FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Boston Red Sox acquired Mike Carp from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, adding another potentially useful bat to their roster shortly before the start of exhibition games. Seattle designated the 26-year-old Carp for assignment earlier this month, and the Mariners will receive a player to be named or cash from […]
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Varitek staying involved with Red Sox
Shortly after retiring last year, Jason Varitek found out it’s pretty hard to shake the baseball bug.
Prized Red Sox SS prospect prepares for WBC
Xander Bogaerts, 20, will be leaving Spring Training soon to join Team Netherlands as it prepares for the World Baseball Classic.
In the future, there’s a catch
Commentary: The Red Sox will have Jarrod Saltalamacchia as their top catcher this season, but maybe Ryan Lavarnway deserves some playing time.
Now a Yank, Youkilis puts past behind
Even Manager Joe Girardi is giving him a pass for telling the New York tabloids, ‘I’ll always be a Red Sox.’
Farrell’s first rule: ‘Be professional’
John Farrell, the new Red Sox manager, holds his first team meeting and everything’s upbeat.
Red Sox review the task at hand as camp begins
The team president, Larry Lucchino, acknowledges the 2012 disaster with an eye on the present.
NESN broadcast team goes distance
And they also take some heat from savvy third-graders at St. Brigid’s in Portland.
Poster boy of ’12 disaster putting best face forward
And all eyes will be on Jon Lester — now the longest-tenured pitcher in the Sox rotation.
Red Sox SP Lester hopes to bounce back
As bad as 2012 was for the Boston Red Sox, it was equally bad for Jon Lester. So, count him among the many players itching to get back at it.