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Breslow, Kennedy explain staff shakeup, emphasize 'belief in the players'

April 26, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Sunday was the one-month mark of the Red Sox opening the ‘26 season auspiciously with a 3-0 win at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. How could that have been just a month ago? As the Red Sox took the field for the finale rubber match of their

The ultimate callup: Triple-A skipper Tracy takes helm for Sox with dad in stands

April 26, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Amid the chaos of a sudden managerial change and coaching shake-up came the calm, reassuring voice and familiar face of Chad Tracy. In Tracy, the Red Sox might have found the perfect interim manager to replace Alex Cora, whose 1,161-game run ended in a surprise Saturday night meeting

Red Sox usher in new era with win, feel dams are 'about to burst open'

April 26, 2026

BALTIMORE -- For all the talk of who is out (manager Alex Cora and six coaches) and who is in (interim manager Chad Tracy), the rest of this Red Sox season will be determined by the players, and how they respond to the sudden changes. Sunday was a good first

Red Sox part ways with Cora and 5 members of staff amid rough start to '26

April 26, 2026

BALTIMORE – Hours after their most convincing win of the season, the Red Sox announced a dramatic shakeup that included parting ways with manager Alex Cora and five members of the coaching staff. The decision comes with the Red Sox off to a disappointing 10-17 start in which most areas

Why now? 3 factors in Red Sox's decision to dismiss Cora

April 25, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Well, that timing was unexpected. Hours after the Red Sox pulled off their most one-sided victory of the season, a 17-1 throttling of the Orioles at Camden Yards on Saturday, the organization announced perhaps the most dramatic, in-season shakeup of the coaching staff in team history. Just like

1, 2, 3, history! Red Sox mash in record ninth inning

April 25, 2026

BALTIMORE -- For eight innings on Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards, the Red Sox were already having a good time, riding Garrett Crochet’s rebound performance and a bunch of timely hits from an offense that had struggled mightily for most of the season, and particularly of late. In the ninth

'It's just getting back on the horse': Crochet returns to ace form to snap Red Sox's 4-game skid

April 25, 2026

BALTIMORE -- The Red Sox can’t fix all their problems in one day, but they did have themselves one therapeutic Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards. Garrett Crochet was in a slump? Not anymore. The lefty ace shook off his previous two starts (a combined 15 earned runs allowed) by turning

Red Sox eye finale vs. O's for Anthony (back) to return to lineup

April 25, 2026

BALTIMORE -- While Roman Anthony was out of the lineup for the fourth straight day on Saturday due to back tightness, his return appears imminent given his ramp-up to baseball activities. “He’s going to hit today,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said before his team’s 17-1 win over the Orioles.

Bello, Sox struggling to 'cancel the noise' after losing 4th straight

April 24, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Prior to the opener of a six-game road trip, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was in crisis management mode regarding his mightily slumping team. “You have to cancel the noise, because it's loud -- very loud,” said Cora. “Anywhere you look, they're talking about us, how bad we

Anthony (back) 'feeling better,' but out of Sox's lineup for 3rd straight game

April 24, 2026

BALTIMORE -- While Friday marked the third straight day the Red Sox were without Roman Anthony due to back tightness, the outfielder is making progress and could be in the lineup at some point during this three-game series at Camden Yards that concludes on Sunday.

Top prospect Tolle rings up 11 K's, strikes out first 5 in dazzling '26 debut

April 23, 2026

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

April 23, 2026

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

April 23, 2026

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Rivera arrives early, stays late for dazzling MLB debut with Red Sox

April 22, 2026

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

April 22, 2026

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

April 22, 2026

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

April 21, 2026

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

April 20, 2026

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

April 20, 2026

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Crochet's 'get right' day thrown off by 4-run 5th as Sox offensive struggles continue

April 19, 2026

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

April 18, 2026

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

April 18, 2026

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

April 16, 2026

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Story, Red Sox capitalize on double error while Early stifles Twins

April 15, 2026

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

April 15, 2026

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