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.
02/17/10 4:01 PM EST FORT MYERS, Fla. — Wearing a blue spring jacket and khaki pants as he spoke to the media early Wednesday afternoon, Red Sox manager Terry Francona wasn't quite dressed for baseball season yet, but he is ready for it. Entering his seventh season at the helm of the Sox, Francona will [...]
02/16/10 11:11 PM EST FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will be delayed from throwing at the start of Spring Training because of a sore back, a source confirmed Tuesday night. Matsuzaka mentioned the ailment — which isn't deemed to be serious by the player or the club — in an interview [...]
02/15/10 11:35 AM EST Most players look forward to the time when they accumulate the amount of service time necessary to become free agents and test the open market. Even though he's one of the premier catchers in the game, Red Sox backstop Victor Martinez prefers stability. In a recent interview with The Boston Herald, [...]
02/15/10 12:00 AM EST BOSTON — They come in with new faces but familiar expectations. The Red Sox, as they've been since the start of the 2003 season, expect to be one of the best teams in baseball. And just like in six of the past seven years, they expect to be part of the [...]
02/12/10 1:00 PM EST BOSTON — Despite the claim of the common calendar — that spring will start on March 20 — most New Englanders feel that the symbolic end of winter occurred on Friday at 12:04 p.m. ET, when an equipment truck motored out of Fenway Park with precious cargo headed for Spring Training [...]
02/11/10 10:00 AM EST BOSTON — For decades, they've been known for their ability to bang the baseball off the wall, if not over it. There were those golden years of Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr, and then Carl Yastrzemski, Tony Conigliaro and Rico Petrocelli took over for a while. Later, the Gold Dust Twins [...]
02/10/10 1:30 PM EST BOSTON — Throughout sunny Florida, there are early-bird specials which are especially appealing to senior citizens who don't like to drive after dark. But there is a much different type of early-bird program going on in Fort Myers, Fla., where some of the most prominent members of the Boston Red Sox [...]
02/09/10 3:30 PM EST BOSTON — Not only is Clay Buchholz an emerging pitcher for the Red Sox, but he is also increasing his involvement in the community. The Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund announced Tuesday that Buchholz will be their Rally Against Cancer Spokesplayer for the 2010 season. This is the [...]
02/08/10 2:00 PM EST With Joe Mauer potentially signing a big extension with the Twins, are the Red Sox more inclined to lock up Victor Martinez?– Dan A., Merrimac, Mass. The obvious answer would be yes. But I think the issue is deeper than that. The Red Sox will get a chance to evaluate Martinez [...]
02/05/10 1:00 PM EST With pitchers and catchers reporting in about two weeks, anticipation is building for the 2010 season. MLB.com is going Around the Horn to break down each area of the Red Sox, continuing with the outfield. It's a question that has lingered throughout the entire offseason and won't be put to rest [...]