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.
BALTIMORE — Red Sox manager Terry Francona made a slight adjustment to his lineup Monday night, with big results. Francona flip-flopped second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who had been batting leadoff for the past month, and right fielder J.D. Drew, who had been hitting in the No. 2 spot. Drew, batting in the leadoff spot for [...]
ATLANTA — Sitting in his office with the media before Sunday's game, Red Sox manager Terry Francona was curious if Tommy Hanson — the Braves' promising young gun — was indeed going to pitch. Word was that Hanson was dealing with the flu, and there were rumblings that Atlanta might switch to Kris Medlen. Unfortunately [...]
ATLANTA — The Red Sox have boasted pitchers like Cy Young, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling throughout the years. However, nobody has started more games in the team's illustrious history than knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who tied Clemens for the franchise record (382) in Saturday's 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves. When it comes [...]
ATLANTA — A noted outdoorsman, Red Sox ace Josh Beckett would probably be wise not to plan any fishing or hunting trips over the All-Star break. In recent weeks, the right-hander has consistently displayed the type of form that placed him second in the American League Cy Young Award voting two years ago, and his [...]
WASHINGTON — Perhaps the combination of adrenaline, nerves and rust was too much for John Smoltz to overcome as he officially returned from right shoulder surgery and made his debut for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night at Nationals Park. In a performance that hardly typified the career of one of the best pitchers [...]
WASHINGTON — The road that was once filled with jarring potholes has become nice and smooth for the Red Sox, who no longer need to wear their home whites to look like an upper-echelon team. In reeling off a 6-4 victory over the Nationals on Wednesday night in the nation's capital, the Red Sox won [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Jason Bay's clutch at-bats. Pablo Sandoval's free-swinging mayhem. Kevin Slowey painting the strike zone. Adam Lind's doubles. Chad Billingsley ahead in the count. Prince Fielder's patience and power. Erick Aybar's magnificence at shortstop. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm of your hand, [...]
WASHINGTON — He is starting up all over again, kicking off another chapter in what has been a memorable two decades of dominance. When John Smoltz throws his first official pitch for the Red Sox on Thursday night against the Washington Nationals, getting another chance to add to his already legendary career, he'll still be [...]
WASHINGTON — They are opportunistic by nature, and that is just one reason the Red Sox lead the American League with 43 wins. And creating chances for the opponent has certainly been one of the culprits in the Washington Nationals having the fewest victories (20) in the Majors. A perfect tale of the two teams [...]
WASHINGTON — Though Jacoby Ellsbury has been a leadoff hitter just about his whole life, he has looked entirely comfortable since moving out of that spot just over three weeks ago. On May 31, Red Sox manager Terry Francona opted to move Ellsbury to the lower third of the batting order. This wasn't because Ellsbury [...]