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After finding ‘closure’ in return to Fenway Park, Mookie Betts pummeled Red Sox pitching
Red Sox “With all that the city has done for me and everybody here, I was very blessed.” Mookie Betts once again saluted the crowd on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) For all of the emotions that played into his long-awaited return to Fenway Park this weekend, Dodgers star Mookie Betts wanted […]
Dick Drago, staple of Red Sox pitching staff in 1970s, dies at 78
Red Sox Drago registered the final out of the 1975 American League Championship Series to help the Red Sox clinch the pennant. Dick Drago, who pitched for the Red Sox in the 1970s, died Thursday at age 78. Drago, who spent five years with the club from 1974-1975 and 1978-1980, compiled a 30-29 record and […]
‘I’m an underdog’: How Joe Jacques turned his childhood Yankees fandom into a love for pitching in Boston
Red Sox “It doesn’t really get much better than Fenway.” Joe Jacques just finished up his rookie season with the Boston Red Sox. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo Joe Jacques was sitting in a barber chair on a cold December day when he heard his phone ring. Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo among ex-Red Sox drafted to new […]
Here’s what former Red Sox pitching coach Dave Bush said after his firing
Red Sox “My job was to try to get the most out of the players,” Bush said. “Somewhere along the way, we fell short.” Dave Bush was fired by the Red Sox on Monday. Aaron Gash/AP Photo The Boston Red Sox began their offseason on Monday by firing pitching coach Dave Bush and third base […]
Red Sox fire pitching coach Dave Bush and third base coach Carlos Febles
Red Sox The Red Sox have fired pitching coach Dave Bush (pictured) and third base coach/infield instructor Carlos Febles. JEFF CHIU/ASSOCIATED PRESS By Associated Press October 9, 2023 | 7:57 PM BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox fired pitching coach Dave Bush and third base coach Carlos Febles on Monday as the team tries […]
Nick Pivetta winding down 2023 on a high note ahead of a big offseason for the Red Sox pitching staff
Red Sox Pivetta struck out seven and didn’t allow a run in his start against the Chicago White Sox. Nick Pivetta is ending 2023 on a high note. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Luis Robert Jr. hits 311-foot homer in ninth to give White Sox 1-0 win over Red Sox ‘I’m not even there yet’: Justin Turner […]
The three moments that left the Red Sox pitching weak, and doomed to failure
Red Sox The pitching staff’s performance has nosedived over the last month due to reasons that might have been out of their control, but they failed to deliver in the one area they had control. Tanner Houck’s scary and unlucky injury caused the Red Sox’ bullpen to be overused through much of the summer. Erin […]
Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day ’24 and pitching by ’25.
MLB “It was very unfortunate that I couldn’t finish out the year on the field, but I will be rooting on the boys until the end,” Ohtani said in a statement. Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani laughs in the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Anaheim, Calif., […]
Stellar Red Sox pitching not enough for second straight night
Red Sox Chris Sale pitched one of his best games of the season, but the Red Sox still couldn’t find a win. Chris Sale struck out 10 in the Red Sox’s loss on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox) Whit Merrifield has winning hit in 13th inning as Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 4-3 Red […]