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Chicago Cubs Reportedly Acquire Lefty Relievers Andrew Chafin And Josh Osich

Chicago Cubs Reportedly Acquire Lefty Relievers Andrew Chafin And Josh Osich

The Chicago Cubs have reportedly been busy just ahead Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. On Monday, ESPN reported the club acquired not one, but two left-handed relievers by trading with the Boston Redsox for Josh Osich while getting Andrew Chafin from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Both deals came after analysts have spent much of the last […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Daniel Bard Makes Return To Major League Roster With Colorado Rockies After Seven Year Absence

Daniel Bard Makes Return To Major League Roster With Colorado Rockies After Seven Year Absence

Daniel Bard was informed by the Colorado Rockies he made their opening day roster on Friday. As Blake Schuster of Bleacher Report wrote, the news means the pitcher is set to make his first appearance in the Major Leagues in seven years. The Rockies announced Bard, outfielder Matt Kemp and short stop Chris Owings made […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Torii Hunter Says He Was Called The ‘N-Word’ 100 Times In Boston

Torii Hunter Says He Was Called The ‘N-Word’ 100 Times In Boston

While protests against police brutality continue around the country, several current and former athletes have come forward with stories of bigotry and discrimination they encountered over the course of their careers. On Thursday, Major League Baseball great Torii Hunter went on ESPN Radio’s Golic & Wingo and explained it was racism that kept him from […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Manny Ramirez Reportedly Not Signing With Taiwan Baseball League

Manny Ramirez Reportedly Not Signing With Taiwan Baseball League

Former Boston Red Sox star Manny Ramirez won’t be coming out of retirement to play for Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) any time soon. The MLB Network’s Jon Heyman posted on Twitter on Wednesday that a contract for Ramirez from the Taiwan League hasn’t “materialized.” Heyman added the former slugger hasn’t given up hope […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Jon Lester Thinks It Would Be ‘Cool’ If He Finished His Career With The Boston Red Sox

Jon Lester Thinks It Would Be ‘Cool’ If He Finished His Career With The Boston Red Sox

While Jon Lester has at least one more season with the Chicago Cubs and it appears he would like to be with the team beyond the 2020 season, it isn’t clear whether the Cubs have an interest in him returning. Should he be forced to move on to another team, the Boston Red Sox could […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Boston Red Sox Lose Draft Pick, Receive Staff Suspensions For 2018 Sign-Stealing

Boston Red Sox Lose Draft Pick, Receive Staff Suspensions For 2018 Sign-Stealing

The Boston Red Sox were handed down penalties for allegedly using electronic equipment to steal signs from their opponents, as Major League Baseball announced the outcome of their months-long investigation into the team on Wednesday afternoon. The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal was among the first to report on the outcome on Twitter, saying the Boston will […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Boston Red Sox Draw Fans’ Ire After Trying To Explain Mookie Betts Trade

Boston Red Sox Draw Fans’ Ire After Trying To Explain Mookie Betts Trade

The Boston Red Sox continue to suffer fallout from the Mookie Betts trade. On Monday morning, it could be argued they brought negative feedback on themselves. On the team’s official Twitter page, owner John Henry issued a letter to the fans, trying to explain why he oversaw a trade of the club’s best player. In […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Mookie Betts Trade Expected To Become Official On Friday

Mookie Betts Trade Expected To Become Official On Friday

The Mookie Betts and David Price trade between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers could finally become official later today. The deal, first reported on Tuesday, had hit a snag that meant the teams were going to have to work out new terms or decide to settle on the potentially damaged goods. […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Mookie Betts Trade Reportedly In Limbo Thanks To Brusdar Graterol’s Shaky Arm Health

Mookie Betts Trade Reportedly In Limbo Thanks To Brusdar Graterol’s Shaky Arm Health

The Mookie Betts trade saga took another turn on Thursday morning, as reports began circulating that the deal between the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins is not yet complete. At issue is the medical report for one of the players being sent to Boston. It appears, as Chris Cotillo pointed out […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Red Sox Have Traded Mookie Betts To Los Angeles Dodgers, Also Send Pitcher David Price, Per ESPN Correspondent

Red Sox Have Traded Mookie Betts To Los Angeles Dodgers, Also Send Pitcher David Price, Per ESPN Correspondent

In the most stunning, blockbuster trade of the past several years in Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox have reportedly sent 2018 American League MVP outfielder Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a deal that also ships lefty hurler David Price to Chavez Ravine. The shocking move was reported by ESPN correspondent […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

MLB Rumors: Red Sox Trade Of Mookie Betts To Los Angeles Dodgers Seen As ‘Inevitable,’ Peter Gammons Reports

MLB Rumors: Red Sox Trade Of Mookie Betts To Los Angeles Dodgers Seen As ‘Inevitable,’ Peter Gammons Reports

With his contract expiring at the end of the 2020 MLB season, rumors that Boston Red Sox four-time All-Star outfielder Mookie Betts will be traded before the season begins have circulated incessantly throughout the offseason. The latest, as The Inquisitr reported, claims that the St. Louis Cardinals will be “aggressive” in their pursuit of Betts. […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

MLB Trade Rumors: St. Louis Cardinals Could Be ‘Aggressive’ In Pursuing Mookie Betts

MLB Trade Rumors: St. Louis Cardinals Could Be ‘Aggressive’ In Pursuing Mookie Betts

The trade rumors surrounding Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts are heating up as spring training approaches, with a new report suggesting that the St. Louis Cardinals could be a particularly motivated trade partner. The MLB All-Star is reportedly on the trade block with several teams showing interest, but a new team could be emerging […]

By Nathan Francis | 3y ago

MLB Rumors: Mookie Betts Will Not Be Traded To Dodgers, ‘Can We Stop This?’ Says ‘L.A. Dodger Report’

MLB Rumors: Mookie Betts Will Not Be Traded To Dodgers, ‘Can We Stop This?’ Says ‘L.A. Dodger Report’

With Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts heading into the final year of his contract, the 2018 American League MVP has been surrounded by a swirl of rumors that he is on the trading block. One of the most popular Betts trade rumors alleges that the 27-year-old, four-time All Star would be packaged with high-priced […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

MLB Rumors: Dodgers Reportedly More Likely To Trade For Mookie Betts Than Francisco Lindor

MLB Rumors: Dodgers Reportedly More Likely To Trade For Mookie Betts Than Francisco Lindor

New rumors suggest that the Los Angeles Dodgers are now more inclined to make a trade for Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts than they are for another player that has long been linked to the team, Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor. In a report published Thursday by MLB.com, Jon Paul Morosi wrote that […]

By Lorenzo Tanos | 3y ago

MLB Rumors: Mookie Betts May Head To Los Angeles Dodgers In Blockbuster Trade With Boston, ‘USA Today’ Reports

MLB Rumors: Mookie Betts May Head To Los Angeles Dodgers In Blockbuster Trade With Boston, ‘USA Today’ Reports

Despite capturing seven straight National League West Division titles, winning 302 games over the last three seasons, and making World Series appearances in 2017 and 2018, the Los Angeles Dodgers have not won a Major League championship since 1988. That’s the 10th-longest current World Series drought by any of the 30 Major League Baseball teams. […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Mets Could Get Mookie Betts In ‘Pipe Dream’ Deal For Noah Syndergaard, Joel Sherman Suggests

MLB Rumors: Mets Could Get Mookie Betts In ‘Pipe Dream’ Deal For Noah Syndergaard, Joel Sherman Suggests

With the New York Mets in dire need of a full-time centerfielder, one longtime New York sportswriter says that he has a “pipe dream” trade that would address the issue — right-handed fireballer Noah Syndergaard for the Boston Red Sox’s four-time Gold Glove winner, Mookie Betts. According to New York Post columnist Joel Sherman, the […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Red Sox Will Not Trade Mookie Betts, Boston Will ‘Try To Win It This Year,’ Jon Heyman Says

MLB Rumors: Red Sox Will Not Trade Mookie Betts, Boston Will ‘Try To Win It This Year,’ Jon Heyman Says

When Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez announced on Monday that he would stay with the team rather than become a free agent, keeping his $23.75 million salary on the books for 2020, the decision appeared to seal the fate of 2018 American League MVP Mookie Betts, according to an ESPN report. But one […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. Los Angeles Angels Stream Live: Start Time, Red Sox Must Win To Keep Wild Card Hopes

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. Los Angeles Angels Stream Live: Start Time, Red Sox Must Win To Keep Wild Card Hopes

With both American League Wild Card contenders the Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians losing on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox appeared poised to gain a crucial game in the race and move into position for a return to the playoffs. The defending World Series champions led the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 going into the bottom […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Boston Facing Dreaded 4-Game Sweep

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Boston Facing Dreaded 4-Game Sweep

What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday, as The Inquisitr reported, the Boston Red Sox stood the verge of a four-game sweep of the AL East-leading New York Yankees, after taking two of three from the second-place Tampa Bay Rays. A win in that Sunday night game would have rocketed the previously faltering Red […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Red Sox Playing To Save Season

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Red Sox Playing To Save Season

Last season, when the Boston Red Sox won a total of 119 regular and postseason games on their way to a World Series championship and arguably the greatest season in the history of the franchise, Manager Alex Cora never called a team meeting until after Game 3 of the World Series, according to WEEI radio […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Boston Aims For Rare 4-Game Sweep

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Boston Aims For Rare 4-Game Sweep

The four-game series was supposed to be an opportunity for the American League East-leading New York Yankees to “bury” their arch-rivals in the pennant race, as Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorious perhaps unadvisedly put it ahead of the series, per NBC Sports. Instead, the rival Red Sox have turned the tables, dominating the Bronx Bombers over […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Arch-Rivals Resume AL East Battle

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Arch-Rivals Resume AL East Battle

On Thursday, the New York Yankees visited Fenway Park in Boston for the first time in the 2019 season — the latest that the Yanks had ever played their first game at the Red Sox’ legendary home field. And for their efforts, the Bronx Bombers left with the worst defeat ever recorded in the longstanding […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Yankees Make First Visit To Fenway

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Yankees Make First Visit To Fenway

The 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox have experienced a frustrating season in 2019, and now sit 11 games behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees after 103 games. The Red Sox face the harsh reality that a fourth-straight division title is likely unattainable. But if the Red Sox have any chance to catch […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch Los Angeles Dodgers Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, World Series Rematch At Fenway

Watch Los Angeles Dodgers Vs. Boston Red Sox Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, World Series Rematch At Fenway

The two teams that contested the 2018 World Series have gone in vastly different directions since that series wrapped up, with the Boston Red Sox vanquishing the Los Angeles Dodgers on five games to win their fourth World Series in the last 15 seasons. For the Dodgers, the defeat was their second straight in a […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch 2019 MLB All-Star Game Live Stream: National League Vs. American League, All-Stars Meet For 90th Time

Watch 2019 MLB All-Star Game Live Stream: National League Vs. American League, All-Stars Meet For 90th Time

First played on July 6, 1933, Major League Baseball pits the American League against the National League for the 90th time as the annual All-Star Game, the “Midsummer Classic,” becomes the focus of the baseball world on Tuesday. On the AL side, for the first time since 2015, the starting pitcher will be someone other […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Duchess Meghan & Prince Harry Meet Red Sox & Yankees Stars Ahead Of London Game

Duchess Meghan & Prince Harry Meet Red Sox & Yankees Stars Ahead Of London Game

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a surprise appearance at Europe’s first ever Major League Baseball game, taking the time to personally meet members of both the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. The Daily Mail shares that Prince Harry came to the game with wife Meghan Markle in honor of the […]

By Amy Feinstein | 4y ago

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox London Series Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, MLB Makes U.K. Debut

Watch New York Yankees Vs. Boston Red Sox London Series Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, MLB Makes U.K. Debut

Major League Baseball is hosting two games in the United Kingdom this weekend, the first time MLB has played official games there, or anywhere in Europe. A heated rivalry will take center stage with the Boston Red Sox facing the New York Yankees. The game marks the culmination of a 25-year endeavor, starting when MLB […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

David Ortiz Moves Out Of Intensive Care Two Weeks After Shooting

David Ortiz Moves Out Of Intensive Care Two Weeks After Shooting

David Ortiz has been released from intensive care nearly two weeks after his shooting in the Dominican Republic, but reportedly still has much recovery ahead of him. The Boston Red Sox legend was shot at a bar in his native Santo Domingo on June 9, an attack that local police described as a botched attempt […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

David Ortiz Smiling And Alert Following Surgery

David Ortiz Smiling And Alert Following Surgery

The retired Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was flown on the team’s plane to Boston this week, days after he was shot in his native Dominican Republic. Now, per ESPN, Ortiz has undergone an exploratory surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and is now in stable condition. In fact, spokesman Leo Lopez told the network […]

By Stephen Silver | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Agrees To Deal With Chicago Cubs, Bringing Closer’s Long Free Agent Saga To An End

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Agrees To Deal With Chicago Cubs, Bringing Closer’s Long Free Agent Saga To An End

More than three full months into the 2019 Major League Baseball season and seven months after he initially filed for free agency, 31-year-old closer Craig Kimbrel — the career saves leader among all active pitchers with 333 — has finally found a home. According to a report first posted on Twitter by Fox Sports baseball […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Rivals Try Again After Rainout

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Rivals Try Again After Rainout

A dramatic, four-game series between the AL East-leading New York Yankees and the defending World Series — and AL East — champion Boston Red Sox is now a dramatic three-game series after rain washed out Thursday’s opener. But that means an extra day of rest for Boston’s struggling lefty ace Chris Sale, who was shelled […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Biggest Series So Far In AL East

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. New York Yankees Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Biggest Series So Far In AL East

Even though the calendar has just crept past Memorial Day, the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox face what could be a make-or-break series for their 2019 season — at least if they plan to challenge for a fourth straight American League East Division title. They face the first-place New York Yankees starting on […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Mookie Wilson Remembers Bill Buckner, A Rival-Turned-Friend

Mookie Wilson Remembers Bill Buckner, A Rival-Turned-Friend

Mookie Wilson and Bill Buckner were two players who were linked by baseball history in an especially unique way. In the tenth inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, it was Wilson who hit the ball that went through Buckner’s legs at first base, giving the New York Mets a dramatic victory and […]

By Stephen Silver | 4y ago

Bill Buckner Cause Of Death: Baseball Great Was 69, Outstanding Career Overshadowed By ’86 World Series Error

Bill Buckner Cause Of Death: Baseball Great Was 69, Outstanding Career Overshadowed By ’86 World Series Error

William Joseph “Bill” Buckner, whose accomplished, 22-year Major League Baseball career in which he played for five different teams with a solid career batting average of.289 was sadly overshadowed by one single, catastrophic fielding error in the 1986 World Series, died on Monday morning, May 27. According to sportswriter Jeremy Schapp, reporting his conversation with […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Boston Red Sox Fans Tear Down ‘Trump 2020’ Banner At Fenway Park

Boston Red Sox Fans Tear Down ‘Trump 2020’ Banner At Fenway Park

Boston Red Sox fans tore down a “Trump 2020” banner that other fans had brought into Fenway Park on Friday night, the day after several members of the team skipped meeting Donald Trump at the White House, Yahoo News reports. Just before the sixth inning began, fans in the uppermost deck unfurled a red, white […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

David Ortiz Wouldn’t Meet With Trump, He Says

David Ortiz Wouldn’t Meet With Trump, He Says

The Boston Red Sox are scheduled to visit the White House this Thursday as part of the traditional visit with the president by the World Series champion. However, many Red Sox players will not be making the trip, and that includes manager Alex Cora, who announced that he was skipping the meeting due to President […]

By Stephen Silver | 4y ago

Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Will Boycott Team Visit To Donald Trump White House Over Puerto Rico Disaster

Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Will Boycott Team Visit To Donald Trump White House Over Puerto Rico Disaster

The 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox are scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday, May 9, on an off-day following the conclusion of their three game series against the Baltimore Orioles. But after months of speculation as to whether the team’s manager Alex Cora, a 43-year-old native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, would […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Free Agent Closer Craig Kimbrel Has No Plans To Sign One-Year Contract, Per ‘The Athletic’

MLB Rumors: Free Agent Closer Craig Kimbrel Has No Plans To Sign One-Year Contract, Per ‘The Athletic’

A new month has just started, and former Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel is still unemployed and still waiting to sign a new contract as a free agent. The latest update on Kimbrel’s status, however, suggests that he might not be as close as previously reported to inking a deal, as the 30-year-old pitcher […]

By Lorenzo Tanos | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Reportedly ‘Closer’ To Deciding On Where He Will Sign

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Reportedly ‘Closer’ To Deciding On Where He Will Sign

A new report suggests that it might not be much longer before free agent closer Craig Kimbrel finally signs a contract with a new MLB team after spending the last three seasons with the Boston Red Sox. In a report published Tuesday on MLB.com, Jon Morosi wrote that Kimbrel was, as of Monday, moving “closer” […]

By Lorenzo Tanos | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Finally Drops Asking Price, Will Now Take Less Than Red Sox Offered Him To Stay

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Finally Drops Asking Price, Will Now Take Less Than Red Sox Offered Him To Stay

Free agent closer Craig Kimbrel, whose 333 career saves are more than any active relief pitcher and who helped the Boston Red Sox to the 2018 World Series championship, remains unsigned nearly three weeks into the 2019 Major League Baseball season. Kimbrel started out in free agency asking for what would have been the largest […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Red Sox Pitcher Hector Velazquez Won’t Attend White House Event Due To Trump’s Mexico Comments

Red Sox Pitcher Hector Velazquez Won’t Attend White House Event Due To Trump’s Mexico Comments

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hector Velazquez said this week that he won’t be attending a planned event for the team hosted by the White House in May, due to comments President Donald Trump has made regarding Mexico and the Mexican people. According to a report in The Independent, Velazquez, who is originally from Mexico […]

By Kurtis Bright | 4y ago

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. Seattle Mariners Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Sox Begin Defense Of Championship

Watch Boston Red Sox Vs. Seattle Mariners Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, Sox Begin Defense Of Championship

The 2018 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, winners of 108 regular season games last year, begin the defense of their title on Thursday when they play their Opening Day game, facing the Mariners in Seattle. But for the home team, Thursday’s game will not actually be Opening Day. In fact, the Mariners come in […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Red Sox Agree To Five-Year, $145 Million Extension With Ace Chris Sale

Red Sox Agree To Five-Year, $145 Million Extension With Ace Chris Sale

The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a five-year, $145 million extension with their star pitcher, Chris Sale, per reports from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic via Twitter. The deal will keep Sale in Boston for an extra five years at an average annual value of $29 million after his current contract expires at the […]

By Aidan Stenson | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: On Mookie Betts It’s ‘Now Or Never’ For Red Sox, Bryce Harper Deal Means $400 Million For Betts

MLB Rumors: On Mookie Betts It’s ‘Now Or Never’ For Red Sox, Bryce Harper Deal Means $400 Million For Betts

Bryce Harper has ended his 18-week free agency drama by signing a record-setting, 13-year, $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, as The Inquisitr reported. Now, the Boston Red Sox must act quickly to retain their star outfielder Mookie Betts — the 2018 American League MVP — who is likely to command at least $400 […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel’s Agent Denies Claim He Plans To Sit Out 2019 Season

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel’s Agent Denies Claim He Plans To Sit Out 2019 Season

Currently, closer Craig Kimbrel, who last played for the Boston Red Sox, is one of the highest-profile unsigned free agents not named Bryce Harper. Considering Kimbrel has yet to find a new team as February draws to a close, rumors which surfaced earlier this weekend suggest that he might end up sitting out the entire […]

By Lorenzo Tanos | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Bryce Harper’s Favorite City Isn’t A Team Still In The Running, But Here Is Where He’ll Go

MLB Rumors: Bryce Harper’s Favorite City Isn’t A Team Still In The Running, But Here Is Where He’ll Go

Bryce Harper’s status is still up in the air as of Saturday night and no one knows with 100 percent certainty where he may land. A couple of teams have already dropped out of the running for the All-Star, but the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and San Diego Padres are the remaining teams on […]

By Danny Cox | 4y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel ‘Guy That’s Going To Get Hurt The Most’ In 2019 Free Agent Market, Jim Bowden Says

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel ‘Guy That’s Going To Get Hurt The Most’ In 2019 Free Agent Market, Jim Bowden Says

Free agent closer Craig Kimbrel, 30, remains unsigned this offseason, with baseball writer Jon Heyman saying via Twitter that the Philadelphia Phillies may be interested in inking Kimbrel to a deal. This won’t happen until they know the fate of Bryce Harper, the most high-profile free agent still on the market, who is also being […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

MLB: Bryce Harper’s Teammate Rips Player’s Fundamentals

MLB: Bryce Harper’s Teammate Rips Player’s Fundamentals

Bryce Harper’s free agency destination, as of Monday morning, remains unknown, after a weekend of reports that Harper was “close” to a deal, or that talks were “intensifying” with the player with one team or another. But what of Harper’s previous team, the Washington Nationals? The Nationals have not been reported to have much of […]

By Stephen Silver | 4y ago

Craig Kimbrel Rumors: Red Sox Out On Keeping 7-Time All Star Closer, Atlanta Braves ‘Lying In The Weeds’

Craig Kimbrel Rumors: Red Sox Out On Keeping 7-Time All Star Closer, Atlanta Braves ‘Lying In The Weeds’

Based on statements made to the Boston media on Wednesday morning by president of baseball operations for the Red Sox, Dave Dombrowski, the defending World Series champions appear to be moving on from free agent — and seven-time All Star — Craig Kimbrel, who compiled 42 saves for the club in 2018, per Baseball Reference. […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Boston Red Sox Will Visit The White House After Eagles And Warriors Did Not

Boston Red Sox Will Visit The White House After Eagles And Warriors Did Not

For years, it’s been a custom for teams that win professional sports championships in the United States to be invited to the White House for a ceremony in which they’re honored by the president of the United States. In the presidency of Donald Trump, however, this is one of many norms that have fallen by […]

By Stephen Silver | 5y ago

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