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The Boston Red Sox activated infielder Kevin Youkilis on Tuesday and placed outfielders Cody Ross and Ryan Sweeney on the disabled list.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine received some positive news Wednesday afternoon when he read the daily medical updates of his rehabbing players. Left fielder Carl Crawford (wrist/elbow) will have the "potential"...

BOSTON -- While Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford continues to rehab a strained left elbow in hopes of returning to the lineup at some point this season, he took some time on Monday to praise the success of Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. ...

We drown in numbers and statistics these days, but here's one that sums up the crumbling state of the Boston Red Sox quite eloquently: Following Josh Beckett's implosion on Thursday night, Red Sox starters have now allowed five-plus runs in 14 starts...

Buster Olney writes that Carl Crawford can relate to what Albert Pujols is going through this season, as Pujols appears to be pressing at the plate by swinging at bad pitches and failing to take advantage of the times he gets ahead in the count.

Blog | Conversation | May 05, 2012

A contract never starts off "bad," per se. Obviously, a general manager signs a player to a contract with the intent that the player will help the team win, even if the GM knows the criticism over dollars and years is out there. The contract ofte...

Blog | May 04, 2012

What if, say, Albert Pujols, Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth landed on outright waivers. Would there be any takers?

BOSTON -- Four takeaways from the first month of the season: 1.Hitting their stride Jacoby Ellsbury played all of seven games before dislocating his shoulder. Carl Crawford not only didn't make it to Opening Day, he may not be back before the ...

If Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford is looking for some advice on his current elbow injury, he should call his friend and former teammate with the Tampa Bay Rays, Rocco Baldelli. Baldelli knows first-hand what it's like to have elbow issue...

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine joined Michael Kay's radio show on ESPN New York to talk about his team winning a few games in a row, Carl Crawford's injury and last week's 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast....

Keith Law and I ended this final full week of April on the Baseball Today podcast with intelligent discussion about American League outfielders in the news, a weekend preview, and much more! 1. Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young is in the news...

First base: Carl Crawford out, Red Sox on a roll. On a day where sources indicated the Red Sox left fielder will miss another three months (a timetable Crawford denied), Boston pounded out 12 hits and 10 runs in roughing up Philip Humber for its four...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. On Day 1 of the NFL draft, Andrew Luck was taken first by the Colts and Robert Griffin III was taken second by the Redskins. The Jets opted for Quinton ...

Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford will be out three months while rehabbing the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, a league source told ESPN's Pedro Gomez.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine termed Carl Crawford's impending visit to orthopedist James Andrews a "fact-finding mission" to determine the cause of continuing discomfort in his left elbow. Valentine said it was his understanding ...

Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford is going to see Dr. James Andrews to have the soreness in his left elbow checked out.