Beyond Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman, which Red Sox deserve to be All-Stars this year? “I think numbers-wise, I think Alex (Bregman) is still up there as far as (Wins Above Replacement) at third base,” said manager Alex Cora on Saturday. “Carlos (Narváez), as far as WAR, is up there, too.” Boston’s 2.0 WAR at third base is the best mark in the American League by far; no other team’s hot corner is worth more than 1.6 (Cleveland). Bregman is worth 2.9 WAR, just shy of the top-10 among all AL position players. He’s a top-10 AL hitter in Adjusted…
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BOSTON (AP) — José Berríos pitched seven scoreless innings, George Springer had three hits and two RBI singles, and the Toronto Blue Jays earned a 9-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.Bo Bichette, Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement and Andrés Giménez also drove in runs for Toronto, which has won six of eight meetings with its AL East rivals this season. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added two hits.Berríos (4-3) allowed just four hits and struck out eight and surrendered only one walk in handing Boston its sixth loss in a row.Boston’s Brayan Bello (3-3) gave up three runs off…
Red Sox sluggers Alex Bregman and Masataka Yoshida took some big steps Saturday on their roads to recovery. Both were on the field at Fenway Park, according to MLB.com’s Ian Browne. “Early rehab update from drizzling Fenway. Masa is doing baserunning sprints. Bregman on the outfield running with a weighted vest,” Browne reported on X. To back up that report, Browne posted video of Yoshida running from home plate to second base. Browne followed that up with video of Bregman running. Story continues below advertisement Browne reported Friday that Bregman, the two-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner, resumed baseball…
The Boston Bruins added a potential No. 1 center to their organization Friday by selecting Boston College star James Hagens with the No. 7 pick in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Hagens tallied 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) in 37 games for the Eagles last season, earning himself a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie team. He also won a gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships as one of the United States’ top players. Hagens is just 18 years old and won’t turn 19 until November. It would make the most sense for…
Are they done yet? That’s the big question facing the Celtics after a frenetic week in which they traded away starters Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, received a pair of NBA veterans in return and then selected three players in the 2025 NBA Draft. The Holiday and Porzingis trades pushed Boston below the second apron of the luxury tax – an offseason priority for the franchise – and more moves likely are coming as president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and his staff reshape a roster that already looks quite different from the one that secured an NBA championship last…
Tanner Houck’s most recent rehab start for the WooSox did not go well. The right-hander allowed four runs over 1.2 innings, all of which came in a laborious second inning in which Houck allowed three hits, two walks and a hit batsman. Houck similarly struggled to put hitters away in his first rehab start, so next time out on Sunday the Red Sox plan to try something different. “Sunday there’s going to be an opener and he’s going to come in from the bullpen,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said pregame on Friday. “This doesn’t have to do with the…
After enjoying a breakout campaign in 2024 with the Boston Red Sox, Jarren Duran has remained an integral piece of the team in 2025, even if he has been unable to reach the same heights he hit last year to this point. Earlier this season, Duran turned heads for something that took place last season during the Red Sox’s documentary on the 2024 campaign, “The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox,” which aired on Netflix back in April. In the documentary, Duran revealed that his early struggles in the majors with the Red Sox prompted him to attempt to…
My doctor told me this morning that the medication for my herniated discs is known for causing cognitive and emotional issues. So if I say that my eyes brimmed with tears throughout this game, is that a reflection of the pain, the meds, or the state of play on the field? Toronto scored quickly in the first and the Sox looked just as ineffectual as we’ve come to expect. Brayan Bello was inefficient in the early innings, going deep into counts yet not being able to put batters away. The Red Sox offense had the opposite problem: they were up…
By GREG BEACHAM LOS ANGELES — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. High-scoring forward Michael Misa went second overall to the San Jose Sharks, and the Chicago Blackhawks took Swedish forward Anton Frondell third at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Center Caleb Desnoyers went fourth to the Utah Mammoth, who moved up 10 spots in the draft lottery. The Nashville Predators grabbed physical forward Brady Martin with the fifth pick. The Islanders surprised nobody by using their first No. 1 selection since 2009 on the 17-year-old…
Growing up on Long Island, James Hagens wanted nothing more than to be selected by the team he grew up rooting for, the New York Islanders.Though that dream failed to materialize at the NHL draft on Friday night, the 18-year-old Boston College center was more than happy with the consolation. Hagens is not only staying in Boston, after being selected seventh overall by the Bruins, he enjoyed the extra bonus of having his name announced by Adam Sandler.“Just being on a team that wants you the most, I love Boston. I love the area,” he said after becoming the first U.S.-born…