Mike Yastrzemski didn’t expect to be back at Fenway Park this season. His San Francisco Giants made the trip east to New England last year, and this June they hosted the Red Sox at Oracle Park. Barring an improbable World Series matchup, Yastrzemski wouldn’t play at Fenway again until sometime in 2026. But then last Thursday the grandson of Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski was traded to the Kansas City Royals, who just so happened to have a road trip to Boston coming up in a matter of days. Less than a week after leaving the only home he’d ever…
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Roman Anthony was scratched from the Boston Red Sox lineup just minutes before Monday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Anthony was seen stretching before the game before calling for a trainer and being removed from the lineup. Wilyer Abreu took his place and had an excellent game in the Red Sox’s 8-5 win. After the game, Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided an update on the rookie. “I’ll stay away from [Anthony] tomorrow,” Cora said after the game on Monday. “He’ll be okay to play tomorrow, but he took today off, he’ll get tomorrow too.” Cora ruled out a…
What we’ve got here, is failure to communicate. Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendricks told reporters today that Alex Cora had a “slip of the tongue” on Sunday when the Sox manager said that the veteran reliever’s season is likely over due to a hip injury. Hendriks said he’s discussed the matter with Cora and added that he fully expects to pitch again this season. In the interest of making matters entirely clear, the loquacious Australian issued a rather memorable update of his own on the second opinion he received. “I saw a different guy and he was like, ‘You’ve got…
Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony was scratched from Monday’s lineup just prior to first pitch. The club announced shortly afterwards that Anthony is dealing with mid back tightness. The top Red Sox rookie was originally slated to start in right field and bat third in Monday’s series opener against the Kansas City Royals. Anthony went through pregame warmups in full uniform but shortly before first pitch was spotted grabbing his back and speaking to the trainer. Wilyer Abreu subsequently took Anthony’s place in right field for the night. Since making his MLB debut on June 9 Anthony has been among…
Wilyer Abreu wasn’t even originally supposed to start on Monday. It wasn’t until Roman Anthony was scratched moments before first pitch that he took his place in right field. “Like two minutes before the game,” Wilyer Abreu said via interpreter Carlos Villoria Benítez. “That’s when I found out I was going to play.” The Red Sox were sure glad he was there in the top of the eighth. After bludgeoning Kansas City Royals starter Bailey Falter and jumping out to a seven-run lead, the Red Sox nearly saw things come completely off the rails after the Royals rallied for four…
It’s not every day a prospect debuts and makes an immediate impact. Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony is doing just that. Anthony has been highly touted for over a year now. He was ranked the number one prospect in baseball by several outlets, for good reason. After a slow start, the outfielder has raised his OPS to .828. He’s hit in the top three in the order in almost every game since he’s been on the roster. Red Sox manager Alex Cora can’t stop saying nice things about him. “[Anthony] has a great swing. He has a pretty good…
I’ve been writing for this site for 12 bloody years and every post has been through Vox Media’s Chorus platform, which will sunset at 5 p.m. today, at which point we get on Wordpress like everyone else. Chorus was good enough, I guess, so be sure to say bye to the old goat before tonight’s 7:10 against the Royals. Nothing should work too differently for y’all except that we’ll be a lot happier, because the Sox are winning, but Wordpress doesn’t get credit for that. We do. It’s Brayan Bello vs. Bailey Falter tonight, as the Royals come in at…
It was only about a year ago that Payton Tolle was selected by the Red Sox in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft, and it’s only been four months since he made his in-game professional debut. Now, Tolle is officially just one step away from the majors. Tolle’s incredible rise through the Red Sox system continued this weekend when the 22-year-old left-hander was promoted to Triple-A Worcester. Tolle’s promotion came after just six outings at Double-A Portland, during which he posted a 1.67 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 27 innings. “He was hitting the development goals that we’d…
BOSTON (AP) — Houston Astros reliever Héctor Neris used a balk to advance a runner to third on Saturday, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the teams.Neris surrendered Trevor Story’s two-out RBI double in the seventh inning of Houston’s 7-3 loss. The right-hander then balked, moving Story to third, before Carlos Narváez bounced to shortstop for the final out.As Neris made his way off the mound, he had words with Hudson and yelled toward the Red Sox dugout, causing both teams, including bullpens, to come on the field before…
The Florida Panthers had the same reaction as their fans when former Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand was traded. Their initial reaction was one of excitement, but it quickly turned into questioning who had been traded to Boston. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was one of the first NHL insiders to break the trade news, but he didn’t reveal who was sent away to Boston in the trade. This left the Panthers group chat to guess who was going to the Bruins. Matthew Tkachuk was the one to send out who he thought was in the trade. He originally said it was…