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MLB Rumors: Boston Red Sox To Part Ways With $1,375,000 Player

The Boston Red Sox are reshaping their roster picture as the August trade deadline creeps closer. According to reporting from Maria Aldrich, updated June 6, 2026, Boston’s front office is exploring moves that could shift the catching depth chart in a big way.

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Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu is making his mark against lefties this season

Boston Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu has unleashed his mastery against left-handed pitchers this season.

Red Sox cost themselves four runs by botching challenge

Sonny Gray, Red Sox down Aaron Judge-less Yankees

The 'Gold Glove and Silver Slugger seasons' quiz

Max Scherzer News / Over The Monster / June 6

Red Sox Minor Lines: WooSox shake Scherzer

The WooSox did not have an ordinary assignment today. The opposing pitcher on the mound was a guy you may have heard of named Max Scherzer, a bonafide hall-of-famer in the twilight of his career on a rehab assignment for Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) from forearm tendonitis and ankle inflammation.

Boston Red Sox News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 6

Red Sox “Shopping” Connor Wong In Trade Talks

Rival teams have shown interest in Boston’s catching trio of Connor Wong, Carlos Narvaez, and Mickey Gasper, The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey reports. It

Shohei Ohtani News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Foreign-born 250-HR club' quiz

How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

The 'Most K's to start an MLB career' quiz

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

Brayan Bello News / Inside The Diamonds / June 6

Boston Red Sox Notes: Red Sox Take Opener, Bello Optioned with Comments, and More

The Boston Red Sox picked up a win in the series opener against the Yankees, improving to 27–35. They’re 11 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for the American League East.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / June 6

Red Sox Veteran Lands on Trade Block After 6 Years in Boston

The Boston Red Sox took down the New York Yankees on Friday night and now are 27-35 on the season. Obviously, that's not where the Red Sox wanted to be on June 6.

Aroldis Chapman News / Athlon Sports / June 6

Red Sox Reveal Aroldis Chapman Injury News

The Boston Red Sox have revealed that closer Aroldis Chapman has been dealing with a minor hamstring issue for about a week while continuing to pitch through it.

Garrett Whitlock News / Boston Red Sox on SI / June 6

Red Sox Finally Get Good Garrett Whitlock News as He Inches Towards Return

The Boston Red Sox got one of their biggest wins of the season on Friday night and also got some good news beforehand. Boston kicked off a three-game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium and came out on top, 5-3.

Boston Red Sox News / Over The Monster / June 6

Who is the right-handed bat the Red Sox believe they can acquire in a trade?

The Red Sox probably shouldn’t be buying with this roster, but if they choose to, there’s a mystery for us to pick apart. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 5

Sonny Gray, Red Sox down Aaron Judge-less Yankees

Sonny Gray pitched 6 1/3 innings against one of his former teams, Willson Contreras homered and the Boston Red Sox continued their recent road success with a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

Willson Contreras News / Over The Monster / June 5

Red Sox 5, Yankees 3: New York nixed

Am I the Willson Contreras whisperer? Many are saying it’s true. Due to a bug/feature in the schedule I haven’t have a game recap since mid-May, when the headline was “Where there’s a Willson, there’s a way, son.” Deja vu?

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / June 5

Red Sox Notes: Kristian Campbell Update, What Craig Breslow Said to Brayan Bello

So far this season, it feels like the Boston Red Sox have gotten bad injury news on a daily basis. Boston has been snakebitten by injuries all season to

Garrett Crochet News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 5

Why Garrett Crochet roster move won’t impact potential injury return date for Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox have been sputtering for the majority of the 2026 season, and their latest move with star pitcher Garrett Crochet indicates that their one-step-forward, two-steps-back approach is not going to change any time soon.

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The 'Last 30-point NBA Finals game' quiz

The 'Most 1,400-yard NFL seasons' quiz

The 'Most field goals-per-game by playoffs' quiz

The '20-point Stanley Cup Playoffs' quiz

MLB News / Over The Monster / June 5

Red Sox at Yankees lineups: If a tree falls…

You’d be hard pressed to draw up a scenario where fewer people outside of the sickos — that’s you — would care about a Red Sox/Yankees game. For our part, obviously, the Sox stink.

Boston Red Sox News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 5

Red Sox Exploring Trade Market For Right-Handed Bats

Yesterday’s loss dropped the Red Sox to nine games under .500 — last place in the American League East. There’s a host of reasons for the team’s struggles to date, but a punchless offense is near the top of the list.