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The Red Sox home opener is Friday. Here's what's new — on and off the field — at Fenway Park
The Red Sox are hosting the San Diego Padres for their home opener Friday afternoon. If you're just tuning in, here's a roundup of Sox' biggest offseason transactions, plus new...
Red Sox bolster bullpen with 2 relievers at trade deadline
Boston acquired Lucas Sims, a right-hander, in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds. Just before the deadline, the Red Sox worked out another deal with the Los Angeles Angels for...
Red Sox manager Alex Cora agrees to 3-year contract extension
The 48-year-old Cora is in his second stint as Boston's manager, and his contract had been set to expire after this season. He was hired before the 2018 season and...
Red Sox to honor Tim Wakefield, 2004 champions at home opener
The 20th anniversary of the 2004 World Series championship will be celebrated before the home opener at along with a ceremony marking the life and legacy of the late Tim...
Red Sox Opening Day: Merch, stress and 'guarded optimism'
Tim Pettit is a manager at the Red Sox Team Store. The business across the street from Fenway was founded in 1947 by Arthur and Henry D’Angelo and is still...
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AP source: Bogaerts to Padres for 11 years, $280 million
The San Diego Padres and Xander Bogaerts agreed to a blockbuster $280 million, 11-year contract Wednesday night, adding the All-Star slugger to an already deep lineup.
Red Sox legend David Ortiz is officially a Hall of Famer
Ortiz accepted the honor at an induction ceremony Sunday with an emotional 18-minute speech.
Red Sox's Plawecki, 2 staff members test positive for COVID
Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members, manager Alex Cora said before Boston faced the Twins in its annual Patriots’ Day game.
Photos: Red Sox take the field for picture-perfect 2022 Fenway opening day
Boston's boys of summer have returned to Fenway Park.
Watching the Red Sox. Looking for my mom
America’s favorite pastime is personal, and tinged with nostalgia. For me, writes Ethan Gilsdorf, baseball is inexorably linked to my late mother.
Boston Red Sox regular season begins soon. Here's what to know
The Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees in the Bronx Thursday.
In October, at least we can all agree on the Red Sox
Most political junkies live for November, writes former Gov. Jane Swift. But in New England, when the Sox are in the post-season, October is the season we believe in.
Bogaerts, Red Sox dent Cole, beat Yanks 6-2 in AL wild card
A year after baseball took its postseason into neutral site bubbles to protect against the pandemic, a sellout crowd of 38,324 filled Fenway Park to rekindle one of the sport’s...
Sox to face Yankees in wild card game
For a preview, WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Jen McCaffrey, the Red Sox beat writer with The Athletic.
I'm Finally Back At Fenway, Where Things Feel Surprisingly Normal
A season ticket holder for more than 25 years, Jim Sullivan recently made his first trip back to Fenway since the pandemic. It was almost shockingly normal, he writes.
Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox Second Baseman And 4-Time All-Star, Is Now Retired
Pedroia, 37, is the only player ever to earn Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove and MVP awards along with a World Series championship in his first two full seasons....
AP Source: Red Sox To Rehire Cora, Manager From 2018 Title
The decision came about a week after Alex Cora finished serving a one-season suspension assessed by Commissioner Rob Manfred for Cora's cheating while bench coach of the Houston Astros during...
Roenicke Will Not Return As Red Sox Manager Next Season
Sure to get attention as a possible successor: Alex Cora, who led the Red Sox to a World Series championship in 2018, his only season as manager. The team split...
'You Do Know Who His Wife Is, Don’t You?': My Brush With Mia And Nomar
At the Cheesecake Factory with his parents in the early 2000s, producer Martin Kessler got a tip: Nomar Garciaparra was there.
It's Opening Night For The Red Sox, In A Shorter Pandemic Season
WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Boston Globe sports columnist Chad Finn to discuss.