CLEVELAND — Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark says a poor job has been done of marketing Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, the reigning AL MVP. “Mookie should be a household name,” Clark told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday. “Mookie should be a one-name guy. You say Ronaldo. You say Messi. You […]
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Red Sox finish first half with sweep of Tigers
DETROIT — David Price sent the Boston Red Sox sailing into the All-Star break with a bit of history Sunday. Price pitched one-run ball over five innings and the Red Sox finished off a three-game sweep of Detroit with a 6-3 win. The victory was the 150th of Price’s career. “It will be cool to see […]
MLB Baseball: Hernandez homer lifts Sox past Jays
TORONTO — The first pinch-hit home run of Marco Hernandez’s career gave the Boston Red Sox another winning getaway day. Hernandez hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 on Thursday night. The Red Sox have won 13 times in 16 games when they’re on the move […]
Red Sox-Blue Jays: Devers has a night for Sox
TORONTO — A red-hot Rafael Devers extended his six-game hitting streak to a third country. David Price pitched six innings to win his fifth straight decision, Devers homered twice and matched his career-high with six RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-6, on Tuesday night. […]
Yankees complete London sweep of Red Sox
LONDON — Britain treasures tradition, and the New York Yankees wrapped up Major League Baseball’s first trip to Europe with one of their sport’s classic customs: a late-inning pinstriped comeback. Gary Sánchez hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a nine-run seventh , and the Yankees overcome a four-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 12-8 […]
Dominican police arrest ‘mastermind’ in David Ortiz shooting
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say the shooting of the baseball great was a case of mistaken identity.
Yanks, Red Sox promote MLB’s Euro arrival
LONDON — An array of retired All-Stars and Hall of Famers conducted a youth clinic. Workers put final touches on new clubhouses, batting cages and bullpens. No ducks on the pond quite yet — not so soon after flying across it. Having landed in London, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox relaxed, saw a […]
Red Sox blow another lead, lose 8-7
BOSTON — Boston starter Chris Sale won’t mind getting just about as far away from Fenway Park as he can. The Red Sox left-hander had yet another rough start at home against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, and by the time he returns it will be an entire year since he last won a regular-season […]
Bogaerts homers as Red Sox get rainy win
BOSTON — The Red Sox celebrated on a soggy field at Fenway Park, hoping they weren’t really halfway through the season. The defending World Series champions want to go well beyond the 162-game schedule and still have some catching up to do. So a 6-3 win over the White Sox on a rainy Tuesday night wasn’t […]
Hernandez the hero as Red Sox walk-off
BOSTON — Marco Hernández is starting to see two years of pain finally bring him some moments of joy. Hernández beat out an infield single with the bases loaded in the ninth and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Monday night. “When I hit the ball, I don’t see […]