In five innings this spring, Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has yet to allow a run.
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Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3: Germano makes good first impression
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Right-hander Justin Germano has been down this road before. It’s a bumpy one and no one can ever be sure where it ends. Germano, who’s played parts of six seasons in the majors, is in training camp this year with the Boston Red Sox as a nonroster invitee. He started and threw […]
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Red Sox 5, Orioles 4: Bard’s outing sharp in debut as starter
Daniel Bard has his pitches working in two hitless innings against the Orioles.
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Tom Caron: Sox trying to back up the talk
– FORT MYERS, Fla. – They are saying all the right things. There has been plenty of talk about turning the page here in Camp Valentine, talk about earning back the trust of the fans and showing the world that the collapse of 2011 was an isolated incident. They are words that needed to be […]
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Major League Notebook: Crawford’s iffy for opener
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford will be shut down this week to let his left wrist heal and it’s unlikely he’ll be ready to play by opening day. Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine said Monday that Crawford would held out for five to seven days because inflammation. Crawford had surgery […]
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New York Yankees to lower payroll
New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner says it’s his goal to lower the team’s payroll to $189 million over the next few years to avoid the luxury tax.
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Tito: Booze ban was ‘PR’ move
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine denied on Monday that his clubhouse alcohol ban was a public relations move, and pitcher Josh Beckett blamed “snitches” for leaking the story about players drinking beer and eating fried chicken during games while the team was plummeting to an unprecedented September collapse. Valentine instituted the ban […]
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Tom Caron: Valentine’s making sure things done his way
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The attention to detail here at the complex called Fenway South is impressive. When players show up for work in the morning, they see a video loop playing on TV monitors throughout the clubhouse reinforcing the drills the team will be working on that day. These are clips of pitchers fielding […]
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Punto feels it’s an honor to wear Garciaparra’s No. 5
FORT MYERS, Fla. – No matter what kind of numbers shortstop Nick Punto puts up for the Boston Red Sox this season, none will be bigger than the one on his back. Punto is wearing No. 5 this season, which carries a lot of weight in Red Sox lore. It’s the number that fan favorite […]
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Ellsbury’s the MVP in Red Sox’s minds
Jacoby Ellsbury finished second in AL MVP voting last fall, but was invaluable to Boston in 2011.