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BOSTON -- That new love affair twixt a town and a team? You might want to hold off on ordering flowers just yet. New Boston Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan learned first-hand Wednesday night how quickly this place can turn on a man when he flipped...

Joel Hanrahan credits Joe Kerrigan for helping him find his confidence.

Sox OF Shane Victorino supports friend, fellow Hawaiian Manti Te'o.

John Capella/Getty Images Pedro Martinez is now a Red Sox executive. Ex-Met Pedro Martinez is joining the Boston Red Sox as a special assistant to GM Ben Cherington. "I am thrilled to be returning to this organization and to the city I love,...

Kevin Youkilis considers the New York Yankees' one-year, $12 million contract offer "very legitimate," his agent told ESPNNewYork.com, and the player's uncle is rooting for him to take it.

Say hello to Jonny Gomes, who wants 'to bring back the fire to the Nation.'

Every team entering the offseason would love a shot at even one (if not several) of the top available players on the free-agent market. But that often only comes with a particular equilibrium of financial resources and baseball needs. Below are 1...

Blog | November 13, 2012

The Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell as their next manager.

Perseverance is word often used to point out the depth of what the human spirit can drive a person to become. In the case of both Chicago Cubs first baseman Bryan LaHair and Boston Red Sox outfielder Scott Podsednik, a love of baseball and a belief i...

Soon after a concussion interrupted his baseball career, Brian Roberts was more concerned with simply living a normal life than returning to the game he loves.

Mike Sheets offers lineup suggestions for Week 9 of Baseball Challenge.

Tristan H. Cockcroft has his top 100 starter rankings and discusses some aggravating pitchers to own based on their great high points and very bad low points.

In this week's "That's What She Said," Sarah Spain discusses Bobby Valentine's decision to ban beer in the Red Sox clubhouse, but says Boston's real problems run much deeper than imbibing in the locker room.

The Sox should let Mark Melancon compete for the closer's role.

Buster Olney writes that the Baltimore Orioles are fighting a perception problem, seemingly always one step behind their competitors. Plus, notes on prospective buyers for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the latest hot stove buzz.

Blog | Conversation | November 03, 2011

Softball player Jessica Mendoza takes a look back at baseball's stretch run -- and the outfielders who might have cost their teams a ring.