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Heads-up steal sparks Red Sox offense in Patriots' Day win

4:23 PM EDT

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.

Gray to get MRI after hamstring tightness forces early exit

4:31 PM EDT

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 what

Yankees, Red Sox set to renew rivalry for first time in '26

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4:40 PM EDT

For the first time since an epic back-and-forth bout in the 2025 American League Wild Card Series, the Yankees and the Red Sox will do battle. New York travels to Boston for a three-game set on Tuesday at Fenway Park. The Yankees (13-9) just bludgeoned the Royals in a three-game

Red Sox's shortstop future looks bright as Arias tears up Double-A

9:19 AM EDT

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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

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

Latest Red Sox injuries & transactions

4:35 PM EDT

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

1 early-season development each team can believe in

April 19, 2026

It's still too early to tell exactly how the 2026 season will play out, but every team has seen at least one key player or position group get off to a strong start. With the help of MLB.com's beat writers, here's one early-season development every club can have faith in.

Red Sox 2025 third-rounder nearly unhittable at High-A to begin career

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April 18, 2026

Anthony Eyanson’s professional career is off to a roaring start. Eyanson -- the Red Sox No. 10 prospect and Boston’s third-round pick in the 2025 Draft -- fired five scoreless frames in his start on Saturday night for High-A Greenville. The 21-year-old right-hander scattered two hits and walked none while

Suarez finding rhythm as he outduels Mize with 8 shutout frames

April 18, 2026

BOSTON – Ranger Suarez got $130 million for performances like Friday night's. Signed to a five-year pact in January to slot behind ace Garrett Crochet atop the Red Sox rotation, Suarez delivered his first Fenway Park gem against the Tigers. He posted eight shutout innings in a scoreless duel until

Magic in the greens? All 7 of Red Sox's wins in these City Connects are walk-offs

April 18, 2026

BOSTON -- Sometime around the bottom of the fifth inning Friday night, Red Sox manager Alex Cora told Masataka Yoshida to get ready for a pinch-hitting opportunity. While his turn didn’t come until the bottom of the 10th inning, Yoshida took advantage of it, poking a pinch-hit, walk-off single for

These stats show Boston is poised to turn things around

April 17, 2026

When the Red Sox won just two of their first nine games this year, it marked their worst start to a season since Ted Williams was flying F4U Corsairs with the U.S. Marine Corps. This early disappointment in Boston is amplified as this is a team with expectations, a club

Who's hotter than this guy? Red Sox No. 2 prospect continues Double-A HR deluge

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April 17, 2026

No one can stop Franklin Arias right now. Arias, MLB Pipeline’s No. 26 prospect -- and the Red Sox's No. 2 prospect -- homered in his third consecutive game for Double-A Portland on Friday night. The 20-year-old shortstop launched a no-doubt shot over the batter’s eye in straightaway center field

Red Sox return to Fenway for two crucial series vs. Tigers, Yankees

April 16, 2026

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Inbox: How legitimate is No. 2 prospect Arias' hot start to 2026?

April 17, 2026

To answer a question getting asked a lot, our expanded and updated Draft Top 150 Prospects list will come out on April 30. We'll continue refreshing the rankings with a Top 200 in late May and a Top 250 in late June, leading up to the Draft on July 11-12.

Slugging prospect conquers High-A Green Monster during 2-HR night

@JesseABorek
April 16, 2026

Three years ago, Boston's highly touted prospect trio of Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell called High-A Greenville home. Last season, Red Sox No. 2 prospect Franklin Arias impressed during his spin there. Who’s going to be the name to watch for the Drive in 2026? Yoeilin Cespedes made

Red Sox's top hitting prospect off to a blistering start

April 16, 2026

As the saying goes, "It's not how you start but how you finish." True enough, but opening a season like Franklin Arias has isn't too bad either. Boston's No. 2 prospect homered for the second straight game, clubbing a leadoff jack as part of a big offensive performance in Double-A

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

Here's the best defensive prospect for each club

April 15, 2026

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

Gray struggles as Sox are shut out by Abel, Twins

April 15, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS – By building what they believed could be their best starting rotation in years, the Red Sox were confident that some pressure would be reduced on ace Garrett Crochet. And while that still could be the case over the course of a long baseball season, veteran trade acquisition Sonny

'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

Anderson hops on flight, arrives just in time to make MLB debut

April 15, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jack Anderson, a 26-year-old righty who had dreamed since Little League about making his Major League debut, surely didn’t expect that it would happen on Tuesday night at Target Field. Anderson wasn’t even on Boston’s 40-man roster when the day started.

Crawford, Casas have rehab setbacks; Anderson called up for debut

April 15, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS – For two players who have been beset by injuries the last couple of years, there were added developments to their frustration on Tuesday. Righty Kutter Crawford, who missed all of last season first due to a right knee injury and then a ruptured sheath in his right wrist