J.D. Martinez has opted to stay in Boston, while Kyle Schwarber has become a free agent. But that doesn’t rule out both being in the Red Sox lineup in 2022.

A New Englander to the core, the former major leaguer became a world-class baseball analyst with an infectious laugh.

Alex Cora’s team doesn’t take slights from opponents lightly, as they’ve proven time and again during the playoffs.

Cora has won every postseason series he has managed, and has this Boston team in a good place as it prepares for the ALCS.

To secure a playoff spot, it came down to the final inning of the last regular season game. But now Boston has a chance to exorcise some historical demons against the Yankees on Tuesday night.

While the Yankees and Blue Jays play each other three times starting Tuesday, Boston begins a series against last-place Baltimore.

Chris Sale and Nathan Eovaldi represent Boston’s best hope for any sort of October run.

The Red Sox and four other teams are battling for the league’s final two spots in the playoffs.