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

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Feb. 20. 1) Justin Verlander (1983) The hard-throwing righty is one of six pitchers in history to throw at

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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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. -- 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. -- 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

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

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. -- 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. -- 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

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

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Just moments after his one-year, $6 million contract to play for the Red Sox became official on Tuesday, Isiah Kiner-Falefa made his feelings known about a role that is unglamorous to many, but right up his alley. Super-utility guy? That’s exactly what Kiner-Falefa wants to do

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Dating back to the Terry Francona years, the Red Sox were always notoriously coy about naming an Opening Day starter, even if the choice was as obvious as Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, Jon Lester or Chris Sale. But in the most casual way possible, and on

BOSTON -- Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow continued to revamp his infield by agreeing to a one-year deal with veteran Isiah Kiner-Falefa, the team announced on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a source told MLB.com that the contract is for $6 million. Right-hander Tanner

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For the Red Sox, an offseason that started with a focus on signing a pure power bat like Pete Alonso, retaining a clear veteran leader in Alex Bregman or perhaps making a sizable splash on the trade market for a stud position player (Ketel Marte) or

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The remaking of the Red Sox’s infield continued on Monday, the eve of the club’s official opening of Spring Training, as chief baseball officer Craig Breslow acquired 2025 NL Rookie of the Year finalist Caleb Durbin as part of a six-player swap in which Boston also

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It is going to be an interesting Spring Training in Fort Myers, Fla., as manager Alex Cora will have plenty of evaluating to do in the infield and a deep starting rotation. There’s also the matter of how to keep everyone happy in a loaded outfield.

As enthused as the Red Sox were to return to postseason play last year, everyone in the organization acknowledged the run was far too short. Manager Alex Cora’s squad lost a winner-take-all Game 3 of their AL Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium. For the fourth consecutive October, Fenway Park

BOSTON -- While mammoth snowbanks still lined every street corner of Boston, an annual rite of spring took place earlier this week as the Red Sox’s equipment truck exited Fenway Park and headed to Fort Myers, Fla., where the team’s 2026 squad will begin to take shape next week. After

BOSTON – After a game in 2005, just moments after David Ortiz hit one of his patented majestic walk-off home runs, Red Sox owner John Henry presented his big slugger with a plaque declaring him the “Greatest Clutch Hitter in the History of the Boston Red Sox.” It was a

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