The Boston Red Sox have loads of potential but need a boost. Boston currently has one of the top starting rotations in baseball but still is just 30-30 on the season so far thanks in large part to multiple injuries to the offense.
So, too, does Matt Lugo, whose OPS remains over 1. The Red Sox’s organizational roster depth exists in a cloud of shuffling moves between some 10-day IL trips, some severely underwhelming play by recent additions, and general moving and shaking....
Plus, injury updates on Vaughn Grissom and Romy Gonzalez. The season is still young, a lot can change, blah, blah, blah. But as this moment, Rafael Devers appears to be on his way to the best year of his career.
The Boston Red Sox are in an intriguing spot right now. Boston's record doesn't jump off the page as the club currently sits at .500 with a 30-30 record.
Water finds its level. So does a .500 team. Are you in the right headspace to read something that might mildly annoy you? It’s a Monday, which sucks enough in its own right.
The Red Sox are promoting pitching prospect Blake Wehunt from Low-A Salem to High-A Greenville, according to SoxProspects.com’s executive editor Chris Hatfield.
With Matthew Lugo making the jump to Triple-A Worcester, the Red Sox are promoting fellow prospect Kristian Campbell from High-A Greenville to Double-A Portland, according to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
The Red Sox are promoting outfield prospect Matthew Lugo from Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester, as was first reported by The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
This was a rough one to watch. Oh, these Red Sox LOVE to be .500, don’t they? After taking the middle two games of the series, the Sox had the chance to win three of four against a similarly built Tigers squad.
The Boston Red Sox placed second baseman Vaughn Grissom and infielder/outfielder Romy Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of hamstring strains.
Manager Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox have now won two straight games vs the Detroit Tigers following their blowout 5-0 loss to Detroit in the first game of their weekend series on Thursday.
There are sure to be some interesting players on the move ahead of the 2024 Major League Baseball trade deadline. The deadline is just under two months away and it's unclear exactly who will be on the move, but it's starting to get a little clearer who could be buyers and who could be sellers.
10:38am: Cora told reporters (including MassLive’s Christopher Smith) this morning that Gonzalez’s trip to the shelf figures to be close to the ten day minimum.
The Boston Red Sox aim for their third straight win when they cap a four-game series against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon. After Ceddanne Rafaela recorded his first career two-homer game on Friday, Enmanuel Valdez -- who was just recalled from Triple-A Worcester -- turned the trick in a 3-for-4 day.
This news constitutes another brutal injury blow for a Red Sox club that has struggled to stay healthy this year, particularly on the positional side.
Enmanuel Valdez recorded the second multi-homer game in as many days for the Boston Red Sox as they used a stretch of five unanswered runs to move past the visiting Detroit Tigers for a 6-3 win on Saturday.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora entered the 2024 season without a contract lined up for 2025, and comments he made to reporters, including The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey, Friday indicated that he and the club do not intend to discuss a possible contract extension during the season.
Last June, Kyle Teel was suiting up for the University of Virginia in the NCAA College World Series. He was a junior in the midst of a dominant collegiate season that ended with a .407 batting average.
If there has been a bright spot for the Boston Red Sox this season, it has been rookie Ceddanne Rafaela who has shown to be an exciting player and could develop into a foundation piece for the club.
Boston Red Sox Pitcher Tanner Houck has made history. He has done so with his impressive ERA performance this season. Houck is the first Red Sox Pitcher with a sub-2 ERA through his first 12 starts.
The Boston Red Sox's offense has taken a serious hit lately due to injuries but they may get an important piece back as soon as next week. Boston currently is without the services of outfielder Tyler O'Neill who is dealing with a knee injury.
Masataka Yoshida took a big step on Thursday in his efforts to return from a thumb problem for the Boston Red Sox. Per Jen McCaffrey of 'The Athletic:' Yoshida started swinging off a tee yesterday and said he thinks he could start taking BP soon but obviously will depend on how he feels.
The Boston Red Sox lost to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, 5-0, at Fenway Park. The loss dropped the Red Sox to 28-29 on the season while the win moved Detroit back to .500 at 28-28.
Nick Pivetta is currently pitching in his eighth year in the major leagues. The 31-year-old has now spent parts of five years with the Boston Red Sox, starting over 85 games for the ballclub.
The Boston Red Sox are far from a perfect team, and they will likely miss the playoffs once again this year. However, unlike in years past, there is a new level of hope around the organization as young players – both on the active roster and in the upper minors – continue to step into their own and outperform expectations.
Boston Red Sox reliever Chris Martin had a gripe as old as the sport of baseball.
The Boston Red Sox are doing things a little different when it comes to how they approach their pitching staff.
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