FORT MYESS, Fla. — It’s early in spring training, time to get the new mitt ready. Or is it? For the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, some like the feel of new leather, some like it old. Some are superstitious and don’t like change and others don’t worry about that even after a great season. […]
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Red Sox Report: Boston looking for closer from within
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston expects its new closer to emerge from the current Red Sox roster. All-Star Craig Kimbrel turned down a $17.9 million qualifying offer from the World Series champions, and the seven-time All-Star remains a free agent. “Any time you say you’re going to replace a player of Craig Kimbrel’s caliber, with the […]
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Boston Red Sox Report: On to the next chapter
BOSTON — The goal is the same for the Boston Red Sox in 2019: finish the season flopping around on the pitcher’s mound, celebrating another World Series title. All that’s left is for them to figure out who’s at the bottom of the pile. The defending champions head to spring training without a closer after allowing […]
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Spring Training Vibes: Red Sox equipment truck departs for Florida
BOSTON — On the same day the New England Patriots returned home from their sixth Super Bowl victory, the Boston Red Sox equipment truck departed for Florida for spring training. The truck left Fenway Park at about noon Monday for the 1,480-mile trip to the club’s spring training home on Fort Myers. Al Hartz, of Milford, […]
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Gearing Up for Baseball: Sea Dogs, Red Sox continue partnership
SOUTH PORTLAND — Joe Oliver played under some tough managers, but he considers himself more easygoing than his mentors. Oliver, 53, looked relaxed Tuesday evening when he was officially introduced as the new Portland Sea Dogs manager during the team’s annual Hot Stove Dinner at the Sable Oaks Marriott. Before the dinner, the Sea Dogs also […]
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Year in Review: Out with 2018, in with 2019
BRUNSWICK — My mother used to tell me that as she aged, the years seemed to go by faster and faster. Moms always seem to be right, and with a blink of eye, 2018 has turned into 2019. It seemed like only yesterday that we were watching the New England Patriots fall to the Philadelphia Eagles […]
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Red Sox get their guy: Starting pitcher inks deal
BOSTON — Nathan Eovaldi’s marathon relief performance in Game 3 of the World Series is a moment that will resonate in Red Sox history. Boston rewarded him with a $68 million, four-year contract. “We’re very happy to have Nathan back with us,” Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said in a statement as the […]
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More for Red Sox Standouts: JD Martinez Player of the Year
IRVING, Texas — Free agent outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first three-time winner of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year, part of the players’ association’s Players Choice Awards. The 37-year-old Granderson, the winner in 2009 and 2016, split last season between Toronto and Milwaukee. He was followed in the voting by Arizona first baseman Paul […]
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Big Cut: Boston Red Sox share for World Series tops $400,000
NEW YORK — A postseason share on World Series champion Boston was worth $416,838, down from a record $438,902 for Houston in 2017. The commissioner’s office said Monday the Red Sox voted 66 full shares, 10.025 partial shares and eight cash awards. The Astros had 60 full shares, 9.23 partial shares and four cash awards. The […]
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Former Red Sox Retires: Adrian Beltre retires after 21 seasons in Major League Baseball
ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre had a sometimes-imposing stare and plenty of quirky habits. He also had a genuine love for the game, and a lot of fun in a Hall of Fame-caliber career. After 21 big league seasons in which Beltre hit 477 home runs and became the first player from the Dominican Republic to […]