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.
TORONTO — Befitting his under-the-radar persona, Ramon Ramirez has been perhaps the most underrated member of the Red Sox this season, turning in a string of dominant performances out of the bullpen. But with Saturday's game against the Blue Jays on the line, Ramirez faltered. The result was a 5-3 loss that dropped the Red [...]
TORONTO — The offense has gone dry for the Red Sox on this road trip, and Dustin Pedroia isn't interested in excuses or explanations. Instead, the fiercely competitive Pedroia just wants the troubling trend to cease, and soon. The Red Sox are off to a 28-22 start, their worst after 50 games since 2005. Though [...]
TORONTO — He was in, and then he was back out. Such is life for Rocco Baldelli, as injuries seem to find him at inconvenient times. Saturday marked Baldelli's return to the lineup after resting for four days with soreness in his left hamstring. And in his first at-bat back, he clubbed a two-run homer [...]
TORONTO — For just a moment on Friday night, it looked like the Red Sox were going to have a rousing start to their weekend in Toronto. With the bases loaded and two outs in the first inning, David Ortiz took a big swing and lofted the type of high drive to center that was [...]
TORONTO — The batting order is now decidedly different, with David Ortiz hitting sixth and J.D. Drew in the three-hole. But what has stayed the same of late for the Red Sox is a trend of struggling to score runs on the road. And that has led to a lack of wins on the road. [...]
TORONTO — When the Red Sox begin a three-game series in Detroit on Tuesday, there's a chance that veteran first baseman-outfielder Mark Kotsay will be on the active roster for the first time this season. Kotsay is in the final stages of a rehab assignment for Triple-A Pawtucket. The Sox will evaluate the left-handed hitter's [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Only one Red Sox batter could solve Twins rookie starter Anthony Swarzak on Thursday. Fortunately, Jason Varitek's offensive contributions were all Boston required to sneak by Minnesota, 3-1, on the back of Josh Beckett's third successive stellar start. Varitek bashed two solo home runs, and there were plenty of other theatrics — conveniently [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Red Sox exit Minneapolis having taken two of four from the Twins, a fine start to the team's longest road trip of the season. Boston beat Minnesota, 3-1, in the getaway game on Thursday afternoon. "[Playing] .500 baseball on the road is pretty good," Jeff Bailey said. "If you can get above [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Both managers and starting catchers were ejected in an eventful seventh inning of the series finale between the Red Sox and the Twins at the Metrodome on Thursday. In the top of the seventh inning of Boston's 3-1 victory, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and catcher Mike Redmond were tossed by home-plate umpire Todd [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Poor George Kottaras. The Red Sox's backup catcher — who plays a position that comes with as much anonymity as any on a team — was behind the plate on Wednesday as Boston tied a modern-day record with six wild pitches. When Kottaras wasn't chasing balls to the backstop, he was getting run [...]