The Boston Red Sox, based in Boston, Mass., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League East Division. The Red Sox were founded as the Boston Somersets in 1901.
Sean Casey retired from Major League Baseball on Tuesday and joined MLB Network as a studio analyst. Casey, a three-time All-Star first baseman and designated hitter, ended a 12-year career that began in 1997 with Cleveland and concluded last year in Boston, with its biggest chunk an eight-year run in Cincinnati. Casey joins an on-air [...]
BOSTON — The Red Sox should know by the end of the week if Jason Varitek, their primary catcher since 1999, will be part of their 2009 squad. The Boston Herald — citing a "source close to the negotiations" — reported that the Red Sox have given Varitek a deadline of Saturday to either accept [...]
BOSTON — Starter or reliever? When it comes to Justin Masterson, the ever-poised right-hander for the Boston Red Sox, that is a question that doesn't figure to go away any time soon. Fact of the matter is, just 36 games into his Major League career, Masterson looked entirely comfortable in both roles, almost as if [...]
BOSTON — The Red Sox should know soon — perhaps within days — if catcher Jason Varitek will be part of their plans for 2009. WEEI.com reported on Sunday night that the recent two-year offer made by the Red Sox includes a base salary of $5 million for 2009. As for the 2010 option, it [...]
Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey is officially retiring, according to a report by WEEI Radio in Boston. The report said Casey, nicknamed "The Mayor" for his friendly personality, has signed on with the MLB Network for role that has not been defined yet. Casey, 34, hit .322 in 199 at-bats for the Red Sox [...]
In his first public comments since becoming the richest first-year arbitration relief pitcher, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon told Comcast SportsNet in an interview on Wednesday night that he's just fine with signing his one-year deal, which will be worth $6.25 million. "I like rolling the dice a little bit," Papelbon said, in quotes provided [...]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bill Werber, who was the oldest living ex-Major Leaguer and a teammate of Babe Ruth, died Thursday. He was 100. Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove in stints with the New York Yankees [...]
During Curt Schilling's heyday with the Red Sox, the ace right-hander would often call WEEI AM 850's "The Big Show" on a regular basis just to talk sports or straighten the hosts out on a certain topic. He did such a good job that they figured they'd make him a more consistent contributor. On Thursday, [...]
SEATTLE — For Jon Lester, winning a baseball game, no matter how important, will never match the thrill of beating cancer. Lester, the 24-year-old Tacoma, Wash., native who helped the Boston Red Sox to the World Series title in 2007 and pitched a no-hitter in 2008, is perhaps more known for overcoming anaplastic large-cell lymphoma [...]
Going into the arbitration process, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein had a reputation for never letting negotiations get to an actual arbitration hearing. On Tuesday, he made sure his reputation stayed that way. The Red Sox finished business with their remaining arbitration-eligible players when they signed closer Jonathan Papelbon and left-handed reliever Javier Lopez [...]