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.
No surgery for Pedroia, good news on Clay Patterson activated; Castro sent down Bonser clears waivers, becomes free agent BOSTON — Cuban catcher Adalberto Ibarra, who agreed to terms with the Red Sox in April, took a physical for the club in Boston on Monday, according to agent Edwin Mejia via Twitter. Ibarra had been [...]
No surgery for Pedroia, good news on Clay Cuban catcher Ibarra close to signing Bonser clears waivers, becomes free agent BOSTON — Eric Patterson, the infielder/outfielder the Sox acquired over the weekend, was activated on Monday and will be in uniform for Tuesday's game against the Rays. Patterson is expected to help fill the void [...]
BOSTON — One of the most crowded areas of the Red Sox's clubhouse these days is the trainers' room. That's where several of the team's stars have had to spend more time lately than on the field. Somehow, though, there hasn't been a hint of deflation. If anything, the challenge of playing without a plethora [...]
The Red Sox always depend on Kevin Youkilis, their invaluable right-handed slugger. But his role is about to take on even more of an added importance, as Dustin Pedroia is out for the next several weeks with a fractured navicular bone in his left foot. While it is tough for any team to lose a [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Clay Buchholz was walking around the clubhouse with a clear limp the day after hyperextending his left knee while running the bases. However, there is encouragement for two reasons. The first is that there's nothing structurally wrong with Buchholz's knee. The other is that the Red Sox are unusually flexible with their [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — The last thing the Red Sox need is another significant injury to a key player. And that's why there was great relief in the voice of manager Terry Francona after Saturday's 4-2 win over the Giants. Though Clay Buchholz left the game with a hyperextended left knee, an injury sustained while running [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Roughly 24 hours earlier, Dustin Pedroia was the center of attention after a career offensive outburst that included three home runs, five hits and five RBIs. And on Friday night, Pedroia was again the focal point when Boston's clubhouse opened to the media, only this time for far less glorious reasons. 116 [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — It was a Friday night full of tantalizing opportunities for the Red Sox, so, fittingly, there was one final shot. 116 wins 109 wins It was top of the ninth, with the bases loaded and two outs, and Darnell McDonald was Boston's last hope. But on a 1-2 slider from Giants closer [...]
The Red Sox recalled left-hander Fabio Castro from Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday and optioned outfielder Josh Reddick back to the PawSox. Signed as a free agent in December, Castro has a 3.30 ERA in parts of two Major League seasons with the Rangers (2006) and Phillies (2006-07). Reddick was recalled on Tuesday to take the [...]
Banged-up Youkilis held out of lineup Return home to Bay Area a thrill to Nava Drew targets Saturday return to Sox DENVER — Just as Dustin Pedroia was having the game of his life, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon was enduring the roughest back-to-back days of his career. How rare is it for Papelbon to [...]