PHOENIX (AP) — Aroldis Chapman has a reputation as a power pitcher, built through 16 years of routinely popping 100 mph on the radar gun.As Boston Red Sox closer has gotten older, the 37-year-old added craftiness to the power, baffling hitters by locating sliders and splitters that leave them flailing.The combination led to a rare four-strikeout game against the Arizona Diamondbacks and one of the most dominating runs by a reliever in baseball history.“This is special,” said Boston manager Alex Cora, who earned his 600th career win with Sunday’s 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks. “To do it at this age and where…
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The Boston Red Sox remain part of a division where three contenders look dangerous, yet flawed. Boston rebuilt its identity after trading Rafael Devers in June. In response, the Red Sox leaned on their pitching core of Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito, putting together a 42-29 record since the Devers deal. Now, they’re without rookie Roman Anthony due to an oblique injury that has stalled his breakout debut. But their resilience has kept them in the mix, wrote Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The New York Yankees, meanwhile, remain a study in unpredictability. The Yankees surged with a…
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For the second straight season, Geno Smith has proven to be a thorn in the Patriots’ side, even if the veteran quarterback doesn’t see it that way. “I wouldn’t say I’m the thorn in anybody’s side,” Smith told the Herald after the Raiders spoiled New England’s season opener with a 20-13 victory. “We got a win today that was good. They are our opponent. We are on the road, and we had to win it.” Smith, in his 12th season in the NFL, threw for 362 yards and a touchdown while posting a 102.8 quarterback rating in his Las Vegas…
Patriots fans say they are excited that the Mike Vrabel era has begun in Foxboro, but they will have to wait a little longer to see the new head coach earn his first win at Gillette Stadium. New England lost its season opener at home to Las Vegas on Sunday, 20-13, with fans letting out loud boos as they started to exit the stadium before the Week 1 dud came to an end. Sterling resident Steve Maynard, a season ticket holder for 15 years, stayed through it all. He joined fellow season ticket holders on the field after the game,…
Stefon Diggs is getting acclimated to the New England Patriots. The veteran wideout made his Patriots debut in Sunday’s 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. It was an accomplishment in and of itself for Diggs to even be ready for Week 1, with an ACL tear in Week 8 cutting his 2024 season short. Diggs reeled in six passes for 57 yards, one of 10 players — including quarterback Drake Maye — to record a catch in the game. There are a lot of new pieces on the Patriots, Diggs among them, so Sunday marked his first time experiencing…
Drake Maye delivered a high-level pass through a tremendously small window to DeMario Douglas in the end zone on Sunday. It was probably the only one of his 46 pass attempts that looked like it was delivered by a high-end, franchise-caliber quarterback. It’s no coincidence that it delivered the only touchdown of the day for New England. That may be an odd way to evaluate a quarterback, and it potentially may be unfair, given some of the conditions Maye was working with on Sunday. Yet with the entire New England region desperate to see a significant improvement from a team…
FOXBORO – You weren’t wrong to believe. They were favored, after all. And by the time anyone pulled up to Gillette Stadium, bad weather – a time-tested tell for major moments in Patriots history – had already descended on Foxboro. So as rain doused Mike Vrabel’s head-coaching debut, it was no surprise to see the Patriots‘ defense generate three straight three-and-outs in the first half. Or watch Drake Maye lead multiple scoring drives. Or spot the head coach and quarterback duck into the locker room at halftime with a 10-7 lead and a strengthening grip on the game. Victory felt…
PHOENIX (AP) — Pinch-hitter Nick Sogard lined a late tiebreaking, two-run double, Aroldis Chapman extended his hitless streak to 17 appearances by striking out four in the ninth inning and Alex Cora got his 600th win as Boston manager when the Red Sox rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Sunday.Boston put two on in the ninth against Taylor Rashi (0-1) and Sogard followed with a double off Andrew Saalfrank. Carlos Narváez added a run-scoring single.Chapman tied the record for strikeouts in an inning as Ildemaro Vargas reached on a wild pitch and the 37-year-old closer got his 29th…
Trevor Story’s time with the Boston Red Sox has been marred by injuries. He’s appeared in 139 games this season, well above his previous Red Sox high of 94 games in 2022. In 2023 and 2024, he spent most of the season on the injured list. He’s been healthy for the entirety of 2025, and by starting on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he hit a milestone. It was his 88th straight start, tying his career high for consecutive starts. In 2018, he appeared in 157 of 162 games, starting 88 consecutive in the process. Playing every day has seemingly…