SOUTH PORTLAND — Baseball’s hot stove season is all about organizations signing the apple of their eye and celebrating that union with a long-term commitment. Jackie Bradley Jr., touted as the bedrock of the Boston Red Sox outfield for the foreseeable future, can relate on multiple levels. “I signed a pretty long contract,” Bradley said. […]
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Portland Sea Dogs: McMillon ‘stumbles’ in for second time
SOUTH PORTLAND — Becoming the next manager of the Portland Sea Dogs, or being put in charge of any professional baseball team for that matter, was never part of Billy McMillon’s ambitious five-year plan or grandiose childhood dream. McMillon, 42, has long been content to let his talent and work ethic speak for themselves and […]
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Huddle Up: Thoughts on Sox, the Fitzy and UMaine, in 140 characters or more
I’ve been so wrapped up in high school football and basketball the last few weeks my thoughts on those and a plethora of other subjects have been limited to the stifling 140-character restrictions of Twitter (@RAWmaterial33). I envy those of you who can avoid social media by your own free will, so this is my […]
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Red Sox’s Pierzynski deal official
BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury went to the New York Yankees. Jarrod Saltalamacchia is gone, too. The Boston Red Sox began rebuilding for their World Series title defense Wednesday when they signed free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski to a one-year contract. “It’s not every day you get a chance to play for the defending World […]
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Yanks, Ellsbury reach $153M deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Ellsbury is the second major free-agent addition in the Yankees’ offseason rebuilding after […]
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Sox nearing deal with Pierzynski
BOSTON (AP) — Free-agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski has agreed to a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday. The deal would be pending a physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t finalized the agreement. The lefty-hitting Pierzynski and righty David Ross, […]
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Saltalamacchia heads to Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is going from the World Series champions to a team that lost 100 games. Saltalamacchia has agreed to a $21 million, three-year deal with the Miami Marlins, two people familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday. The people confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because […]
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Sox make $14M offers to Ellsbury, Napoli, Drew
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell would like to keep the World Series champions together for another run at a title. And yet he knows that’s unlikely to happen. “That was felt when we got off the duck boats, knowing this was one last chance to celebrate with a million people in […]
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Red Sox beards coming off
BOSTON — Some famous Boston beards fell victim to the razor Monday. Red Sox players David Ortiz and Shane Victorino shaved in a promotion at Gillette headquarters in Boston. Joining them was city policeman Steve Horgan, who was stationed in the Red Sox bullpen at Fenway Park. He became a fixture in Beantown after he […]
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In the Crease: Back to normal on Boylston Street
BOSTON — The air was festive; the people, jovial. Legions of revelers lined the sidewalks, filled the doorways and huddled in empty lots and parks, intent on celebrating a sporting event that had united an already tightly knit city. Some stepped on or bumped into one another unintentionally while attempting to procure the best possible […]