BOSTON — The New York Yankees, Boston’s biggest rival, added NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton to a lineup that already included fellow 50 home run-hitter and AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge. The Houston Astros added Gerrit Cole to a pitching rotation that was already good enough to win the World Series (knocking the Red […]
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The Hot Corner: Hard to get all worked up over Yanks' big move
I’ve tried to wring my hands, grit my teeth and summon all the righteous indignation most Boston Red Sox fans have exhibited over the New York Yankees’ trade for Giancarlo Stanton, and I just can’t pull it off. It’s kind of alarming, actually. Being the type of person who panics over every random physical symptom […]
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What is the best team in the history of each MLB franchise?
This is a 1912 file photo showing Boston Red Sox baseball player Tris Speaker. In 1912, the year Fenway Park opened, Speaker batted .383 to claim MVP honors. The 2017 baseball season has in many ways been defined by the dominance of three teams. The Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians all surpassed […]
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Caught stealing: Red Sox used Apple Watch to steal Yankees' signs
BOSTON (AP) — Looking for any edge in an age-old rivalry, the Boston Red Sox got called out in a high-tech sign-stealing scheme they ran on the New York Yankees. The first-place Red Sox admitted to Major League Baseball that they used an Apple Watch to relay signals from opposing catchers to Boston players, The […]
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Yankees wear out Sale; Judge homers in 9-2 rout of Red Sox
NEW YORK — Matt Holliday and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back home runs as the New York Yankees wore out Chris Sale early and routed the Boston Red Sox 9-2 on Sunday night, taking three of four games in their final series of the season to make up ground on the AL East leaders. Chase Headley […]
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Holliday returns with three-run HR, Yankees beat Red Sox, 5-1
New York Yankees second baseman Ronald Torreyes tags out Boston Red Sox runner Rafael Devers (11) attempting to steal second base during the fifth inning Saturday, Sept.2, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in New York. NEW YORK — Matt Holliday once again became a bruising designated hitter against his former designated sitter. Holliday made a smashing […]
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Rookies help Sox edge Yanks in extras
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a stunning homer off Aroldis Chapman to tie the game in the ninth inning, and fellow Red Sox rookie Andrew Benintendi singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th as Boston beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Sunday night. Chris Sale struck out 12 in his latest […]
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MLB: Sox salvage split with Yanks
BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer and Jackie Bradley Jr. went over the bullpen wall to steal one from Aaron Judge, helping David Price shut down the New York Yankees 3-0 on Sunday night and giving the Red Sox a split of their day-night doubleheader. A day after the teams played 16 […]
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Chapman walks in winning run, Red Sox beat Yankees 5-4
The Boston Red Sox celebrate after winning over the New York Yankees on a walk by Andrew Benintendi with bases loaded during the ninth inning in Boston on Friday, July 14, 2017. BOSTON — Aroldis Chapman walked in the winning run without recording an out in the ninth inning, handing the Boston Red Sox a […]
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Tanaka outduels Sale and Yankees beat Red Sox 3-0
New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley reaches back to snag a pop foul hit by Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts during the eighth inning at Fenway Park on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Masahiro Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris Sale and earn his first shutout since 2014, and the […]