Alex Verdugo, acquired in the Mookie Betts trade, will be healthy when the season starts, if there is one.

Meanwhile, MiLB refutes a report that the minor league season will be canceled.

Larry Stone: At age 23 and making his 39th start in the majors, Roger Clemens made history at Fenway Park (with just 13,414 fans watching) by striking out 20 Mariners.

According to reports, Manny Ramirez is itching to play baseball again and hopes to join a team in Taiwan as a player-coach.

Former Red Sox DH David Ortiz said what the Red Sox did, “everybody’s doing in the league right now.”

Fans outside of New England will continue to be skeptical of the Red Sox. And they deserve it.

There is a chance that the popular former manager could return without missing a single game.

Former manager Alex Cora was cleared of wrongdoing while with the Red Sox, but is penalized for his role with the Astros.

Ben Cherington, who built a World Series winner in Boston, says he would tell Chaim Bloom to embrace the scrutiny that comes with his job and embrace it.