New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has joked around that Boston Red Sox All-Star Rafael Devers is his kryptonite, and the numbers in the head-to-head matchup between pitcher and slugger say as much, too. But the Red Sox did not expect Cole, who was dealing early Saturday afternoon, to throw up four fingers when Devers walked into the box for …
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Aaron Judge’s thrilling grand slam did more than just propel the New York Yankees to an electrifying win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The blast moved the Yankee’s captain into a special class in MLB History. There are only three players to ever have a season where they hit 50+ home runs, 30+ doubles, 120+ walks and 130+ …
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The Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers found themselves in a benches-clearing scuffle at Fenway Park during Sunday’s game. While there were no punches thrown, it got very close to a physical altercation following Red Sox pitcher Chris Martin and Brewers first base coach Quintin Berry having words with each other after the top of the seventh. When the frame …
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Austin Maddox, a former Boston Red Sox pitcher, was arrested in Florida on Monday as part of an underage sex sting. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said Maddox was one of 27 people who were arrested as part of an operation that spanned across multiple agencies. Maddox and the others arrested are being accused of soliciting sex over the internet from …
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Cy Young, pitching for the recently established Boston Americans, threw the first perfect game of the World Series era on this day in history, May 5, 1904. Young mowed down 27 straight batters in front of 10,267 fans at the former Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston as the Americans — later renamed the Red Sox — beat the Philadelphia Athletics …
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Dave McCarty, a former Boston Red Sox first baseman and outfielder and a member of the 2004 World Series championship team, died in California on Friday after a “cardiac event,” the team confirmed in a statement. He was 54. Dave McCarty #10 of the Boston Red Sox bats during the game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on …
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Rob Gronkowski threw out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox game on Monday, and it went just about how you think it would’ve for the New England Patriots legendary tight end. “Gronk,” as he’s affectionately known to everyone who has seen him on the gridiron, had that spelled out across the back of his custom Red Sox jersey …
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Los Angeles Angels outfielder Nolan Schanuel was forced to miss Sunday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox due to what was described as a “testicular contusion.” Schanuel suffered the injury off of a foul ball in the third inning of the team’s 7-2 loss against the Red Sox. Miguel Sano replaced Schanuel, who was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts. CLICK …
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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Kenley Jansen has been in the majors long enough to see a few iterations of change throughout the sport, including the grips of the baseballs he throws. Jansen on Sunday teed off on the slick baseballs following the team’s 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the series finale. He allowed one run on …
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A bad era for the Boston Red Sox continues to get worse. The Sox signed two-time Silver Slugger shortstop Trevor Story to a $140 million contract before the 2022 campaign – by the end of this year, he likely will have played less than a full season’s worth of games from 2022-2024 combined. After playing in just 94 games in …
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