The Red Sox knew something needed to change after they traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. Boston looked exactly how you’d expect after shipping off its best hitter, finishing just 3-6 on a cross-country trip that included some putrid offensive showings against the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels. How could they improve that? Red Sox manager Alex Cora, along with the rest of his staff, instituted a change to pregame hitters meetings that saw their group sessions dwindle down into a more individualized approach. “Communication-wise, we changed a few things meeting-wise,” Cora said on…
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Wednesday MLB Picks for Today July 2nd 2025 (7/2/2025)! In this video I give you my MLB picks lean each MLB game. Plays: Cardinals ML (0.5 units, -118 NoVig)❌ Phillies [Game 1] ML (0.5 units, +105 ProphetX)❌ Phillies [Game 2] ML (0.5 units, -139 NoVig) Parlay: Phillies G1 ML, Phillies G2 ML (0.25 units, +230 Caesars)❌ Mets [Game 1} ML (0.5 units, -116 ProphetX)❌ Twins ML (0.5 units -110 NoVig) Orioles/Rangers F5 Under 5 (0.33 units, -116 ProphetX) Orioles/Rangers F3 Under 2.5 (0.25 units, +100 DraftKings) Cubs ML (0.5 units, -150 ProphetX) Royals/Mariners F3 Under 2.5 (0.5 units, -160 Caesars)…
The Red Sox will utilize an opener for the first time this season in tonight’s series finale against the Cincinnati Reds. Left-hander Brennan Bernardino will take the mound to start the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader. Brayan Bello, Wednesday night’s originally scheduled starter, pitched five innings in the early game before Aroldis Chapman closed things out. As a result the Red Sox have a full bullpen at their disposal heading into Thursday’s off-day. Right-hander Cooper Criswell has also been added to the roster as the 27th man and will be available as a bulk reliever. Cincinnati will start right-hander Nick…
DETROIT (AP) — NBA free agent Malik Beasley is under investigation by the U.S. District Attorney’s office regarding gambling allegations tied to league games, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the matter.“We are cooperating with the federal prosecutors’ investigation,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement released to the AP and other outlets on Sunday.ESPN was the first to report on the investigation.“There have been no charges against Malik,” Steve Haney, Beasley’s attorney, told the AP. “It’s just an…
Worcester Red Sox outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia was named to the 2025 MLB All-Star Futures Game Roster, making him our VA Hero of the Week! Garcia, otherwise known as “The Password” led all minor leaguers with 23 home runs last year during a season split between three Red Sox minor league affiliates. Since being promoted from Double-A Portland in late May, he is batting .292 with nine home runs amd 23 RBIs in 33 games. For more on Jhostynxon Garcia and this achievement, check out the video above on our VA Hero of the Week! Source link
The Boston Bruins announced nine signings and one trade on Day 1 of NHL free agency. They were among the league’s busiest teams. But did any of these moves make the team significantly better? Probably not. Instead of chasing high-end talent with goal-scoring ability — the Bruins were one of the league’s worst offensive teams last season — general manager Don Sweeney added a bunch of bottom-six forwards with limited scoring potential. The Viktor Arvidsson trade with the Oilers made sense, especially when the cost was only a 2027 fifth-round draft pick. Many of the other pickups were puzzling, though.…
When Tuesday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds was suspended due to rain, the Red Sox were winning 2-1 heading into the top of the fourth inning. Richard Fitts had thrown the first three innings for Boston. Now the club is hoping Brayan Bello can finish up the remaining six. Bello will take the hill when the game resumes on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said pregame that ideally Bello will finish the game, allowing the club to piece together a bullpen game for the regularly scheduled series finale at 7:10 p.m. Cora also said “there’s…
After a slew of signings on Tuesday, it is fair for Bruins’ fans to ask whether their team is any better than it was just before they held their fire sale at the trade deadline. On paper, it would be hard to answer in the affirmative But if there was one thing that GM Don Sweeney wanted to accomplish on Tuesday with NHL free agency, it was to make his team more competitive, first when training camp opens in September and then when the roster – whoever makes it – goes to battle against other teams in October. Time will…
The Red Sox and NESN did everything they could to recreate the atmosphere of the 1975 World Series tonight. From the two teams on the field, to Jahmai Webster’s snazzy outfit, to interviews with former players, and even a retro graphics package. But unfortunately, another key feature of the 1975 World Series also showed up tonight: Bad weather. 50 years ago, it was a three day nor’easter that created a five day gap between Game 5 and the legendary Game 6 of that series, and tonight it was a repetitive round of summer thunderstorms associated with stationary front. Before the…
The Boston Celtics spent the last few weeks figuring out how to cut salary and balance their books. But that doesn’t mean president of basketball operations Brad Stevens won’t show at least some interest in star players if they become available. That apparently seems to be the case as it relates to Damian Lillard, who reportedly will be bought out by the Milwaukee Bucks and free to sign elsewhere. “Not surprisingly, league sources say Lillard received calls from several contending teams quickly after the news of his Bucks’ ending broke,” The Athletic’s Eric Nehm, Sam Amick and Joe Vardon wrote…