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Gordon Edes previews the four-game set between the Indians and Red Sox, including Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park....

CHICAGO -- Trying to hear soft-spoken Clay Buchholz in a raucous Red Sox clubhouse Wednesday night proved as daunting for some people (present company most definitely included) as trying to hit the unbeaten Red Sox right-hander. Besides the usual...

CHICAGO -- Anything planned for Terry Francona upon his return to Fenway Park on Thursday night? "Nothing," said Dustin Pedroia, the Sox second baseman and longtime Francona cribbage partner. "I got nothing." Impressed by how well Francona's In...

CHICAGO -- Well, glad we got that cleared up. What the rest of the world might view as a slump, Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury on Wednesday night insisted has been not much more than an inability to "find some grass out there." Ellsbury had t...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox optioned left-handed reliever Donnie Veal to Triple-A Charlotte after Wednesday's 6-2 defeat to the Boston Red Sox. Veal was called on to pitch in the ninth inning and allowed both of his inherited runners to score...

CHICAGO -- Before each game, a detailed scouting report of that night's opposing pitcher is placed on the stool in front of every Red Sox player's locker. Anecdotal evidence suggests that was not the case in Wednesday night's 6-2 win over the Whit...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox missed out on their first series sweep of the season, falling 6-2 on Wednesday to the Boston Red Sox. How it happened: David Ortiz blooped a two-run single into left field in the first inning and it ended up being ...

Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

Indians manager Terry Francona is bracing for a lump in his throat and maybe a tear or two.

The 8th annual "Futures at Fenway" game will be held Saturday, July 27, at Fenway Park, featuring the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs against the Harrisburg Senators. Tickets went on sale today at noon, and range from $5 (bleachers) to $30 (premium seats)...

Jacoby Ellsbury is a free agent after this season, and in an ideal world for him and the Boston Red Sox, Ellsbury would begin to turn around his season today, delivering many hits and home runs, fueling the team and his market value at the same time....

Blog | May 22, 2013

Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco Jr. has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas, in an investigation that the former baseball slugger made public with postings on a social media website claiming that a woman falsely accused him of rape.

OK, let's stir up some arguing and yelling again. Yesterday, I ranked the top five pitching duos. Today, let's do the majors' best hitting duos. Ranking the pitchers was difficult because there were so many excellent pairs to choose. Ranking the h...

Terry Francona's Fenway Park homecoming is no time to get nostalgic.

Yu Darvish has been nearly unhittable in his second big league season. Though known more for his mastery of multiple pitches and eerily consistent delivery, the Rangers right-hander can also beat you with pure heat, with a fastball that averages 93.1...

CHICAGO -- The Boston Red Sox took a soaking in any number of ways Tuesday night. Colombian left-hander Jose Quintana held them without a hit until David Ortiz's broken-bat single with one out in the seventh. The skies opened up and poured down...