Lucas Giolito will tell you he’s always been a night owl. “It’s not very fun,” he said Sunday afternoon of early mornings. “Ever since I was a kid, I would stay up super late reading and then it turned into staying up super late playing video games, and I’ve just done that ever since. My excuse is, I like to say that I prime myself for 7 p.m. being my locked-in hours, but obviously you have to make an adjustment for a day like today.” In order to prepare to throw his first pitch at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, the Red…
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The Boston Red Sox are promoting their top prospect… again. Payton Tolle, who elevated into becoming the organization’s top prospect following the graduations of Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer, has been promoted to Triple-A Worcester, according to Andrew Parker of Beyond the Monster Tolle has been dominant in six appearances for Double-A Portland, collecting a 1.67 ERA with 37 strikeouts across 27 total innings. The Red Sox evidently saw enough to give him his second promotion of the season, which opens up the door — albeit slightly — for the left-hander to make his debut in 2025. Yes, that’s on…
FOXBORO — With Thursday’s training camp walkthrough practice behind us, and with one notable returnee, feels like as good a time as any to drop another 53-man roster projection. It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these, and plenty has changed. For example, take the wide receiver room alone. Stefon Diggs has been working on the field almost without limitation. Ja’Lynn Polk has been in, then out, then back in the lineup. Mack Hollins was placed on PUP, and he returned for Day 8 of practice, making him eligible to start the season on the active roster. Javon Baker…
As the longest-tenured member of the Red Sox, Tanner Houck knows more than any of his teammates how different and special the season they’re putting together feels. The right-hander has been with the Red Sox since his September 2020 debut. He’s pitched in the rotation, in long relief, and closed games. In his first five years as a big-leaguer, the Red Sox have made it to the playoffs once since he came along (‘21), finished with losing records thrice, and eked out a .500 mark (‘24). Now, when they’re making their best playoff push since ‘21, he’s stuck on the…
BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story and Ceddanne Rafaela had consecutive RBI singles in a six-run fourth inning filled with five Houston mistakes, Lucas Giolito pitched a season-high eight stellar innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Astros 6-1 on Sunday to complete a series sweep.Connor Wong added a sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu was credited with a sacrifice on a safety squeeze for an RBI during the inning, sending Boston to its third straight win over the AL West leaders and fifth in a row overall.Giolito (8-2) gave up the run on three hits with four strikeouts and a…
The New England Patriots have a fierce position battle brewing during training camp at the wide receiver position. And while he’s not exactly the first name fans are looking at, Kayshon Boutte is making waves at training camp, according to one team insider. In a bigger role with the Patriots last year, Boutte caught 43 passes for 589 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games. He wasn’t a consistent presence in the passing game, but Boutte showed off his potential at times last season, which earned him an opportunity to fight for a roster spot this year. Boutte is among…
Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images What a morning this could be… This feels REALLY early for baseball, doesn’t it? We do this once a year on Patriot’s Day but to do it in August? It just feels strange. What also feels strange is how the Red Sox have taken the series already. I was nervous Friday with Cooper Criswell but he did excellent enough to keep the Red Sox in it. I wasn’t happy with Walker Buehler yesterday but the bullpen came in clutch and the offense launched three homers. With that, the Red Sox are SECOND PLACE in the…
When asked about pitching depth for the remainder of the season, Red Sox chief baseball officer offered two unexpected names: Right-hander David Sandlin and left-hander Connelly Early, whom the organization promoted to Triple-A Worcester together just last week. “A couple of guys, in Sandlin and Early,” Breslow said Sunday morning. “I think the idea is to try and amass as much depth as we can, especially near-major league ready depth, because we know at this point it’s a lot harder to transact and act.” MLB Pipeline lists Sandlin and Early as the organization’s No. 11 and No. 5 prospects, respectively.…
The Red Sox will try to sweep the Astros Sunday morning. That’s right, morning. The rival American League clubs are playing at 11:35 a.m. in a nationally televised game on Roku. “We’ve been through this twice already, so we’re used to it,” said manager Alex Cora. “Fourth of July and the Marathon, right? So just show up and grind and try to win a game.” The Red Sox are 27-18 in day games, compared to 34-33 at night. They’re also 22-13 in series finales. Red Sox lineup Rob Refsnyder DH Alex Bregman 3B Roman Anthony LF Romy Gonzalez 2B Trevor…
With training camp well underway now, Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots are largely done adding to their roster before the new season. However, a pair of trade requests from Dallas Cowboys linebacker and Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin could catch the front office’s attention. Both Parsons and McLaurin have been holding in to begin training camp for their respective teams, as they are in search of long-term contract extensions. With no progress being made for either player, they both opted to request trades earlier this week. The possibility of either one of them getting moved has caught…