MIKE NAPOLI RUMORS & GOSSIP
Mike Carp Starts at First Base for Red Sox As Mike Napoli Gets Night Off in Minnesota
Only Mike Napoli, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury have played in all 41 games this year for the Red Sox, but manager John Farrell will give his first baseman a break when the team opens a three-game set in Minnesota.
Napoli was one of the most productive hitters in all of baseball in the month of April, but he has struggled at the plate in recent games. Though he fell a triple...
Is Napoli the silver lining?
Sean Riley, Contributing writer
Mike Napoli went from having a big multi-year contract with the Red Sox to quickly not knowing if or what team he would end up on. A pre-hire physical if you will, lead Napoli to be diagnosed with avascular necrosis in both hips. That big multi-million dollar deal quickly vanished and Napoli signed a one year 5 million dollar deal with Boston. For...
Texas Rangers Spoils Mike Napoli’s Homecoming in Arlington
Last offseason, the Texas Rangers lost several key players, including Mike Napoli. Napoli was the starting catcher for the Rangers for 2 seasons. He now is the first baseman for the Boston Red Sox in the American League East. Napoli is off to a hot start, batting .270 with 6 long balls and 31 RBIs. Napoli said that he loved playing with the Rangers and he made some good...
Red Sox 1B Napoli has good memories in Texas
Mike Napoli has a lot of great memories of his two seasons with the Texas Rangers, including his first World Series.
Now he's back, playing first base for the Boston Red Sox at Rangers Ballpark.
Napoli says it's not ''too weird'' to be back in Texas and that he looks to competing against his good friends.
After 54 homers the last two seasons for Texas,...
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Mike Napoli returns to Texas with Red Sox
Mike Napoli played a major role as the Texas Rangers won an AL championship in 2011 and appeared in the playoffs in each of his two seasons. When he sought a multiyear deal in free agency, though, the team wasn't prepared to commit given his injury history.
The Boston Red Sox took a chance on him, and that risk has paid off so far.
Napoli faces his former team for the first...
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Fan-favorite Napoli says all the right things in return
ARLINGTON, Texas Mike Napoli spent three fewer years with the Texas Rangers than Josh Hamilton did but his homecoming trip to Texas had a much different feel.
While Hamilton was booed lustily in his return to Texas in Arlington, the fan favorite Napoli was greeted by cheers, a partial standing ovation and even a "Napoli" chant when he returned Friday at first base for...
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Mike Napoli's historic night, on a graph
Via @ESPNStatsInfo comes this fun nugget: Mike Napoli hit two 460+-foot bombs last night and was the first player to do so in eight years. Or maybe they just haven't looked at data beyond 2004. OK, the tweet is pretty vague and I'm not finding any info online.
But look: They even made a nice graph of it!
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Mike Napoli Smashes Two Huge Home Runs Against Blue Jays (Video)
How’s that hip feeling, Mike?
Mike Napoli continues to show that the Red Sox might have known what they were doing when they went after him this offseason, and that’s not just talking about his strong numbers hitting in Fenway Park. The first baseman hit two monster home runs Wednesday night in Boston’s 10-1 win in Toronto, with estimates on the blasts coming in at 472 and...
Mike Napoli: Built for Fenway and its Faithful
Mike Napoli is mobbed by his teammates
after hitting a walk-off double on Patriots' Day.
Ben Whitehead
Contributing Writer
When Mike Napoli signed this offseason with the Boston Red Sox, there was a sense of optimism growing in Red Sox Nation. The big bat that was needed to protect David Ortiz was signed. The Red Sox were going to shore up a position (first base) that was left...
Recap: Napoli powers Red Sox to a 9-6 victory
I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's so damn good to see Mike Napoli in a Red Sox uniform.
Napoli crushed a grand slam into the Monster seats in the fifth that helped push the Sox past the A's with a 9-6 victory.
After the A's got to Felix Doubront in the top of the second for a couple of runs, Napoli helped get the Sox back into the game. He followed...
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