Former Boston Red Sox catcher Dave Schmidt, who played for the team in 1981, died on Monday at 69 years old. Schmidt only played 15 games in his big league career, but he spent eight seasons in the Red Sox organization. The Red Sox drafted him in the second-round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mission Viejo High School in California. In his 15 games in the big leagues, he slashed .238/.347/.405 and hit two home runs. Even though his time in the big leagues did not last long, he was able to eventually play in The Show after…
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Ranger Suárez is officially a member of the Red Sox. We found this out unofficially last week. Which started raising questions: what about the 40-man roster? Had the team flipped an outfielder or pitcher, possibly with prospects, they would have plenty of room to sign one of the remaining free agents and add that unnamed infielder. Since they did the free agent signing “first” (if there is a trade for an infielder) it meant that the Red Sox needed to open a roster spot. And they did this by trading a 40-man guy for a prospect.Not that Tristan Gray’s 47…
FOXBORO — When Jarrett Stidham throws his first pass in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, it will be the first he’s attempted in any meaningful game since Week 18 of the 2023 season. Zak Kuhr, who will spearhead the Patriots’ defensive effort against Stidham this Sunday, said the quarterback’s years-long layoff was more the result of situation than talent. New England’s interim defensive coordinator on Thursday called Stidham a starting-caliber quarterback capable of being QB1 for multiple NFL franchises. “I don’t know if it’s so much the challenge of that he hasn’t played in a while, more than just the whole…
FOXBORO — Mike Vrabel does not believe Christian Barmore’s history of blood clots will limit him in this Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. He and his staff will, however, monitor the defensive tackle’s health while the Patriots play in the thin air of Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High. “(It’s) certainly something that we’ll have to monitor,” the Patriots head coach said before Thursday’s practice. “There are some players that we’ll have to monitor for one reason or another. But I don’t see any limitations for Christian.” Barmore’s blood clot diagnosis wiped out most of his 2024 season, limiting him to…
Apparently, people aren’t sick of watching the New England Patriots in the NFL playoffs after all. Sunday afternoon’s divisional round contest between the Patriots and the Houston Texans, which aired on ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes, was officially the most-watched game in ESPN history. According to Nielsen ratings, the game drew 38 million viewers — a record for any event that’s aired on ESPN since the network launched in 1979. The game was also Disney’s most-watched live sporting event, excluding Super Bowls. ESPN’s telecast of Sunday’s Texans–Patriots matchup became the most-watched event in ESPN history, dating back to the network’s…
In today’s video, I break down every NBA game on the Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 slate and share my predictions, early leans, and betting picks for spreads, over/under totals, and NBA player props. Plays: Warriors/Mavs Under 237.5 (1 unit, -125 theScore) De’Anthony Melton Under 3.5 Rebounds (1 unit, -137 NoVig) Lakers/Clippers Over 220.5 (1 unit, -129 NoVig) SGP: Amen Thompson 15+ Points, Rockets +2.5 (0.33 units, +153 DraftKings Boosted) SGP: Amen Thompson 15+ Points, Sixers +5.5 (0.33 units, +165 DraftKings Boosted) Note: If Amen Thompson Scores 15+ we make a small profit (win 1 and lose 1 of the SGP’s),…
The Patriots are practicing for the AFC Championship at Gillette Stadium, holding off on traveling to Denver until the day before the title matchup – surprising a Massachusetts physics professor. New England is set to fly out to Denver on Saturday, the Herald reported earlier this week, with the AFC Championship against the Jarrett Stidham-led Broncos set to kick off at 3 p.m. Sunday. Nancy Burnham, a physics professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, says she would have thought that the Patriots would have flown out much earlier, given how Empower Field at Mile High is exactly a mile above sea…
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics opened a 23-point first-half lead before coasting to a 119-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.Sam Hauser hit five 3-pointers, scoring 17 points for Boston, and Neemias Queta had 17 points and nine rebounds. The Celtics bounced back from Monday night’s one-point loss at Eastern Conference-leading Detroit.Pascal Siakam had 32 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who had won four of seven games since losing 13 in a row in December and January. Jarace Walker scored 19 points off the bench for…
The Boston Celtics dominated the Indiana Pacers in their return to TD Garden on Wednesday night, 119-104. Jaylen Brown led the way with a team-high 30 points for the C’s. Sam Hauser and Neemias Queta added 17 points each. Boston will hit the road again and take on the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Follow our live blog below for score updates, highlights, news, and reaction throughout Wednesday’s game: Source link
On Wednesday morning, the Boston Red Sox officially introduced left-hander Ranger Suárez, approximately the 15th starting pitcher on their 40-man roster. “I don’t think there’s a question anymore that the identity of our team, the strength of our team, is going to be our pitching,” chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said as he, team president Sam Kennedy, Suárez, and his agent, Scott Boras, in a room overlooking Fenway Park’s facade. “There’s no such thing as too much starting pitching.” The Red Sox are painfully aware of that. Most of their 125-year existence has been defined by a dearth of starting…