BOSTON (AP) — Mike Greenwell, an outfielder who played 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and finished second in the 1988 American League MVP voting, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 62. The Boston Globe reported in mid-August that Greenwell had medullary thyroid cancer. Tracy Greenwell told WINK, a radio station in Lee County, Florida, that her husband …
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Mike Greenwell, ex-Red Sox OF and 2-time All-Star, dies at 62
BOSTON — Mike Greenwell, an outfielder who played 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and finished second in the 1988 American League MVP voting, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 62. The Boston Globe reported in mid-August that Greenwell had medullary thyroid cancer. Tracy Greenwell told WINK, a radio station in Lee County, Florida, that her husband died …
Read More »Mike Greenwell, longtime Boston Red Sox outfielder, dies at 62
Former Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell dies of cancer at age 62 Former Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell dies of cancer at age 62 00:52 Longtime Boston Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell has died at 62 years old. Greenwell played his entire career with the Red Sox, starting in 1985 through his retirement in 1996. In 1988, Greenwell finished second …
Read More »In looking to improve after ‘25 season, Red Sox may need to add thump
BOSTON — It was only three games, but it’s still noteworthy that the Red Sox, in losing their wildcard series to the New York Yankees last week, managed just one home run in 27 innings. That one homer was a solo shot off the bat of Trevor Story. Meanwhile, during the regular season, the Red Sox ranked just 15th — …
Read More »Red Sox, in ‘window of contention,’ have ‘urgency’ — and Rafael Devers money to spend this winter
BOSTON — Four days after their season ended with a shutout loss in a die-or-die game at Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox are still performing a post-mortem on their 2025 season and dissecting what went wrong. Soon, though, it will be time to answer one of the most pressing big-picture questions when it comes to the club this offseason. As …
Read More »These 5 Red Sox won’t be back in 2026 when World Series window officially opens
The Boston Red Sox offense went M.I.A. in a 4-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday night, which officially ended their season. It was a promising campaign overall for the Red Sox, who weathered the storm of the Rafael Devers trade and showcased what should be a sustainable blueprint for contention in the AL East. But the result …
Read More »Cam Schlittler calls Red Sox fans’ online heckling of family ‘disappointing’
Jorge CastilloOct 3, 2025, 09:02 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. TORONTO — Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler on Friday said Red Sox fans …
Read More »4 Red Sox players who won’t be back in 2026 after Yankees send them home
The Boston Red Sox finally returned to the postseason in 2025 after some excellent offseason moves by Craig Breslow and stunning top prospect debuts. Boston’s strengths were not enough to best the New York Yankees, however, and it was eliminated after a demoralizing Wild Card Game 3 loss. Now, the front office will turn its attention to a new round …
Read More »Yankees’ Cam Schlittler says Red Sox fans ‘crossed a line’ attacking his family on social media
TORONTO — New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler said Boston Red Sox fans “crossed the line” by attacking members of his family on social media, and that it fueled him before he dominated by throwing eight scoreless innings in a 4-0 win in a do-or-die Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series on Thursday night. “But at …
Read More »Cam Schlittler trolls Red Sox fans after helping Yankees win WCS
Boston Red Sox “They just picked the wrong guy to do it to and the wrong team to do it to.” Cam Schlittler threw eight shutout innings against the Red Sox on Thursday. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff) By Conor Roche October 3, 2025 | 2:02 PM 2 minutes to read Cam Schlittler mowed down the Red Sox in the Yankees’ Wild …
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