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TORONTO -- Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster knew exactly what to do Thursday night after undefeated teammate Clay Buchholz was accused by pitcher-turned-Blue Jays broadcaster Jack Morris of throwing a spitball the night before. "Actually, I came up a...

TORONTO -- Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster was drafted in 1995, a year after Jack Morris retired, but this was the first time the native son of Canada (Gibsons, British Columbia) had pitched a big-league game here. Home-field advantage? Given that t...

BOSTON -- Good morning from the Fens, where it never gets old on Patriots Day, seeing a couple sharing a breakfast of beer, hotdogs and onion rings before Mike and Mike have signed off on ESPN. Ryan Dempster, the former Cub, has had a lot of pra...

NEW YORK -- We can say with utmost confidence that if the Red Sox have not figured out Andy Pettitte by now, they never will. The flip side of that is this: We can't be so sure that Ryan Dempster will ever figure out the Yankees, although he shoul...

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...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- This is how Ryan Dempster gauged the distance of Mike Napoli's home run Sunday against the Yankees. "I thought it was awesome, eight pitches later, when the section of fans started clapping," the Red Sox pitcher said. "We figu...

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Ryan Dempster was 26 when he underwent Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery in 2003 and made it back almost a year to the day he had surgery. Before the surgery, he was a starter for the Cincinnati Reds, who released him. When h...

Ryan Dempster aced his first test, looking sharp in his spring debut.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Good morning from the Fort, where a full moon greeted early arrivals here -- including WBZ's legendary Jonny Miller, who got here before they unlocked the gates to Jet Blue Park. The lineup is posted for Tuesday's game here aga...

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday introduced righthanded pitcher Ryan Dempster, who said he chose to sign with the team because he believes they "have as much chance to win as anyone else." The Red Sox won 69 games last season and posted th...

The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday introduced righthanded pitcher Ryan Dempster, who said he chose to sign with the team because he believes they "have as much chance to win as anyone else."

Ryan Dempster says the Sox "have as much chance to win as anyone else."

Assuming the Red Sox ultimately reach agreement with Mike Napoli and Ryan Dempster and Stephen Drew pass their physicals, GM Ben Cherington already has signed as many free agents to major-league contracts as in any offseason since John W. Henry becam...

The Sox are gambling that not spending big will pay off. Is a bridge year coming?

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox on Thursday reached a two-year, $26.5 million agreement with free-agent pitcher Ryan Dempster, according to a baseball source. The deal is pending a physical. The right-handed Dempster turned down a two-year, $25 mill...

The Boston Red Sox on Thursday reached a two-year, $26.5 million agreement with free-agent pitcher Ryan Dempster, according to a baseball source. The deal is pending a physical.