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.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — This year, Jacoby Ellsbury figures to be the permanent leadoff man, give or take a few random days of rest. He will be the man in center field just about every day or night over the course of 162 games. There will be no moving to the corner positions to make [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In a few days, several of the most prominent members of the Red Sox will flee the club's Spring Training camp to go represent their countries in the World Baseball Classic. Final rosters were officially announced for the international showcase event on Tuesday, and they included Daisuke Matsuzaka (Japan), Jason Bay [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — What could a seemingly routine exercise — throwing batting practice to a group of Minor League hitters at 11 a.m. ET on Monday — possibly mean to Brad Penny, a two-time All-Star? Come to think of it, quite a bit. "Today, for me, answered a lot of questions for me mentally [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — While only a select 37,000 or so will be able to attend the Red Sox's Fenway Park opener against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 6, there will be a different kind of rally being held all around the Boston area that day. It is one that has no attendance capacity. [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — He knows that people have forgotten about him. "If you stop playing, people are going to forget about you, no matter who you are," said Julio Lugo, who is trying to reclaim his job as the Red Sox's starting shortstop. There's another thing that Lugo knows, one that drives him even [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Clay Buchholz was in Chicago when the moment came, but he felt more like he was in the abyss. It was Aug. 10, and he had just been pounded by the White Sox for seven hits — three of which were home runs — and five runs over three innings. The [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Spring Training in Florida is always a treat, because you see things you don't normally see much of in the north: palm trees, orange groves, ospreys on the wing, and, here, on Florid's Gulf Coast, a pitching surplus. That last item is by far the rarest; in Florida, back in the [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox will start their exhibition slate with their ace. Manager Terry Francona announced his pitching rotation for the first few Spring Training games Saturday, and Josh Beckett will be first out of the gate when he takes the ball for Wednesday's 1:05 p.m. ET contest against Boston College at [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Before long, they might become known as the "The Stingy Seven." If track records are any indication, there figures to be precious little give in the Red Sox's 2009 bullpen. Starting pitchers will be able to walk off the mound with a sense of security. Manager Terry Francona will be able [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — How is Rocco Baldelli feeling? The outfielder — entering his first season with the Boston Red Sox — certainly appreciates everyone's concern, but the inquiry is getting so repetitive that he has already thought up a preventive measure. "I was going to make a sign that said, 'Feeling good, thanks for [...]