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All-Star omissions Gray, Contreras lead Sox to dominant Fourth of July victory

1:18 AM EDT

ANAHEIM -- Hours after being left off the initial American League All-Star Game roster, Sonny Gray pitched six strong innings to lead the Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

Suarez returns to Philly with all-time relief K's leader Chapman to represent Sox

1:47 AM EDT

ANAHEIM -- The Red Sox will have two representatives at the upcoming Midsummer Classic, as Major League Baseball officially announced the rosters for the 2026 All-Star Game ahead of Saturday's matchup against the Los Angeles Angels. A pair of standout left-handed pitchers will represent Boston on the American League squad.

'Very emotional time for me': Contreras apologizes for Nationals incident

July 4, 2026

ANAHEIM -- Willson Contreras didn't wait for a question.

All you need to know for Star-Spangled Sunday on NBC/Peacock

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3:13 AM EDT

What better way to celebrate America's 250th birthday weekend than with the national pastime all in one place? That's the idea behind NBC/Peacock's "Star-Spangled Sunday" today, when the network will use its platforms (NBC, Peacock, NBCSN) to show all 15 MLB games on the schedule, with most of them exclusively

Sandoval tosses 5 scoreless with 7 K's in Double-A rehab assignment

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July 4, 2026

Patrick Sandoval could make his return to the Majors in the near future.

'Been waiting for that one': Chapman sets all-time mark for strikeouts by a reliever

July 4, 2026

ANAHEIM -- It's official: No relief pitcher in Major League Baseball history has more strikeouts than Aroldis Chapman. The veteran Boston Red Sox closer fanned the Angels' Denzer Guzman leading off the ninth inning Friday night at Angel Stadium for career strikeout No. 1,364, breaking Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm’s

Shocker: The Red Sox have another good lefty starter

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July 3, 2026

Jake Bennett has been just what the Red Sox needed. The rookie left-hander has brought stability to a Boston rotation that has been without ace Garrett Crochet since late April and lost Connelly Early to the injured list on Wednesday. Scheduled to take the ball on Friday against the Angels

Latest Red Sox injuries & transactions

1:35 AM EDT

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Red Sox injury news and transactions.

The Draft is just over a week away! Find out if the landscape has changed with our latest mock

July 2, 2026

We’re now just a week away from “go time” – the start of the 2026 MLB Draft. And yes, that means this is our penultimate mock (Man, I love that word). Jim Callis and I will provide one more final projection of the top 40 picks late on Friday, on

The Draft Top 250 is out! For the 1st time all year, there's a new No. 1

July 2, 2026

Roch Cholowsky entered 2026 as the strongest favorite to go first overall in the Draft at the outset of a year since Adley Rutschman in 2019. He's still the best all-around college shortstop since Troy Tulowitzki two decades ago, he led UCLA to a No. 1 ranking from the preseason

These five Sox are most worthy All-Star candidates

July 2, 2026

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Arias' numbers prove why he is Red Sox's No. 1 prospect

July 2, 2026

Name an offensive stat, and chances are Franklin Arias is at the top of the leaderboard among Red Sox Minor Leaguers. He kept adding to his advantages on Wednesday with Double-A Portland.

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Key takeaways: Tolle hit hard while Sox's bats go cold vs. Nats

July 1, 2026

BOSTON – A homestand that started with renewed hope, generated by the excitement of a season-long, five-game winning streak, ended with an empty feeling for the Red Sox. Knowing their time is growing short to make the type of run that would convince the front office to buy instead of

All-Star starters, pitchers and reserves to be revealed tonight (7:30 ET on FOX)

July 4, 2026

The American League and National League rosters for the 2026 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard will be announced on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX. If you want to know how the starters will be chosen, and how the remaining players will be picked, for the July 14 Midsummer

Red Sox place Early on IL with left elbow inflammation

July 1, 2026

BOSTON -- The Red Sox, humming along in the starting rotation of late, will be down a man in the coming weeks. Connelly Early, one of three lefties in the team’s surging starting five, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, the day after he exited his start

Team-by-team breakdown of every player headed to Futures Game

July 2, 2026

The best prospect showcase of the year is just 11 days away. Fifty of the most talented players in the Minor Leagues will square off in the 27th annual Futures Game presented by Nike, scheduled for noon ET at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park on July 12, part of All-Star Week.

Benches clear at Fenway as things get heated after Willson Contreras strikes out

July 1, 2026

BOSTON -- Things got heated at Fenway Park on Tuesday night, when Nationals righty Cade Cavalli struck out Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras looking on a 3-2 sweeper to get the second out of the fourth inning. What initially looked like a routine strikeout became a lot more when

2026 All-Star Futures Game rosters revealed

July 2, 2026

Playing in a city so defined by its history, the next generation of baseball's stars will put the sport's future on full display. The 2026 All-Star Futures Game rosters were announced Wednesday morning with 39 of the 50 selected players on the American and National League teams coming from MLB

Red Sox acquire A's infielder Harris for Minor League pitcher

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July 1, 2026

The Red Sox completed a trade with the Athletics on Wednesday morning, acquiring infielder Brett Harris from the A’s in exchange for right-handed pitcher Ben Hansen. Harris was optioned to Triple-A Worcester, and right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle was designated for assignment.

Early's departure after 4 innings snaps Sox's streak of quality starts

July 1, 2026

BOSTON – The Red Sox had momentum on offense and the mound as they took a season-high five-game winning streak with them back to Fenway Park on Tuesday night.

With heavy heart for Venezuela, Contreras' emotions flow after HR, ejection

June 30, 2026

BOSTON -- Willson Contreras plays for the Red Sox. But he is playing for Venezuela, his native country that was ravaged by earthquakes last Wednesday. When Contreras mashed a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning in Monday night’s 6-3 win against the Nationals at Fenway Park, he

Suarez extends Boston's season-high win streak to 5 with 12th straight QS

June 30, 2026

BOSTON – Letdown following the four-game sweep in the Yankees series? Hardly.

Can Sox turn Yanks sweep into second-half run? 

June 29, 2026

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.