BOSTON -- When Payton Tolle walked off the mound with two outs in the top of the sixth inning on Tuesday night, it was the perfect opportunity for the Fenway faithful to recognize the power lefty for an outstanding rookie season.

ST. PETERSBURG – The Red Sox achieved step one of their goal by punching their ticket to the playoffs on Sunday. They have one final homestand against the Guardians and Cubs to prepare for what is to come. How will manager Chad Tracy approach the finish line?

The Cubs and Red Sox have some control over where they finish in their respective Wild Card races, but there are still some unpredictable elements at play as the regular season approaches its end point. The Cubs finish the season this weekend in Boston, where the weather forecast currently projects

BOSTON -- Lefty Garrett Crochet is closing in on his months-long pursuit of getting back on the mound in time to help the Red Sox for their upcoming playoff run. For the first time in nearly four months, Crochet threw live batting practice on Tuesday afternoon, throwing 16 pitches to

BOSTON – The Red Sox set themselves up for foundational stability in the front office and the manager’s office in one fell swoop on Tuesday. Chad Tracy, who guided the Red Sox to one of the best in-season turnarounds in the history of the club, had the interim label removed

ST. PETERSBURG -- The bullpen depleted a little of late, the Red Sox got a key weapon back for Sunday’s game against the Rays, activating righty setup man Tyron Guerrero from the 15-day injured list. Guerrero had been down since Sept. 1 with right shoulder inflammation.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Of all the songs that boomed out of a celebratory Red Sox clubhouse late Sunday afternoon, the one that resonated the most came out in 1977. It was “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, and it seemed to play on an endless loop for a while.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Red Sox will have to hold off at least one more day before celebrating a trip to the postseason. In the big picture, that was a small price to pay on a day Brayan Bello had a brilliant pitching performance, his best of the season. The

ST. PETERSBURG -- While the Red Sox were engaged in a tough battle with the Rays on Saturday, losing 2-1, two of their rehabbing pitchers took steps forward.

ST. PETERSBURG – Two days after Willson Contreras was hit on the knuckle between his right ring finger and pinkie, the invaluable first baseman was at least able to report some progress. “My hand is still really sore,” Contreras said prior to Saturday’s game against the Rays. “Today, I woke

ST. PETERSBURG – Roman Anthony tore into the third pitch of Friday night’s game at Tropicana Field, perhaps making a Statcast-projected 438-foot statement into a short porch in right-center field that his slump is over. For good measure, the 22-year-old stepped up an inning later and came up with his

ST. PETERSBURG – As they head into the final 10 days of the regular season, the Red Sox are monitoring a plethora of injuries to key players. Given that the Sox still hold firm possession of the second American League Wild Card spot and could clinch a berth as early

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BOSTON -- For the Red Sox, the most relevant race that remains in these next couple of weeks is the one lefty Garrett Crochet is waging against the calendar. The 2026 season has been, for the most part, an injury-plagued loss for Crochet, who made his first six starts before

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BOSTON -- For the final four innings on Friday night at Fenway Park, the Red Sox were looking for that one big hit to turn the game -- and their week -- around. But it continued to elude them, as the Sox dropped their third straight game in a 3-2

BOSTON -- While the Red Sox couldn’t come up with enough offense in a 3-2 loss to the Royals at Fenway Park on Friday night, Willson Contreras was raking at Double-A Portland, positioning himself to return to Boston’s lineup as soon as Sunday. Contreras, serving as the DH, went 2-for-4,

BOSTON -- The Red Sox lost some right-handed-hitting outfield depth and speed -- perhaps for the rest of the season. Eli White, acquired on the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline, suffered a ligament injury at the top of his right foot when he crashed into a grated piece of metal in

BOSTON -- Dressed in his home white Red Sox uniform and pitching off the main mound at Fenway Park on Friday afternoon, Garrett Crochet's potential comeback was starting to come more into visual form. However, Crochet and the Red Sox will both continue to take his recovery step by step.

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BOSTON – Playing 14 games in the last 13 days, the Red Sox capped a grueling stretch with a 6-4 loss to the Angels in the rubber match of a three-game series. While at first glance, losing a series to the team with the worst record (56-90) in the American

BOSTON – When Adley Rutschman was out of the lineup for the second straight night on Wednesday, it raised some eyebrows, particularly because the catcher has been dealing with a hyperextended right elbow for more than two weeks. It turns out the plan was by design, in conjunction with Thursday’s

BOSTON -- Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet took his latest step toward a possible return as a reliever this season on Tuesday, throwing a side session of roughly 20 pitches in which he threw fastballs and his complementary offerings. With Boston’s five-game winning streak coming to an end in a

BOSTON -- Tanner Houck’s enthusiasm was obvious as he returned to Fenway Park on Monday after spending several weeks in relative isolation trying to complete his comeback from Tommy John surgery. Back among teammates who are getting primed for a playoff run only motivates Houck to return and help the

BOSTON -- The Red Sox opened the penultimate homestand of the season on Monday afternoon without an opener. This, even though it was Brayan Bello’s day to pitch. After a second half of the season mostly filled with excellence in bulk relief, Bello went back to his roots, starting his