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.
ARLINGTON — It was going to be John Smoltz's breakthrough performance of 2009, the one in which he put everything together to truly mark his comeback from right shoulder surgery. Smoltz spent the first five innings piecing that script together, and then watched in horror as it all fell apart in the bottom of the [...]
TORONTO — Jon Lester blinked ever so slightly in his pitchers' duel with Roy Halladay, and that was all it took for the lefty and the Red Sox to take a 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays in a crisp Sunday afternoon contest at Rogers Centre. Halladay, at the center of trade rumors for the [...]
TORONTO — Though he is the quintessential power pitcher, Brad Penny can't do it with heat alone. So on a day like Saturday, when Penny repeatedly leaves his secondary pitches up in the zone, it can be a long afternoon. Well, long and short. Penny lasted just five innings and 82 pitches, getting hit hard [...]
TORONTO — It was just a one-day pass back to the Major Leagues, but Clay Buchholz provided convincing proof that once he returns, it might be for good. Looking nothing like the overwhelmed prospect who was admittedly shell-shocked last year, Buchholz was sharp and in control, leading the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over [...]
BOSTON — His frustrating tenure with the Red Sox possibly coming to an end within days, shortstop Julio Lugo did not accompany the club to Toronto and wasn't present during the team's post All-Star break workout at Rogers Centre on Thursday evening. Red Sox manager Terry Francona — according to club spokesman Henry Mahegan — [...]
BOSTON — When the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins played before an outdoor audience of 71,217 at Ralph Wilson Stadium on New Year's Day 2008, it marked the beginning of an annual event for the National Hockey League. For Charlie Jacobs, the day represented the start of a mission. At a news conference on Wednesday [...]
ST. LOUIS — It was some entrance into the All-Star Game for Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. First pitch? Brad Hawpe smashed it so deep to left-center field that Carl Crawford had to reach over the outfield wall to pull back what would have been a homer. Second pitch? Miguel Tejada cranked it, but right [...]
ST. LOUIS — Five Red Sox All-Stars took up their own corner of the room during the American League media availability on Monday afternoon, but one was easy to distinguish from the others. At last, the elder statesman had become the rookie, and you couldn't wipe the smile off Tim Wakefield's face. "It's been a [...]
BOSTON — Josh Beckett credited the Red Sox's offense for helping him reach a personal milestone on Sunday, but in truth, it was his teammates who should have thanked their ace. Complete-game shutouts are always appreciated. Boston's All-Star right-hander closed out the first half of the season with another gem, firing a three-hitter for his [...]
BOSTON — Through five innings on Saturday night, John Smoltz's first win in a Red Sox uniform seemed like a foregone conclusion. By game's end, it was more of an afterthought. Boston took a seemingly commanding 9-1 lead into the sixth, but the lopsided advantage morphed into a 15-9 slugfest victory over Kansas City at [...]