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Former Chicago Cubs reliever Chris Carpenter could end up back with his former team after the Boston Red Sox designated him for assignment. A source with knowledge of the situation indicated the Cubs would be interested in signing him if he is pu...

Boston Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli revealed Tuesday that he has avascular necrosis in both hips, the same degenerative condition that ended the career of two-sport star Bo Jackson.

Darwin Barney spoiled Chris Carpenter's season debut with a two-run, game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and David DeJesus hit a game-ending single in the 11th to help the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs were expecting the Chris Carpenter of old as the right-hander made his 2012 season debut Friday with less than two weeks remaining in the season. A shoulder injury had Carpenter out since the start of the season and he ...

Stephania Bell discusses Chris Carpenter's surprising return to action after undergoing surgery earlier this year.

St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter will make his first start of the season on Friday against the Chicago Cubs.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Boston Red Sox on Monday recalled pitcher Chris Carpenter from Triple-A Pawtucket, the right-hander joining the reeling club in Seattle. The Red Sox acquired Carpenter from the Chicago Cubs as compensation for Theo Epstein,...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Chris Carpenter will always carry the tag as the player traded for Theo Epstein. Carpenter came to the Boston Red Sox organization as compensation for Epstein, who left his post as Red Sox GM last offseason to become the preside...

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Jake Westbrookallowed one earned run in seven strong innings and rookie Carpenter homered, tripled and drove in five runs in the Cardinals' 10-3 victory over the Cubs on Sunday.

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Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino said Friday that general manager Ben Cherington is "exploring" the team's options in what he called an "ongoing" issue with the Chicago Cubs regarding compensation for departed general manager Theo Epstein.

MESA, Ariz. -- The Theo Epstein compensation saga between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox finally came to a close Thursday, albeit a slightly controversial one. The Cubs received 19-year-old first baseman Jair Bogaerts from the Red Sox to fini...

Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Carpenter, who came to Boston from the Chicago Cubs as compensation for Theo Epstein, wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday afternoon that he will have surgery to remove a bone spur from his throwing elbow.

The fact that it took almost four months to agree on compensation for Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein shows a general disconnect between the Boston Red Sox and Cubs. Larry Lucchino, the very bright and overbearing Red So...

The Chicago Cubs are sending reliever Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox as compensation for hiring Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations. Read the entire story....