No need to panic about Bleis' slow start
This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BOSTON -- The most toolsy prospect in the Red Sox’s farm system will play his 100th game in professional baseball this week. It’s
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'Feels good to be back': Bello solid in series-finale return from IL
BOSTON -- After missing 17 games with right lat tightness, Brayan Bello returned from the injured list to make his first career start against the Nationals in Sunday’s 3-2 series-finale win at Fenway. And with his return came a surprising corresponding roster move: Josh Winckowski was optioned to Triple-A Worcester
How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE
There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season. Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning.
Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?
The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
Devers doubles down on the Nationals' dare as Sox even series
BOSTON -- Rafael Devers had been struggling with runners in scoring position of late, like nearly everyone in the Boston batting order. But he is still Rafael Devers, which made it surprising that Nationals manager Davey Martinez ordered up an intentional walk of Tyler O’Neill and dared the most impactful
Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
Big hit evades Boston as recent offensive struggles continue
BOSTON -- For the Red Sox, this offensive rut started in Boston, continued on in Minneapolis and Atlanta, and then reared its ugly head back at Fenway Park on Friday night. It is bound to end soon, because that’s how these things go. But it doesn’t make it any easier
New-look Duran leading MLB outfield pack
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After impressive start with Braves, Sale reflects on time with Sox
ATLANTA – No matter what uniform Chris Sale wears, the following is indisputable: When his fastball is powerful and his slider is in full dive mode, he is dominant. Pitching for his new team (the Braves) while facing his most recent former team (the Red Sox), Sale had his two
The most surprising developments for each team
There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Hill coaching son in Little League ... for now
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'We didn't cash in': Cold spell continues for Sox on offense
ATLANTA – With one swing, Tyler O’Neill seemed poised to turn the tide on what had been a night of futility and frustration for the Boston bats. There were two on and two outs in the top of the eighth in a tie game, and O’Neill placed a drive that
Here are the top 10 prospects in the Complex leagues
The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play last Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming
Red Sox offense comes alive to end Twins' streak
MINNEAPOLIS -- With an offense like the Red Sox have, it was just a matter of time before the lineup had a breakout game. The latest came just in time to end a couple of long streaks. Ceddanne Rafaela’s two-run homer in the fifth inning gave the Red Sox the
How Boston’s odds have moved to start the 2024 season
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Sox look to leave 'pen games in rearview mirror despite decent performance
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second time in just over 48 hours, Red Sox relievers carried the entire load during a game. Boston came up short in both games, including Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Twins, but the bullpen was not to blame. Manager Alex Cora cobbled together eight innings out
'He gave us a chance to win': Houck solid on mound despite loss
MINNEAPOLIS – The final result wasn’t what he was looking for, but Tanner Houck gave the Red Sox exactly what they needed on Friday. Houck pitched into the seventh inning for the third time in his last four starts, but Minnesota rallied for four runs in the seventh and held
Sox readying for tough road trip following 'great homestand'
BOSTON -- The Red Sox completed a homestand that had everything but a satisfying finale. But even a 3-1 loss to the Giants on getaway Thursday couldn’t take anything away from the club’s satisfaction with going 4-2 on its second homestand after going 3-7 on the first one. Manager Alex
See who the Red Sox land in 2024 mock draft
You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before
Wong wows batterymate with jaw-dropping play vs. Giants
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Grateful for the opportunity, Smith debuts in win over Giants
BOSTON -- A half hour before Wednesday's game, the Red Sox at last had a lineup. The holdup? They had to wait for their newest first baseman Dominic Smith to pass his physical so they could activate him. In a par-for-the-course night for the injury-riddled yet resilient Red Sox, Smith
Here is the hottest hitting prospect in each organization
Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of