Rafaela beats PCA for Fielding Bible Award in center; Wilyer also wins
The winners of the 2026 Fielding Bible Awards, honoring the best defender in Major League Baseball at every position, were announced on Thursday. The Fielding Bible Awards pick one player at each of the nine positions as the top fielder in MLB at that position, as well as one "multi-position"
Tolle, Rojas, Clement to serve as World Series correspondents
Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that Boston Red Sox breakout star pitcher Payton Tolle, two-time World Series Champion Miguel Rojas and MLB All-Star Ernie Clement of the Toronto Blue Jays will serve as World Series Correspondents during the 2026 World Series presented by Capital One, featuring the Milwaukee Brewers
Red Sox in need of new first- and third-base coaches (source)
BOSTON -- The Red Sox are in the market for new base coaches, sources told MLB.com. Chad Epperson, who was installed as interim third-base coach when Chad Tracy replaced Alex Cora as manager on April 26, will become the manager at Triple-A Worcester in 2027. Tracy had served as Worcester's
Each team's top performer from the 2026 Draft
You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their
These Red Sox are poised to re-emerge in 2027
BOSTON – Through the marathon season, the players who spend their time almost exclusively on the injured list tend to get forgotten about. But that creates a chance for those same players to re-emerge if they can get an opportunity. The Red Sox have four players who fit into that
3 prospects on the radar, 2 on the cusp and 1 big question
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. With the 2026 season in the rearview mirror, it seemed like the perfect time to assess the farm system. Chief baseball officer Craig
Latest Red Sox injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates. As a reminder, players can remain on the 60-day IL through the World Series, after which teams must account for those players on their 40-man roster.
Durbin, Rafaela, Abreu nominated for Gold Glove Awards
The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1. Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.
Watch Red Sox prospects in Arizona Fall League action
The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is underway, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout October and November as AFL matchups are once again streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. All but five games of the
Will Arias cause a domino effect? Plus 7 more offseason questions
BOSTON – Last week’s assignment was to answer five top questions surrounding the Red Sox entering the offseason. That doesn’t mean there aren’t many others that are equally compelling. My longtime penpal Jack Marshall, from Virginia, who I finally met in 2023 after exchanging emails for nearly a quarter century
Red Sox infield prospect Anderson setting a definite 'Tone' in the desert
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Every autumn, the Arizona Fall League gives prospects who don’t appear on their respective clubs’ Top 30 lists a chance to really pop. Through the first two weeks of action, Antonio Anderson is the leader in the clubhouse for taking that invitation to show what he can
Durbin undergoes surgery to repair lingering left pinkie injury
After playing through an injury to his left pinkie for months, Red Sox third baseman Caleb Durbin recently had surgery to repair the issue. Durbin underwent a successful proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint reconstruction on his pinkie last week in Wellesley, Mass., the Red Sox announced on Sunday. The PIP joint
Gray intends to pitch in '27, open to Red Sox return (report)
Sonny Gray isn’t quite ready to hang ‘em up. After indicating he was at least contemplating retirement after the Red Sox were eliminated from the American League Wild Card Series, Gray intends to return to the mound in 2027, according to a report from The Boston Globe (subscription required). Gray,
Five questions Red Sox must address this offseason
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Here's one stat from each farm system that caught our eye in 2026
The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily
Anthony not expected to need surgery: 'Rest is likely the best path to recovery'
BOSTON -- An abrupt postseason for the Red Sox -- swept by the Yankees in two games in an American League Wild Card Series -- got off to an ominous start when Roman Anthony re-injured his right hand/wrist after just two at-bats in Game 1. The next day, he had
Corner infield prospect Anderson among Fall League's Week 1 top performers
The Minor League season may be over, but that doesn't mean the prospect action has stopped. The Arizona Fall League began its 34th iteration on Oct. 3, giving many of the game's future stars a platform to put their skills on display. Each week, we'll recap the circuit's top performers.
Red Sox prospect enjoys homecoming during Arizona Fall League
TUCSON, Ariz. -- It was Thomas Wolfe who popularized the claim that you can't go home again with his 1940 novel. Jon Bon Jovi argued against that thesis 65 years later with his song "Who Says You Can't Go Home?" The Arizona Fall League clearly falls in the New Jersey
Here are each organization's Prospects of the Year
Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since
'That falls on me': Tracy owns decision to lift Gray in decisive Game 2 of ALWC
BOSTON -- During an hour-long press conference on Monday that served as the post-mortem of a 2026 season that fell short at the most important time of year, the one thing Red Sox manager Chad Tracy wanted to make clear is that there was no scripting of the games that
Tolle lands on Pipeline’s All-Rookie Team
Rookies -- and big names at that -- made their impacts felt in 2026. Eighteen of the first 25 players ranked on MLB Pipeline's preseason Top 100 Prospects list appeared in the big leagues, and many of them had seasons worthy of hardware. There were eye-catching debuts, massive extensions, All-Star
Arizona native Mason White leads Red Sox participants in Fall League
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona is in Mason White's blood. He was born in Tucson, earned Arizona state 4-A high school player of the year honors at the city's Salpointe Catholic HS in 2022 and stayed home to hit 49 homers in three college seasons at the University of Arizona. Now
Contreras cryptic when asked what changed for Red Sox in early playoff exit
NEW YORK -- All season, Willson Contreras established himself as the most candid player on the Red Sox. If things were going well, he would expound on the reasons. If things were going sour, he wouldn’t shy away from an explanation. But after his Sox were swept out of the