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For the entirety of its’ extensive history, baseball has had the element of human error intertwined in the game. Home plate umpires in particular are in charge of calling each pitch that comes across the plate. It’s not easy being a home plate ump. Throughout history, they’ve been public enemy number one all over the […] READ MORE
I’m going to take you back to a happier time, a much simpler time. Flashback to July 1. Matt Andriese pitches from the stretch and delivers an 87-mile per-hour changeup in the dirt that strikes out Kansas City Royals catcher Sebastian Rivero. That pitch capped off a 15-3 thrashing sending the Fenway faithful home happy. […] READ MORE
You may notice that this week’s Boston Red Sox stock list is a bit minor-league-centric. It’s not to say that the main roster doesn’t have any standouts. We know about the usuals (J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers), but there are some performances (good and bad) throughout the organization that could make big impacts down […] READ MORE
J.D. Martinez is back. Through the first two weeks, Martinez is performing at a record-breaking level. According to Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora “He’s on a mission to prove people wrong,” You’d be hard-pressed to find a player who had a more frustrating season than J.D. Martinez in 2020. The shortened 60-game season had […] READ MORE
Red Sox Finish Last in the AL East The Boston Red Sox finished in the basement of the American League East for the fourth time since the 2010 season. The team finished their abbreviated 2020 season with a record of 24-36 — fourth-worst in the entire league. After the departure of Dave Dombrowski, Mookie Betts, […] READ MORE
Rays 8, Red Sox 7 The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox had themselves an old-fashioned hit parade on Monday night. 15 runs, 28 hits, with only one of them leaving the ballpark. Something not seen very often in the game today. The Red Sox got the scoring started in the bottom of the […] READ MORE
Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez is opting into his contract to remain with the team for the 2020 season. Martinez is now set to make $23.75 million in the upcoming season and will remain the anchor in an uncertain Boston lineup. Along with his option this offseason, Martinez still has two more opt-outs […] READ MORE
Boston Red Sox All-Decade Team As the book is closed on this decade and we move ahead into the 2020s, this is a time to reflect on the past 10 seasons of the Boston Red Sox. Plenty of great players have made their way through Boston amidst two World Series titles and a decade of […] READ MORE
Red Sox Slump into August The Boston Red Sox have lost eight straight games for the first time since 2015, and the door to October is being slammed in their face. Boston has been facing the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees for the past two weeks, and had an opportunity to jump the […] READ MORE
One year ago the Boston Red Sox found themselves in first place chasing their fourth World Series ring this century. Today the Sox are in third place and clawing their way back into the Wild Card race. At the 2019 All-Star break, Boston sits nine games out of first place with a 49-41 record. The […] READ MORE