FORT MYERS, Fla. – Once the top prospect whose arrival was anticipated for years by Red Sox Nation, Marcelo Mayer has seen the narrative shift this spring. Mayer – the fourth overall pick in the 2021 Draft – is now at the stage where it is no longer about the

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The American League East is loaded this year. The Blue Jays had a huge offseason after falling just short in Game 7 of the World Series. The Yankees are running it back, for better or worse, with a team that won 94

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Ceddanne Rafaela (Curacao) was raised just an island away from Xander Bogaerts (Aruba). And for five years, they played in the same Red Sox organization, only Bogaerts was a star shortstop in Boston and Rafaela was working his way up through the Minor League system.

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Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

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Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The logjam the Red Sox have in the outfield could have made a player like Jarren Duran wary of all the trade rumors that surrounded him, not just in the offseason, but dating back to last July’s Trade Deadline. And really, the rumors were no slight

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Roman Anthony, who has already had a meteoric rise from MLB’s top prospect to emerging star for the Red Sox, will now get a chance to perform on the international stage. The 21-year-old outfielder was named as an injury replacement for Team USA on Monday in

Farm systems are huge. In addition to Rookie-level leagues at complexes in the Dominican Republic and the grounds where big league Spring Training camps are held, there are four under-the-lights, ticket-selling affiliates for every single Major League Baseball organization, amounting to 120 Minor League Baseball teams. Many of these teams

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Two days shy of the six-month anniversary of undergoing Tommy John surgery, Tanner Houck experienced joy from the act of picking up a baseball and throwing it 45 feet to a catcher. While teammates Garrett Crochet and Payton Tolle threw live batting practice on the main

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In the quarter century of the current Red Sox ownership group, the club’s annual first full-squad workout has been preceded by an organizational-wide meeting that includes messages from ownership, the front office, the manager, support staff and sometimes a player or two. A new and powerful

Full-squad workouts in Spring Training have begun, and there will be several players looking to prove themselves after injuries, underperformance or other factors put them in a more precarious position than they'd like to be entering the 2026 season.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – After an offseason that was at times a bumpy ride, Red Sox president/CEO Sam Kennedy believes that the landing was just about right for chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and his team of executives. Though a true power hitter wasn’t acquired and Alex Bregman’s services weren’t

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Transitioning from one position (catcher) to another (first base) isn’t as easy as Willson Contreras made it look last season. The respected veteran shed his catching gear and quickly got light on his feet in his new role, making six outs above average to put him

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- When the Red Sox participate in their first full-squad workout on Sunday, Triston Casas will be doing his drills independently. There is still catching up to do from the major injury (torn left patellar tendon) the big first baseman suffered in a jarring fall as he

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- At 33 years old, and in prime shape, Trevor Story is hearing playful taunts of “Unc” from his Red Sox teammates these days. If this had been a year or two ago, Story might have taken it personally, considering that he was constantly rehabbing from an

In 1988, the Dutch national soccer team won its first and only UEFA European Football Championship -- bear with us, we promise this is a baseball story. Now, in any international competition, Dutch teams have a built-in aesthetic advantage; if everyone's turning up in their national colors, it's hard to

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox ace setup man Garrett Whitlock was winding down one night this winter and ready to go to bed when he thought a spam call was coming through on his cellphone. As most people do in that situation, Whitlock quickly declined the call. But when

FORT MYERS, Fla. – After Sonny Gray endured a beating against Rafael Devers (first-inning grand slam) and the Red Sox on a late June night at Yankee Stadium in 2018, it was David Price who confidently predicted it would just be a small bump in the road for his fellow

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Not since Dustin Pedroia have the Red Sox had a player who has been asked about his size – or lack thereof – throughout his baseball life as much as the team’s most recent acquisition. Infielder Caleb Durbin, fresh off being acquired from the Brewers two