BOSTON -- It was on June 12 when Red Sox president/CEO Sam Kennedy couldn’t help but be frank in a radio interview about his underachieving team. Plan A was to be buyers at the Trade Deadline. Plan B was in the process of being implemented. “Let's be honest, unless things

PHILADELPHIA – Willson Contreras was the party starter at Monday’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park. Using a bat design based on the famed antagonist Bowser from the Super Mario franchise, Contreras gave the upper deck in left field a workout with a plethora of moonshots, topping out

NEW YORK -- A breakthrough season in the career of Willson Contreras at the age of 34, started with a trade three days before Christmas in which the Cardinals agreed to send him to Boston. The only question was whether Contreras would waive his no-trade clause.

NEW YORK – After going all-in on position players (3-for-3) on Saturday’s first day of the Draft, the Red Sox balanced things out by going with a bevy of pitchers (five in their first six picks) on Sunday’s second and final day. Boston opened the Draft with an admittedly “out

NEW YORK -- When Brayan Bello was summoned back to the Majors on Sunday, just five weeks after the Red Sox optioned their inconsistent starting pitcher to Triple-A, there was some curiosity about the timing of the move. It wound up being perfect, and helped pave the way for Boston’s

NEW YORK -- In this dramatic revival by the Red Sox over the past two weeks, the only thing that had been missing was a signature comeback. Just in time for the All-Star break, interim manager Chad Tracy’s red-hot team took care of that Sunday, scoring two runs in the

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox are just one win away from a perfect road trip – one that is going to take them into the All-Star break with a big burst of momentum. On Saturday, the surging Sox rolled past the Mets, 4-0, for their eighth straight victory and

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox knew there might be public backlash when they went outside the box with their first-round pick (20th overall) in the MLB Draft on Saturday, selecting UNC shortstop Jake Schaffner -- but they trusted their internal instincts and went for it anyway. The left-handed hitter

NEW YORK – It is not uncommon for a starting pitcher to fly to the next city a day early to pitch the opener of a series. But due to the fact the Red Sox had a day-game finale against the White Sox on Thursday, that compelled Sonny Gray to

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox gave new meaning to the expression “show and go” on Friday. After capping a three-game sweep against the White Sox on Thursday afternoon, the surging Sox -- who had just won their sixth game in a row and 10th in the last 12 --

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox added a fourth All-Star on Friday, with the news that center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela is replacing injured Yankees superstar Aaron Judge.

CHICAGO – Thus far, this final road trip heading into the All-Star break has become a sweeping success for the Red Sox. After beginning the journey by giving the Angels the broom treatment, the surging Red Sox took three in a row at Rate Field, capped by Thursday’s 2-1 victory

CHICAGO – First baseman Willson Contreras, expected to participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday and for the AL All-Star team on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, won’t take his next swing for the Red Sox until July 17 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader

CHICAGO – Red Sox lefty Ranger Suarez had to go on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain on Thursday, retroactive to July 6, forcing him out of his final start before the All-Star break on Saturday against the Mets and also a homecoming trip to Philadelphia for

CHICAGO – Even as the right side of their infield became a MASH unit in real time, the Red Sox stayed hot on Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to five games with a 5-0 victory over the White Sox at Rate Field. No Willson Contreras (left foot contusion) or

CHICAGO – Showing more thump than at any other point in his career, Red Sox cleanup hitter Willson Contreras has accepted MLB’s invitation to be a participant in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby. With a right-handed swing tailor made for Fenway Park, Contreras has 20 homers in 306 at-bats, just

CHICAGO -- Will the final road trip before the All-Star break be the one that vaults the Red Sox back into contention? Through the first four games of a nine-game journey -- all wins -- it is certainly possible.

CHICAGO -- Rookie wall? Payton Tolle felt no such thing, not even when he had his worst start of the season last Wednesday at Fenway Park, getting just nine outs and giving up six runs in a demoralizing defeat to the Nationals.

CHICAGO -- In this final week before the All-Star break, there will be some twists and turns for a Red Sox rotation that has been a strong point for most of the season. Lefty Patrick Sandoval will start the finale of this three-game series against the White Sox on Thursday

In recent years, the Red Sox have seen that the fruits of labor from a Draft don’t always have to be far down the road. Look no further than lefty Payton Tolle, the 50th overall pick out of TCU in the 2024 Draft. He is now a cornerstone in Boston’s

ANAHEIM -- It's official: No relief pitcher in Major League Baseball history has more strikeouts than Aroldis Chapman. The veteran Boston Red Sox closer fanned the Angels' Denzer Guzman leading off the ninth inning Friday night at Angel Stadium for career strikeout No. 1,364, breaking Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm’s

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BOSTON -- The Red Sox, humming along in the starting rotation of late, will be down a man in the coming weeks. Connelly Early, one of three lefties in the team’s surging starting five, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, the day after he exited his start

BOSTON – A homestand that started with renewed hope, generated by the excitement of a season-long, five-game winning streak, ended with an empty feeling for the Red Sox. Knowing their time is growing short to make the type of run that would convince the front office to buy instead of

BOSTON – The Red Sox had momentum on offense and the mound as they took a season-high five-game winning streak with them back to Fenway Park on Tuesday night.