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.
BOSTON — Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz made it clear he is now on a fact-finding mission following a report in the New York Times stating he was one of 104 players who tested positive in survey testing for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Ortiz said he only confirmed the positive test result after contacting [...]
BOSTON — Down from the very first pitch, the Red Sox kept climbing all night. Despite their persistence, however, there were no rewards. There were some promising rallies in the last three innings, but nothing substantial enough to avoid what wound up an 8-6 loss to the A's on Wednesday night at Fenway Park. A [...]
BOSTON — Jonathan Papelbon can live with a blown save, because he knows they are inevitable, if only, in his case, a handful of times in a season. But what really irks him is when he contributes to his own demise with a leadoff walk when he is in possession of a three-run lead. That [...]
BOSTON — Their ace turned in yet another strong performance, but that was the second most relevant event of Monday night for the Red Sox. The story was the offense, which went from its recently dormant state to quite lively, backing Josh Beckett en route to an 8-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Beckett, who [...]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jim Rice, a towering presence for all those years in the middle of the Boston Red Sox's batting order, stood up on the stage as an official Hall of Famer on Sunday afternoon and showcased none of that fear that led to his eventual landing place among baseball's best. There were no [...]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Just like in 1975, when he formed the "Gold Dust Twins" with Fred Lynn to help propel the Red Sox to the World Series, Jim Rice is a rookie again this weekend. This time, it is for a team known as the Baseball Hall of Fame. And the hazing process is one [...]
BOSTON — Friday night came and went without a breakout performance from the slumping Red Sox offense. With the way Brad Penny was pitching, however, the Boston bats didn't need to do much. The veteran right-hander fired 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the Orioles, leading the Sox to a 3-1 victory in the [...]
He waited 15 years, Jim Rice did, and then his entire baseball legacy changed with one phone call. That was more than six months ago, the day the slugger who played his entire career (1974-89) for the Boston Red Sox learned that he was at last a Hall of Famer. Sunday, however, is the day. [...]
ARLINGTON — With the offense unable to get out of a stunning and near-team-wide slump, the Red Sox suffered a 3-1 loss to the Rangers on Wednesday that not only completed a three-game sweep, but pushed what was already a season-high losing streak to five games. During the frustrating skid, Boston has scored just nine [...]
ARLINGTON — The Red Sox's clubhouse was decidedly quiet following Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers, keeping with the overall theme of a disappointing road trip. "Not a lot to talk about," whispered Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew, who is 0-for-18 since the All-Star break. With no noise emanating from their slumping bats, the [...]