energy and emotion. That is his way. Always has been. And don’t expect Contreras

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BOSTON -- After learning that Alex Bregman accepted a five-year, $175 million contract from the Cubs instead of an aggressive offer the Red Sox had made recently, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow processed his disappointment and then got ready to pivot to acquiring that one final impact bat to round

BOSTON -- For the second consecutive winter, Alex Bregman was a hot topic at Fenway Fest without actually being there. Hours after Saturday’s annual feel-good event was over, it became apparent that the next time Bregman is at Fenway it will be for the final series of the ‘26 regular

BOSTON -- For the second consecutive winter, Alex Bregman was a hot topic at Fenway Fest without actually being there. As Red Sox players and coaches scattered around Fenway Park and surrounding locations and interacted with fans at the annual feel-good event on Saturday, one topic couldn’t be avoided.

BOSTON -- As part of the festivities to kick off their annual Fenway Fest event on Saturday morning, the Red Sox announced the team’s newest Hall of Fame class, which includes a trio of players who guided the club to World Series championships earlier this century. The “ace” of the

BOSTON -- The Red Sox reached one-year agreements with their four remaining arbitration-eligible players before Thursday’s deadline for teams and players to exchange figures. Right-hander Tanner Houck will earn $4.15 million, first baseman Triston Casas $1.61 million and infielder Romy Gonzalez and righty Johan Oviedo $1.55 million, a source told

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BOSTON -- With Thursday’s deadline looming for clubs to exchange figures with all arbitration-eligible players, the Red Sox avoided that process with Kutter Crawford on Tuesday by agreeing on a new one-year contract with the righty starter. A source told MLB.com Crawford will earn a base salary of $2.75 million

BOSTON -- When the Red Sox acquired veteran first baseman Willson Contreras and his valuable right-handed bat three days before Christmas, it left the role of Triston Casas -- once thought to be a core part of the team going forward -- in limbo. As recently as 2023, Casas was

The tradition-rich Red Sox have been defined by their many superstar players through the decades. Thirty-seven of those players have received the ultimate recognition for their greatness with a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Yet there are still some other former Boston greats who should

BOSTON -- Few Red Sox players entered the Major Leagues with the loud entrance of Dustin Pedroia. In 2007, he was the American League’s Rookie of the Year. That October, he belted a game-turning home run in Game 7 of the ALCS. In his first at-bat of the World Series,

BOSTON -- It isn’t all that often that a bounceback candidate is a 23-year-old who, at this time a year ago, was considered one of the top prospects in the game. But the Kristian Campbell path is a unique one, and the Red Sox hope all roads lead to him

BOSTON -- As the old saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. For some select Red Sox players over the past several decades, that led to some debuts that were both sparkling and unforgettable.

Not only have the Red Sox had a lot of epic performances and games over the years, but they’ve also had their share of comical moments. In the grind of a 162-game season, you need a flash of light every now and then. Here are eight that gave Red Sox

BOSTON -- Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s lengthy search for a bat landed him a solid right-handed-hitting veteran first baseman in Willson Contreras and cash in a trade with the Cardinals on Monday. Boston sent over a package of young pitchers, led by righty Hunter Dobbins, who had

The arrival of Payton Tolle to Fenway Park a mere 13 months after he was drafted felt unusually sudden, but also welcome to a fanbase that salivates over prospects. As the Red Sox tried to improve their postseason positioning in 2025, pitching injuries were piling up. The club’s player development

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BOSTON -- Prospect-for-prospect swaps aren’t the most common type of transaction in baseball. But sometimes they make sense. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow found a match he liked with his former assistant Paul Toboni on Monday, and that led to Boston acquiring Nationals left-hander Jake Bennett in exchange

BOSTON – As the Red Sox and their rabid fanbase learned in abrupt fashion last week, Pete Alonso is as far gone from the grasp of the Red Sox as the towering home runs he figures to hit for the Orioles over the next five seasons. But this was never

ORLANDO -- The Red Sox entered this year's Winter Meetings with momentum, having acquired two starting pitchers via trade: Sonny Gray from the Cardinals and Johan Oviedo in a deal with the Pirates. That left chief baseball officer Craig Breslow in the position of being able to narrow his focus