Tempers flared between the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox on Saturday due to an all too familiar subject: sign stealing. This time, though, it was the Astros who took exception when relief pitcher Hector Neris thought Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story was tipping pitches as he led off from second base. Neris intentionally balked Story to third base as …
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BOSTON — Red Sox starter Tanner Houck will undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Alex Cora announced Saturday. Boston initially placed the 29-year-old righty on the 15-day injured list May 14 with a right flexor pronator strain. On Thursday, the Sox transferred him to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for trade addition Dustin May. “We …
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BOSTON — Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony delivered his first major league walkoff RBI in front of a sellout crowd of 36,881 rowdy fans here at Fenway Park on Friday. “It’s amazing. It’s fun. I want to do it again already,” Anthony said. Anthony’s RBI single sailed over Astros center fielder Taylor Trammell’s head and scored Wilyer Abreu, the extra-inning …
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BOSTON — Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story fired a perfect strike to catcher Carlos Narváez to cut down Astros’ Chas McCormick at the plate for the second out of the 10th inning and keep the game tied. Roman Anthony then delivered a walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the inning to lead the Red Sox to a 2-1 win …
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The Red Sox didn’t have the type of trade deadline that fans wanted. Boston is five games behind first place in the AL East and were surging right before the All-Star break following a trade that sent its slugger Rafael Devers to San Francisco. Instead of going all-in at the deadline, the team made minor moves, including bringing in often-injured …
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A day after the trade deadline, the Red Sox announced their revised rotation for this weekend’s series against the Astros, including when newcomer Dustin May will make his club debut. Right-hander Cooper Criswell will start Friday night’s game opposite All-Star righty Hunter Brown, then Walker Buehler will pitch Saturday afternoon with lefty Colton Gordon going for Houston. In Sunday’s series …
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Lou Merloni has had it with the Boston Red Sox making big promises and not following through. He says the fanbase feels the same way. During an appearance on WEEI Thursday, the NESN broadcaster and former Red Sox player blasted the team’s conservative approach to the trade deadline. Merloni argued that the fans’ trust in the team has deteriorated after …
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The Red Sox have made one trade so far with a little more than three hours remaining before the MLB trade deadline. They acquired left-handed reliever Steven Matz from the Cardinals for prospect Blaze Jordan on Wednesday night. Below is a look at Matz’s relevant statistics this season. 1) Opponents are batting .188 against his curveball Matz’s curveball is his …
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The New York Yankees have won the David Bednar sweepstakes. The closer was acquired by the Yankees in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Thursday. The Yankees were one of several teams linked to Bednar, including the Texas Rangers. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported that top catching prospect Rafael Flores plus two other players are …
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For the second trade deadline in a row, the Dodgers traded a starting pitcher lower on the rotation depth chart to the Red Sox. This time, Dustin May is headed to Boston for two minor league outfielders, the Dodgers announced Thursday. Jeff Passan at ESPN was first to report the deal, which was confirmed by Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic …
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