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CHICAGO -- Jose Iglesias has played 334 games in professional baseball since defecting from Cuba, including 41 in the big leagues. Tuesday afternoon in Pawtucket, the 23-year-old Iglesias played his first-ever game at third base, which improbably ...

In this week's edition of "State of the Nation," Gordon Edes looks at Thursday's ninth-inning win over the Rays and Daniel Bard's continuing struggles in the minors....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A major league scout who was here Thursday night said he was very close to pitcher Steve Blass, the former Pirate who mysteriously lost his ability to throw a baseball over the plate and was out of baseball within two years of...

BOSTON -- The Red Sox's bullpen shuffle will continue when the club begins a six-game road trip Tuesday in Toronto. Daniel Bard was optioned to Double-A Portland after Sunday's game and is expected to be replaced on the active roster by Joel Hanrahan...

BOSTON -- Red Sox right-hander Daniel Bard threw nine pitches Saturday night in his second game with the Red Sox. Just one was a strike. So goes the latest chapter for Bard, whose ride from shutdown reliever to wayward starter to bullpen hopeful m...

BOSTON -- Daniel Bard spoke with reporters in the dugout after batting practice. Here's what he had to say: "It's good to be here, man. It's been an interesting road. I think going to Portland for a little while was probably the best thing. It was...

BOSTON -- The Red Sox on Wednesday made it official, promoting reliever Daniel Bard from Double-A Portland. Manager John Farrell made it clear that the Sox are hopeful this is more than just a temporary fix, that he will become a permanent part of th...

BOSTON -- This was seen not as a quick fix, but as a process. Daniel Bard was sent to Double-A Portland to refine his mechanics and regain his confidence, not to demonstrate overnight that he was ready to return to the Red Sox. But that day of ret...

Red Sox manager John Farrell says Daniel Bard is back as a 'regular' in the pen.

The Red Sox delivered a message to nonroster outfielder Ryan Sweeney, informing him that they were not purchasing his contract.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Red Sox on Thursday optioned right-handed pitcher Daniel Bard to Double-A Portland and placed shortstop Stephen Drew on the seven-day disabled list (retroactive to March 27) for players with concussive symptoms. The Bard mo...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- How Red Sox manager Farrell plans to deploy his bullpen at the start of the season is coming into sharper focus. First, even though he says the team has yet to make a decision regarding Daniel Bard, all signs point to Bard opening...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox GM Ben Cherington touched on a number of subjects besides rookie Jackie Bradley Jr. and shortstop Stephen Drew during his session with the media Thursday afternoon, including the status of reliever Daniel Bard on the eve o...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Takeaways from the Fort, where shortstop Stephen Drew's continuing issues with concussive symptoms, a week after he was struck in the helmet by a pitch by Minnesota left-hander Caleb Thielbar, should serve as a reminder that there...

Red Sox 12, Twins 5

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Set aside the thought, Daniel Bard said, that the guys stepping into the batter's box against him were mere college boys Thursday afternoon. "It doesn't matter whether it's a bunch of college kids or the Yankees," he said. "Eve...