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.
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/27/mO5LxHZz.jpg” alt=”Red Sox shortstop could be ready for game action by mid-April” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ten days removed from right knee surgery, Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo returned to camp on Friday, encouraged by the way his recovery has progressed. quot;It#039;s been going well,quot; said Lugo. quot;I feel better [...]
RED SOX 11, CARDINALS 8 (10 innings)at Fort Myers, Fla.Friday, March 27 Cardinals at the plate: Trailing by three runs in the ninth, the Redbirds put together a four-run frame. David Freese started the rally with an RBI single, Rick Ankiel tied things up with a two-run single and Albert Pujols put St. Louis ahead [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/08/VhlTo5Sy.jpg” alt=”Used primarily as reliever in #039;08, right-hander could spot start” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — Under the baking sun at the Minor League complex on Thursday, Red Sox right-hander Justin Masterson — the Swiss army knife of the Boston pitching staff — again had his starters#039; hat on. The sinkerballer [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/26/u5Xtwv8E.jpg” alt=”Beat reporter Ian Browne answers Red Sox fans#039; questions” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / After an impressive spring so far, what do you think will be Clay Buchholz#039;s role with the Red Sox for the 2009 season? — Pedro M., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil It#039;s funny the way baseball works sometimes. Last year, Buchholz [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In recognition of challenging economic times, the Red Sox announced on Thursday that all menu items available at Fenway Park last year will be held at the same prices for the 2009 season. It marks the first time concession prices at Fenway have not increased since 2002. In conjunction with that [...]
RED SOX 2, REDS 1at Sarasota, Fla. Wednesday, March 25 Red Sox at the plate: Dustin Pedroia singled in the first, but he got erased on a double play. Kevin Youkilis led off the second with a hit, but he endured the same fate. Down by one in the ninth, Aaron Reza hit a one-out, [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/25/tG4nBfb4.jpg” alt=”Righty throws 40 pitches, expected on the mound again Saturday” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — As John Smoltz walked to the bullpen mound a little after 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday to begin his first side session of Spring Training, there were reporters and cameras in position to chronicle the [...]
YANKEES 7, RED SOX 1at Tampa, Fla. Tuesday, March 24 Red Sox at the plate: David Ortiz broke up a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, dropping an RBI single into right-center field and scoring Angel Chavez. Yankees at the plate: Brett Gardner legged out a sixth-inning triple past a diving Jacoby Ellsbury in center [...]
TAMPA, Fla. — For a man who is likely to be in the Hall of Fame some day, how exciting is a mere side session at 9 a.m.? Enough, apparently, to have John Smoltz tossing and turning in anticipation rather than sleeping. The right-hander will get up off the mound for his first true bullpen [...]
TAMPA, Fla. — Fresh off another Most Valuable Player performance at the World Baseball Classic, Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to land in Fort Myers, Fla., on Wednesday evening. Matsuzaka will spend most of the day traveling back from Los Angeles, where he helped Team Japan defend its Classic title. After meeting with [...]