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Lucas Giolito Free Agent Saga May Be Ending Soon

The 2026 Major League Baseball season is a few weeks old and typically at this point in the season, you don't hear much about free agency. That's because teams had months to make moves and the season has been going on for just over two weeks.

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Red Sox Fall to Twins

The Boston Red Sox took another loss to the Minnesota Twins to the tune of 6-0 on Tuesday night at Target Field. Mick Abel pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 10 Red Sox hitters while giving up four hits and no walks.

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / April 14

Willson Contreras Exit Sparks Another Scare for Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox seemingly were trending in the right direction by the end of their series against the St. Louis Cardinals. But things have taken another negative turn.

Juan Valera News / Blogging the Red Sox / April 14

Red Sox pitching prospect Juan Valera cracks Baseball America’s top 100 rankings

Coming off a dominant outing for High-A Greenville last week, Red Sox pitching prospect Juan Valera has entered Baseball America’s top 100 list for the very first time.

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The 'Most multi-HR games by MLB team' quiz

How many of the players with the most multiple-home run by MLB franchise can you name in five minutes?

The '200-win, 3K-strikeout pitchers' quiz

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Triston Casas News / Boston Red Sox on SI / April 14

Red Sox Get Bad News on Triston Casas After MRI

It's been a tough run over the last few years for young Boston Red Sox slugger Triston Casas. He recently suffered another setback, unfortunately. Casas had pain in his rib area, but wasn't fully shut down.

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25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.

Roman Anthony News / Over The Monster / April 14

Game 17: Red Sox at Twins, Roman Anthony returns to left field

After last night’s abysmal start from Garrett Crochet in which he only went 1.2 innings, the Red Sox middle relief is taxed. As a result, they had to make

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 14

Cubs, Padres reportedly interested in former All-Star Lucas Giolito

Giolito may be the best starting pitcher remaining in free agency. He may find a home for the 2026 season soon.

Paul Skenes reaches career milestone at historic pace

Aaron Judge offers high praise of Mike Trout following slugfest at Yankee Stadium

David Peterson gets honest on Mets' early-season struggles

The 'Active MLB complete games' quiz

Lucas Giolito News / Larry Brown Sports / April 14

Lucas Giolito drawing interest from 2 NL teams

Lucas Giolito pitched well in the 2025 MLB season with the Boston Red Sox, but he began the 2026 season without a contract. Suddenly, Giolito’s market is picking up with two prominent National League teams showing interest: The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres.

Kutter Crawford News / Boston Red Sox on SI / April 14

Red Sox Alarm Bells Ringing Around Kutter Crawford

The Boston Red Sox have had two veteran hurlers down in the minors on a rehab assignment in Kutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval. These two have been coupled together for a while at this point.

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / April 14

Red Sox Place Flamethrower on 60-Day Injured List

It's certainly going to be a while until Boston Red Sox fans see Johan Oviedo back on the mound for the organization. Oviedo has made just one appearance for the club this season after being acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates this past offseason in the deal centered around former Boston prospect, Jhostynxon Garcia.

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / April 14

Red Sox Demote Hurler With 0.00 ERA to Triple-A Worcester

Reports surfaced on Tuesday morning indicating that the Boston Red Sox are promoting relief pitcher Jack Anderson to the big league club. Ari Alexander of 7News Boston WHDH reported the news on X on Tuesday morning.

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Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.

Boston Red Sox News / Stadium Rant / April 14

Big Papi Isn’t Walking Through That Door For The Boston Red Sox

Coming off a hard, cold winter, the Boston Red Sox faithful want wholesale changes made, especially to ownership, after a clunky start to the 2026 MLB season.

Garrett Crochet News / Fastball on SI / April 14

Garrett Crochet's Nightmare Outing Shakes Up Early AL Cy Young Race

The American League Cy Young award has gone to Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in each of the last two seasons. Last season, Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet put up a solid fight, but the award still went to Skubal without much friction.

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The 'Three-point leaders by NBA season' quiz

The 'Five 3's off the bench games' quiz

The 'Masters runners-up since 2000' quiz

The 'NBA top-seed top-scorers' quiz

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / April 14

Red Sox Pipeline Update: 6'6'' Justin Gonzales Breaking Out in High-A

The Boston Red Sox have a lot of firepower down in the minors right now. While the 2026 season hasn't gone as planned so far, if you're a Red Sox fan looking for a little bit of excitement, look no further than No.

Jack Anderson News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 14

Red Sox calling up Great Britain World Baseball Classic standout

The Boston Red Sox are calling up right-handed pitcher Jack Anderson from Triple-A Worcester. Anderson is on his way to join the team in Minnesota, as reported on X, formerly Twitter, by 7News’ Ari Alexander and shared by MLB Network’s Jon Morosi.

Boston Red Sox News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 14

What Alex Cora said about watching Garrett Crochet’s mind-boggling 11-run start

The Boston Red Sox got smacked in the first few innings of their game Monday against the Minnesota Twins. Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet allowed 11 runs in the first two innings.

Aroldis Chapman News / Over The Monster / April 14

When will Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman hit the wall?

Aroldis Chapman has been nearly perfect over his Red Sox tenure. He’s converted 35 of 37 save opportunities, registering a 1.22 ERA in that span. But Father Time is undefeated, Chapman has been prone to meltdowns, and I’m generally distrustful, so I’m waiting for the wheels to fall off.

Jack Anderson News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 14

Red Sox To Promote Jack Anderson

The Red Sox are promoting right-hander Jack Anderson, according to Ari Alexander of 7News. Anderson is not yet on the 40-man roster, so the Red Sox will need to clear a spot for him before the move can be made official.

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / April 14

Red Sox Calling Up 26-Year-Old Pitcher After Twins Blowout

The Boston Red Sox had one of their toughest losses of the season on Monday night as they faced off against the Minnesota Twins on the road. Boston lost 13-6, despite having Garrett Crochet on the mound.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 13

Shocking Garrett Crochet outing another step back for Red Sox

Just as the Boston Red Sox appeared to turn a corner, ace Garrett Crochet delivered the worst start of his MLB career.

Willson Contreras gets revenge on former team as Red Sox beat Cardinals

Why fans shouldn't panic about MLB stars' early-season struggles

Four surprise players to open the MLB season

The 'Multi-time Cy Young winners' quiz

Devin Futrell News / Blogging the Red Sox / April 13

Red Sox’ Devin Futrell named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week

Red Sox pitching prospect Devin Futrell has been named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 6-12, Minor League Baseball announced on Monday.

Boston Red Sox News / Last Word On Sports / April 13

Three Realistic Names To Add to Red Sox Amid Power Struggles

Despite a rough start to the season, the Red Sox are currently in the process of turning it around. They’ve won four of their last five; their rotation is starting to show its worth fully; everything’s going up.

Willson Contreras News / Field Level Media / April 12

Willson Contreras hammers former team as Red Sox rout Cards

Willson Contreras had four hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs to lead the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 victory over the St.