SAN DIEGO — Jon Lester agreed Tuesday night to a $155 million, six-year contract with the Cubs, the first big deal of the offseason involving a top-level starting pitcher and one Chicago hopes will help end more than a century of frustration at Wrigley Field’s Friendly Confines. Lester’s contract, agreed to on the second day of […]
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Reports: Sandoval, Ramirez to sign with Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are apparently stocking their cupboards full of infielders as Thanksgiving approaches. A person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press on Monday that free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval and the Red Sox have agreed to a multiyear contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of […]
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Life goes on after first-to-worst season
BOSTON (AP) — To Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, it hardly seems possible that just 11 months ago his team was celebrating the World Series championship on the field at Fenway Park. Since then, the ballclub has plummeted to the bottom of the AL East standings, completing a roller-coaster ride from worst to first […]
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Jeter steps up, but Yanks go down
BOSTON (AP) — Derek Jeter went 1 for 2 with an infield single and left for a pinch hitter in the fifth inning. Even he wasn’t going to pull the Yankees out of this hole in the next-to-last game of his 20-year big league career. Boston chased Masahiro Tanaka during an eight-run second inning that […]
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Sox hammer Rays
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox can at least be excited about their young players going into next year. Rusney Castillo and Christian Vazquez each hit his first major league homer, and Allen Webster pitched seven solid innings to carry the Red Sox to an 11-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday […]
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Rays strike late in 6-2 win at Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Ben Zobrist had three hits and drove in Tampa Bay’s first two runs during an eighth inning rally for the Rays in a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings and Matt Joyce added a solo homer in the ninth for the Rays […]
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Kelly sharp as Sox trim O’s
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles wrapped up their regular-season home schedule with a defeat, one that was much easier to take because of the circumstances surrounding it. The Orioles’ 3-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday didn’t impact their stature as AL East champions. Afterward, there was no heartfelt farewell to the […]
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Pirates steer past Red Sox
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates got a lucky break when Boston pinch-runner Jemile Weeks was hit by a batted ball in the ninth inning, beating the Red Sox 3-2 on Thursday night to keep pace in the NL pennant race. The Pirates won their fourth in a row. They began the day 2½games ahead […]
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Wilton Fire and Rescue color guard to present colors at Red Sox game
WILTON — Wilton Fire and Rescue’s color guard is headed for Fenway Park. The guard will present the colors prior to the Boston Red Sox game against the Tampa Bay Rays at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, Kyle Ellis, guard member, said. The guard will go on the field for the national anthem. The group […]
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Sox capitalize on Royals’ miscues
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The last-place Boston Red Sox took advantage of three critical errors by the first-place Kansas City Royals, pulling away late in a 6-3 victory Thursday night that ended a four-game losing streak. Clay Buchholz (8-8) allowed three runs, two earned, over 6 1-3 innings for the Red Sox. He turned […]