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.
It was a key pennant-race game the Red Sox were playing under the roof of Tropicana Field on Sunday night — and Adrian Beltre wasn't going to shortchange his team on hustle, not even with his left hamstring in quite obvious pain. He lined one into the left-field corner and hobbled into second for a [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Unlike the last time the Red Sox lost a Sunday night game at Tropicana Field, their season didn't end on this occasion. This wasn't Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, like it was back in 2008. But it was another stinging defeat in a game the Red Sox badly wanted [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — It's one of those dilemmas that an outfielder isn't presented with all that often. When a runner is on third with less than two outs and the game is hanging in the balance, should a foul ball be caught for a potential sacrifice fly? Or should the outfielder — in this case [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — The final blow of an agonizing defeat came from Dan Johnson, a backup player who stung the Red Sox badly for the second time in the last three seasons. It was Johnson who belted a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th off Scott Atchison that gave the Rays a 3-2 [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — The catcher was the catalyst in every way on Friday night. Whether it was a pair of home runs against American League Cy Young Award candidate David Price, a tremendous block of the plate to prevent the tying run or his superb handling of Jon Lester, Victor Martinez inspired the Red Sox [...]
Pedroia realizes season is likely over Dice-K set for Thursday return Worth noting ST. PETERSBURG — Before Friday night's game against the Rays, two players on the disabled list worked their way back together. Catcher Jason Varitek (right foot fracture) caught a 30-pitch side session from lefty reliever Hideki Okajima. Okajima last pitched for the [...]
BOSTON — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will find out in roughly one week if he will need to have surgery on his ailing left foot, which would end any chance of him playing again in 2010. Before leaving for a crucial three-game series at Tropicana field against the Rays, which starts Friday night, [...]
BOSTON — For more than a month, the Red Sox have had their toes on the mythical line that marks the postseason races, but they haven't quite been able to get their entire foot over it. Are they in or are they out? A torrid stretch or a stone-cold skid would answer the question one [...]
BOSTON — Trash talking between friends occurs often in sports, and in Adrian Beltre and Felix Hernandez's case, this time was no different. Just one small problem: Home-plate umpire Dan Bellino didn't know it. As Beltre made his way to third base before the start of the third inning of Boston's 4-2 second-leg loss of [...]
BOSTON — Beloved by Red Sox Nation while he played with the Red Sox and vilified after leaving to sign with the Yankees, Johnny Damon has decided to remain with the Tigers after the Red Sox claimed him off waivers on Monday afternoon. Prior to Tuesday's game, Damon told Detroit media "I'm not going." There [...]