Thankful for what the Cubs have done for me these last couple years,” the 22-year-old said after the transaction was announced. But growing up a die hard Sox fan this is a VERY exciting twist to my journey. Excited for what’s to come with Red Sox.
If we’re realistic, the guy with more experience is Sawamura, but we’re not going to do that,” Cora said. You’ve got to do it for the first time once. It’s all about stuff, it’s about structure and it’s about how we feel it fits for our team.
I’m trying to get to the playoffs. We all are. If that’s not the mind-set, you shouldn’t be here.
This summer’s trade deadline was like no ever we’d experienced since there was no minor-league baseball going on. Because of that, teams were not allowed to trade players who were not either on their active roster or training at the Alternate Site. So there were a lot more players to be named later than usual.
Franchy Cordero, acquired by the Red Sox in the Andrew Benintendi trade, was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Monday.
Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is inspired by what former New England Patriots QB Tom Brady continues to accomplish at 43 years old.
Switch-hitting utilityman Marwin Gonzalez will head east to Boston on a one-year, $3 million contract.
Current manager Alex Cora hasn’t committed to a set leadoff man quite yet, but it appears Verdugo will once again get the lion’s share of starts in the spot. Leadoff spot is one of those things where it’s a rollercoaster,” Verdugo said. When you’re going good and you get those five at-bats a game, it’s fun.
He can protect Bobby (Dalbec) at first, he can protect people at second hitting lefty, he can play third against a tough lefty whenever Raffy (Devers) gets a day off, can play short and he’s a left-handed hitter to help Xander (Bogaerts),” Cora said, via The Boston Herald’s Steve Hewitt. He can play left, he can play right, very versatile. Last year wasn’t a great year for him, but he’s a guy you look at ’19, he hit the ball hard with the Twins.
The Red Sox played a shortened season last year in an empty ballpark, with Major League Baseball opening to fans only in a limited capacity for the playoffs. The Bruins and Celtics shut down when the pandemic hit the U.S. in March and resumed over the summer in remote bubbles established by their leagues. The Patriots also played in an empty stadium at home, though a few road games did have limited capacity.
Franchy Cordero, acquired by the Red Sox in the Andrew Benintendi trade, was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Monday.
Obviously, there are certain situations you have to put the ball in play and I feel like I can do that most of the time I need to. But if there’s nobody on, I’m not trying to not strike out. I’m trying to do some damage and get on at least second base.
If the Red Sox don't bring back Jackie Bradley Jr. before the 2021 season, Alex Verdugo is ready to replace the Gold Glover in center field.
What are Jackie Bradley Jr.'s plans in free agency? We still don't know yet, despite the outfielder's cryptic tweets Tuesday.
It’s not that we’re going to rush these guys into pitching eight innings right away, but they’re in a good spot. Plawecki arrives; Cordero could be in camp next week Boston is getting closer to getting back to full strength after placing two players on the COVID-19 related injured list during the first week of camp. Catcher Kevin Plawecki is in Fort Myers and going through intake screening while outfielder Franchy Cordero is expected to be in town by Monday.
The welcome news that fans would be allowed back at Fenway Park in time for Opening Day broke just as the Red Sox were finishing up practice on Thursday. Obviously where we’re at with the virus, to have fans is great. It’s great,” manager Alex Cora said.
The Boston Red Sox finalized their $3 million, one-year contract with switch-hitting utilityman Marwin González on Wednesday, two weeks after reaching an agreement subject to a physical. To make room for him on the roster, the team designated right-hander Marcus Walden for assignment. González, 31, spent the last two seasons with the Minnesota Twins, hitting .
Here are some highlights from Whitlock’s appearance on the show: Whitlock on Dustin Pedroia’s video conference speech during Boston’s full-team meeting on the first day of official workouts Monday: “I think it definitely lit a spark just because he is a legend. What he said, it rung true. You’ve got to work in every single aspect of what you do.
Rafael Devers’ 2020 Major League Baseball season on the defensive side was one to forget. The Boston Red Sox third baseman amassed 14 errors in the abbreviated campaign, which led league by four. Devers’ agent revealed he dealt with an ankle injury during the season that could have contributed to his struggles.
Instead of returning from the pandemic shutdown in July with the rest of baseball, Eduardo Rodriguez was stuck in bed, sick with the coronavirus.
The Red Sox may eschew tradition with their overhauled batting order, writes John Tomase, favoring power bats over scrappy hitters who can provide lengthy at-bats.
Tom Brady was home alone in Tampa, preparing for the Super Bowl by texting his teammates tips at midnight and 6 A.M.
Red Sox Plagued by a poor showing in 2020, Rafael Devers is committed to be much improved this season Rafael Devers knows he’s one of the elite young stars in the game. He sees the 14-year, $340-million mega deal Fernando Tatis Jr. signed with the San Diego Padres, at just the age of 22, and he’s happy for his fellow Dominican. It is a win that is a win for all.
Attention to detail has always been J.D. Martinez’s best weapon at the plate during his 10-year major league career. “I think it definitely hurt me a bit,” Martinez said Tuesday from Boston's spring training facility in Fort Myers, Florida. After signing a five-year, $110 million contract with Boston in 2018, Martinez hit a career-high .330 with 43 home runs and 130 RBIs during an All-Star first season in helping the Red Sox win the World Series.
Even after a year to forget in 2020, Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez believes his best years are ahead of him. As he enters his 10th major-league season, the 33-year-old envisions himself being able to play into his 40s. Martinez, a three-time All-Star entering his fourth year with the Red Sox, worked out this winter with Twins slugger Nelson Cruz, who, at ages 38 and 39, has been an MVP contender in each of the last two seasons.
He’s a great teammate,” manager Alex Cora said. He’s a great pitcher; he’s a great baseball player. He’s a better human being and a great teammate.
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback was asking for it.
Not buying the Red Sox as legit playoff contenders in 2021? Our John Tomase provides a glass half-full perspective on the upcoming season and may just convince you to be a believer.
I’m my biggest humbler,” Duran said. I probably should hype myself up more. But I’m pretty proud of what I was able to do.
He’s a career . hitter with 238 homers in 10 seasons. The 33-year-old Martinez said he thinks the uncertainty of whether there would even be season in 2020 factored into what he said was a lack of preparation.
In less than a decade, Xander Bogaerts has gone from up-and-coming prospect to elder statesman in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse. “It’s kind of crazy to think how time flies that quickly,” Bogaerts told reporters in a Zoom call from spring training on Monday. Sill just 28, Bogaerts is already the longest-tenured member of the Red Sox, who signed him as an amateur free agent in 2009.
Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts can opt out of his contract at the end of the 2022 season, but he said Monday that it’s too early for him to start thinking about that possibility. Bogaerts, who signed a six-year, $120 million extension with Boston in April 2019, can opt out of the final three years (and $60 million) of that deal at the end of next season. The shortstop’s future is completely in his own hands, as he has a full no-trade clause in his deal as well.
When I came here, I was a young kid in the big leagues,” Bogaerts said. The veterans on that team told Bogaerts to soak up every moment because his career would be over before he knew it. Now, Bogaerts is 30 games away from being the 30th player to appear in 1,000 regular-season games for the Sox.
One by one, the Boston Red Sox have arrived at spring training spouting the same, stubborn message. From Eduardo Rodriguez — “Don’t sleep on us” — to Chris Sale’s — “We plan on going and making some noise” — there is optimism at the team’s complex despite the 24-36 record in the pandemic-shortened season that left them last in the AL East. “2020 did not go the way anybody wanted,” said Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, who in his first year traded 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts, hired and fired a manager, and dealt with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Former Major League Baseball player Johnny Damon, who won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, was arrested Friday in Windermere, Florida, on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to multiple reports.
He broke in to the majors late in the 2013 season and the time the team reached the World Series, he had played his way into the starting lineup. Now he’s the older one,” manager Alex Cora said on the first full day of team workouts. I saw him today, walking around talking to players, growing into the leader that in envisioned a few years ago.
He broke in to the majors late in the 2013 season and the time the team reached the World Series, he had played his way into the starting lineup. Now he’s the older one,” manager Alex Cora said on the first full day of team workouts. I saw him today, walking around talking to players, growing into the leader that in envisioned a few years ago.
Franchy Cordero, acquired by the Red Sox in the Andrew Benintendi trade, was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Monday.
FORT MYERS, Fla. After a forgetful 2020 season, the Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway South Monday for their first team Spring Training workout of the year in a new look. It was a day that we were waiting for and now we can takeoff,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.
He needs to make adjustments,” manager Alex Cora said Sunday. I didn’t see much of him last year, but he played a little bit of left field, I know that. He can play first, he can play third, he can play second.
did not go the way anybody wanted,” said Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, who in his first year traded 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts, hired and fired a manager, and dealt with the COVID-19 outbreak. I don’t want the stain of last year to have people look past the talent that we have,” Bloom said in a Zoom call with reporters on Sunday. This is a time for hope, for renewal.
J.D. Martinez rocks epic Brady shirt to Red Sox spring training originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The legend of Tampa Tom Brady has spread to Boston Red Sox spring training. Red Sox position players reported to Fort Myers, Fla. on Sunday as they gear up for the 2021 season.
did not go the way anybody wanted,” said Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, who in his first year traded 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts, hired and fired a manager, and dealt with the COVID-19 outbreak. I don’t want the stain of last year to have people look past the talent that we have,” Bloom said in a Zoom call with reporters on Sunday. This is a time for hope, for renewal.
The Red Sox were doomed before spring training ended last season. Mookie Betts and David Price were traded on the eve of camp opening, three weeks after Alex Cora was fired as manager. Chris Sale’s left elbow gave out a few weeks later.
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My arm feels really fresh, my body feels great,” Eovaldi said. It’s just going out there and competing. In nine major-league seasons, Eovaldi has only reached the 150-inning mark on two occasions: in 2014 with the Marlins and in 2015 with the Yankees.
In seven seasons with the Red Sox, Ellsbury hit . with 241 stolen bases. He had three seasons of 50-plus stolen bases, including 70 in 2009.
Boston will send Kansas City $2.8 million as part of the Feb. 10 three-team trade that moved outfielder Andrew Benintendi to the Royals. The Red Sox agreed in the deal to make four payments of $466,666.67 on the 15th of each month from April through July, and two payments of $466,666.66 on the 15th of August and September, according to details obtained by The Associated Press.
"Thank God that I have the opportunity to be back here again," Rodriguez said. "I enjoy every time I go out there, every time I have a ball in my hand and I have a chance to throw a bullpen or play catch, even like just talking to the guys and everything, just being here you're blessed to have chance to get back here, because you see a lot of people with the troubles and everything that they have, people dying and all of that, to have a chance to be back here is something I really feel happy abo...
Hirokazu Sawamura already copied Koji Uehara's entrance music and now he is following the former Red Sox closer to Boston. The Japanese right-hander signed a two-year contract with the Red Sox this week, joining the franchise that won the 2007 World Series championship with Daisuke Matsuzaka and another in 2013 with Uehara.
Chris Sale has tried not to think about the future as he began working his way back from Tommy John surgery in April. As virtually the only person at the Red Sox’s training facility in Florida this offseason, it helped keep the 31-year-old left-hander sane as he began the first steps of a recovery program expected to take a minimum of 14 months. “I was here by myself the whole summer, it’s nice to get back and have people around and be like a ballplayer again,” Sale said Thursday.
Chris Sale provided an update on his rehab and his state of mind as he looks to return from elbow surgery. As our John Tomase writes, it doesn't appear that we'll be seeing the hard-throwing lefty anytime soon.
We have to be better defensively,” Cora said. No doubt about it. That’s something championship teams do.
Johnny Damon, having already supported Donald Trump and complained about coronavirus restrictions, completed the retired baseball player Triple Crown on Friday with a DUI in Florida. Orlando-area cops pulled over Damon early Friday morning, when he registered at least a 0.20 on a blood alcohol test, according to TMZ. (The legal limit in Florida is 0.08.) Damon, 47, last played for Cleveland in ...
I just thank God I had the chance to survive that and get back to baseball,” he said. I’m really blessed to have a chance to get back here. You see a lot of people, the troubles that they have, people dying and all that.
Alex Cora is willing to put his money where his mouth is when it comes to J.D. Martinez. The Red Sox manager joked over the offseason that he’d bet a dollar on Martinez bouncing back in 2021 after a rough 2020. On Friday, one day after Boston’s pitchers and catchers had their first spring training workout at JetBlue Park, Cora raised the stakes.
Former Major League Baseball player Johnny Damon, who won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, was arrested Friday in Windermere, Florida, on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to multiple reports.
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora believes his team will be ready to contend for a championship in 2021.
Day 1 of Red Sox spring training has come and gone, with Chris Sale having given the first public update in months on his Tommy John rehab and manager Alex Cora expressing how excited he was to be back in Fort Myers after a year away from the team. Here are some other notes that came out of Fenway South on Thursday: Brasier, Sawamura among pitchers missing from camp; Plawecki the only intake screening issue Two of Boston’s key relievers are not in camp yet, with Ryan Brasier (personal reasons) a...
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora believes his team will be ready to contend for a championship in 2021.
Hirokazu Sawamura has agreed to join the Boston Red Sox, and reports are beginning to surface detailing how much the relief pitcher's contract is worth.
red sox First day of Red Sox spring training was an emotional one for Alex Cora Alex Cora felt like a first-year manager Thursday morning. It carried a different meaning, or sense of relief. Sure, it marked the official start of Red Sox spring training, but for Cora, the day tugged on the emotion of a new beginning.
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora believes his team can exceed expectations and contend for a World Series title in 2021.
The Boston Red Sox signed Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura to a two-year contract on Tuesday. Sawamura joins the Red Sox after a 10-year stint in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. He went 48-52 with 75 saves, four shutouts, a 2.77 ERA and 790 strikeouts in 352 appearances (88 starts).
Red Sox manager Alex Cora had plenty to say in an interview with NBC10's Raul Martinez. John Tomase has the highlights, from Cora's comments on losing Andrew Benintendi to his outlook on Boston's pitching staff in 2021.
The MVP of the 2021 Boston Red Sox is… Will Venable? Red Sox pitchers and catchers went through their first spring training workout Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla. and manager Alex Cora explained after that Venable, Boston’s bench coach, was instrumental in making sure everything went smoothly at JetBlue Park.
Red Sox notebook Alex Cora hopes Kiké Hernández’s proven versatility with Dodgers will boost the Red Sox Kiké Hernández is a proven clubhouse leader. His large personality made him a fixture in the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse despite his talents falling well short of some of his peers. He’s a proven utility guy, offering teams more flexibility.
He has had a few hurdles that have slowed the process, including neck injury and a mild bout with COVID-19 last month that required him to quarantine for two weeks. But as Boston’s pitchers and catchers arrived in Fort Myers to join him for their first spring training workout on Thursday, Sale said he’s a full-go and is concentrating on checking off each benchmark of his throwing program as he inches closer to a return.
Alex Cora’s second tenure as Red Sox manager started in full Thursday morning. Introductory press conferences and media appearances aside, this is why he was brought back. Boston pitchers and catchers reported for their first official workouts at JetBlue Park, looking to leave what was a miserable 2020 season firmly in their rearview mirror.
New Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura says 2013 World Series champion Koji Uehara influenced his decision to come to Boston.
He told me a lot of good stuff about the Red Sox. He shared with me a lot of his experiences,” Sawamura said in a Zoom call from Tokyo on Wednesday night. I think that Koji Uehara had a lot of influence and he helped me get to where I am today.
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For the first time in 35 years, I will not be covering the Red Sox at spring training. A few things I’m going to miss … ▪ The Red Sox running one grueling lap around the practice fields after the two-hour, state-of-everything team meeting that precedes the first full-squad workout. Rafael Devers telling us he’s in the best shape of his career.
The Royals had been quiet the past couple of offseason cycles, letting the young core they plan to lead their next assault on the World Series to grow and develop out of the bright spotlight of the major leagues. Two significant moves the past couple of months are evidence the waiting is done. Kansas City began by signing first baseman Carlos Santana, a longtime divisional scourge with the Cleveland Indians, to a $17.5 million, two-year contract to bolster a lineup desperate for power and on-bas...
The Boston Red Sox signed Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura to a two-year contract on Tuesday.
Harrigan cites Cordero’s percent barrel rate — which the writer defines as “batted balls with the optimal combination of exit velocity and launch angle” — as reason to believe the player will thrive “Cordero has amassed just 315 plate appearances in four big league seasons, missing significant time with a right forearm strain, a right elbow sprain and a fractured right hamate bone,” Harrigan wrote.
The Boston Red Sox signed Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura to a two-year contract on Tuesday. Sawamura joins the Red Sox after a 10-year stint in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. He went 48-52 with 75 saves, four shutouts, a 2.77 ERA and 790 strikeouts in 352 appearances (88 starts).
The Associated Press The Boston Red Sox signed Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura to a two-year contract on Tuesday. Sawamura joins the Red Sox after a 10-year stint in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. He went 48-52 with 75 saves, four shutouts, a 2.77 ERA and 790 strikeouts in 352 appearances (88 starts).
When the Red Sox apparently changed Martin Perez's jersey number from 54 to 33, Perez quickly stepped in to decline the switch to avoid interfering with Jason Varitek's legacy.
After being sent to Boston in the Andrew Benintendi trade, Franchy Cordero took to Instagram to deliver a message to Red Sox fans.
His pick for the Red Sox: Garrett Whitlock, a 24-year-old pitcher whom Boston selected from New York in December’s Rule 5 Draft. Here’s what McDaniel wrote about Whitlock: He beat expectations with strong performances through high-A, but struggled in 15 starts at Double-A before a 2019 Tommy John surgery. He got back on the mound during the 2020 season and wasn’t protected by New York because he hasn’t been seen on a mound in over a year when the Red Sox took him in the Rule 5 Draft.
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Strike two for Fenway Park security. Boston police are investigating two men who filmed themselves sneaking into a snowy, lit-up Fenway park this month, according to WCVB, marking the second intrusion at the Red Sox home in just a few months. We are on the baseball field at Fenway Park,” one of the invaders said in a TikTok video posted by the account @radekjaster.
ESPN News Services The New York Mets are in agreement with free-agent center fielder Kevin Pillar on a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan. MLB Network first reported the news. Pillar, 32, finished the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with the Colorado Rockies after a trade-deadline deal in August from the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox reportedly have made a move to bolster their bullpen. Boston on Monday was in the process of finalizing a two-year, $3 million contract with Japanese relief pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura, according to multiple reports. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal was first to report details of Sawamura’s contract, which includes a “complex” option for a third year.
And even though his game action has ben limited, the 26-year-old drew a rave review from Royals general manager Dayton Moore during an appearance on WEEI’s “Live BP Baseball Show. I’ve been a big admirer of his for a long time,” Moore said, as transcribed by WEEI. We’ve tried to trade for him multiple times in the past.
Boston police are investigating after a video was posted to social media showing two young men trespassing at Fenway Park. The TikTok video shows two people on the snow-covered field, running around the field and pretending to throw pitches and hit balls inside the Boston ballpark. Zineb Curran, a spokesperson for the Red Sox, said in a statement Monday night the team is aware of the incident and actively working with the Boston Police Department to identify the suspects.
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PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL Red Sox, off another roiling winter, hurt by anything-but-routine spring The Red Sox have started to assemble at their spring training complex in Fort Myers, Fla. Eduardo Rodriguez was among those who arrived on Monday, and the first workout for pitchers and catchers will be Thursday. In normal times, the Globe would have already written a few stories from JetBlue Park, with accompanying photos of players lugging their equipment bags in from the parking lot, but those...
Christopher Crawford reveals the prospects that just missed his Top 100 prospect list for 2021. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)
Matt Andriese signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent and the pitcher is looking forward to joining Chaim Bloom's squad to carve out a role and make the most of his throwing abilities.
We’re all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children’s game. In the case of David Ortiz, the Boston Red Sox legend got to retire from baseball on his own terms, with a recent World Series title on his shelf, a . batting average and his body mostly still in tact.
Left-hander Martín Pérez and the Boston Red Sox finalized a $5 million, one-year contract Friday. Pérez gets a $4.5 million salary, and Boston holds a $6 million team option for 2022 with a $500,000 buyout. He can earn $500,000 annually in performance bonuses for innings: $100,000 each for 130, 140, 150, 160 and 170.
The Red Sox sent Andrew Benintendi to the Royals on in a three-team trade that also included the Mets.
This is going to be a fun year. We have to make it special for the fans. Pérez led a dreadful rotation with 12 starts last season, going 3-5 with a 4.50 earned run average.
Left-hander Martín Pérez and the Boston Red Sox finalized a $5 million, one-year contract Friday. Pérez gets a $4.5 million salary, and Boston holds a $6 million team option for 2022 with a $500,000 buyout. He can earn $500,000 annually in performance bonuses for innings: $100,000 each for 130, 140, 150, 160 and 170.
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