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Ian Browne

2 years

What a fantastic day in Cooperstown with David Ortiz.

Surrounded by immortals, Papi tours Hall: 'It is amazing'

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Decked out in a white designer jogging suit, David Ortiz joyfully took his orientation visit around the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday, expressing his awe for Ted Williams, his...

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David Price, Chris Sale and Rick Porcello all asked Cora to start today. Yes, Rick Porcello, who pitched last night.

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Bill Burr on NESN: "I don't have the emotional maturity to watch the Celtics in the NBA Finals in front of my kids." That might be the most relatable thing I've ever heard someone say.

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Jake Diekman is kind of intense! Do you want to be the closer? “I don’t really give two shits.” Can I quote you on that? “Yeah, do it, I don’t really care.”

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2 years

Why did Xander Bogaerts help recruit Trevor Story, even if it might impact his own future in Boston? "I'm obsessed with winning," Bogaerts said.

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3 years

So sad about Jerry Remy. He was part of the fabric of the Red Sox. He will be missed.

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2 years

Jackie Bradley Jr. was at Mookie's wedding when he found out he was traded back to the Red Sox.

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2 years

The Red Sox are all wearing Celtics jerseys on the flight to Chicago. I support this. Austin Davis had the full uniform, shorts and all.

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2 years

Red Sox Lineup should look something like this once Story is official. 1. Kiké Hernández, CF 2. Trevor Story, 2B 3. Rafael Devers, 3B 4. Xander Bogaerts, SS 5. J.D. Martinez, DH 6. Alex Verdugo, LF 7. Bobby Dalbec, 1B 8. Jackie Bradley Jr., RF 9. Christian Vázquez, C

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2 years

Christian Vàzquez just went out to stand with Xander Bogaerts, his best friend on the team.

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7 months

Justin Turner on Boston fans. "Look at tonight, it’s the last game of the season, out of playoff contention, but the house is packed and everyone's into the game and it's just been an absolute pleasure to play in front of these fans every single night. So I want to say thank you…

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5 years

Jason Varitek held back tears when he mentioned that David Ortiz is "a dad". Varitek says his heart goes out to Ortiz's wife and kids, and noted he had a hard time sleeping last night.

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5 years

David Ortiz is throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park tonight, if you are in the neighborhood.

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7 months

Love the subtle tribute of putting Wake's number under the pitching column on the Monster.

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2 years

Ortiz is the fourth Dominican-born member of the Hall of Fame. He joins Marichal, Pedro and Vlad Sr.

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7 months

A heartbroken Jason Varitek just addressed the media to discuss the passing of Tim Wakefield. He was in tears through most of a brief session. Said Wake exemplified what it means to be a Red Sox.

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What a gut punch to hear about the death of Tim Wakefield. He was a true gentleman. That is the first thing I think of when I think of him. He was a selfless teammate. He worked tirelessly in the community. And only Roger Clemens and Cy Young won more games for the Red Sox. So…

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3 years

Alex Cora calls this the best comeback win of the season so far. They've had 32 to lead the Majors.

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3 years

This team ... just pulled off their MLB-leading 23rd comeback victory. Alex Verdugo hammered a single off the Monster to bring home pinch-runner Danny Santana from first. A 6-5 win when they were down 5-1 going into the bottom of the sixth.

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2 years

Am I the only person who remembers that Brady profusely thanked the Pats when he went to the Bucs less than two years ago? Did he really need to do it again today? Relax, Pats fans.

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7 years

The big three all throwing at once. Sale, Porcello, Price.

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2 years

The Hall of Fame results are in. And David Ortiz, the Red Sox power-hitting legend, gets in on the first ballot.

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3 years

What a small world. Just ran into Jackie Bradley Jr. and his family outside a restaurant in Fort Myers. Jackie lives in Naples. He was in great spirits and not stressed about his free agent limbo. He seemed confident his situation will be resolved soon enough. Such a nice guy.

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2 years

Xander Bogaerts: 'I'm a shortstop'.

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6 years

J.D. Martinez becomes the first player in MLB to reach 20 homers this year. Hammered that one.

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2 years

After watching Alex Cora get what he did out of this Red Sox team all season, I'm flummoxed that he came in fifth place in AL Manager of the Year voting. Remember how mediocre the Red Sox were supposed to be? Cora was reason Numero Uno they won 92 games and came two wins from WS.

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5 years

A batting title, a World Series championship, a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger, a new baby girl, and then an MVP. It was a pretty good 2018 for Mookie Betts. via @MLB

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2 years

Christian Vàzquez was an underrated member of the Red Sox both on and off the field. A leader and a clutch hitter. He is a free agent this winter. Who knows. Maybe he will be back.

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3 years

A story I knew I would have to write at some point but I hoped it could have waited a few more years.

Beloved Sox broadcaster Remy dies at 68

Jerry Remy, who realized his dream of playing second base for his hometown Red Sox and then became an icon calling games on NESN for more than three decades, died on Saturday at the age of 68...

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5 years

David Ortiz is awed by attitude and talent level of 2019 Red Sox.

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2 years

Mac Jones and Kendrick Bourne played it out until the end. The defense quite literally didn't even show up.

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5 years

David Ortiz, asked if he would pull as Jason Witten and return from the broadcast booth and play again. "Hell to the no."

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6 years

Cora just pulled a stunner. Price is starting Game 5.

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4 years

The Yankees are, in Joe Buck's words, "Three defensive outs away from going to the World Series."

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8 months

When Trevor Story was a prospect, Troy Tulowitzki would hold a camp in the offseason for the young infielders in the system. Alex Cora relayed this morning that Story would like to do the same thing with the Red Sox this winter.

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3 years

No J.D. for Sox and no DJ for Yankees..I guess those letters are unlucky for the two rivals right now.

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2 years

This is what you will see on Red Sox uniforms all season.

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2 years

Alex Cora said that the game Shoehei Ohtani pitched against the Red Sox on Thursday is the best game he's seen pitched against his team since he originally became the manager in 2018.

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3 years

Alex Verdugo said he is used to Yankees fans saying, "F--k" Verdugo, and he's fine with that. But having a ball thrown at him, "That don't sit right with me." Verdugo was trying to throw the ball to a young fan. Then the Yankees fan threw at his back.

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2 years

It turns out a lot of Red Sox players have arrived at Fenway South today, including Jackie Bradley Jr.

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8 months

A statement from former Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom: I will always be grateful to John, Tom, Mike, and Sam for trusting me to lead the Red Sox baseball operations department. Every day, I gave my teammates and this organization everything I had, and I never took a…

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2 years

Trevor Story left camp for the birth of his child. He will be gone for a few days. Would have made his debut tomorrow.

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3 years

Koji sighting in the press box. He said he can pitch the ninth tonight if needed.

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4 years

Roenicke says Eovaldi is throwing close to 100, even in this early live BP.

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3 years

Why give Christian Vázquez a day off when you can DH him and have him belt one over the Monster?

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2 years

Is this your Opening Day starter?

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4 years

I asked Ortiz if the Red Sox could win without Mookie? "They won without me."

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2 years

Christian Vàzquez hanging out with his son and Jackie Bradley Jr.'s daughter.

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6 years

Chris Sale just finished the best performance by a Red Sox pitcher in the Bronx since Pedro Martinez fired a complete-game, one-hitter with 17 strikeouts on September 10, 1999.

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Alex Cora after the season finale: "Tough day for us. We lost a brother, a teammate, a family member. Stacy and the kids, my condolences. We're here for them. But like I was telling the guys, this guy was one of the best teammates I ever had. This is not B.S. This guy was there…

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I have dealt with anxiety, depression and OCD in my life -- a combination that became debilitating at times in 1997 and 2000. Thanks to therapy and meds, it has mostly been manageable the last two-plus decades. I've never shared outside my family until now. #BellLetsTalkDay

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6 years

Mookie jumps up and catches it and says, 'Told you I would have caught that one last night'"

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3 years

In the nine games of this winning streak, the starting rotation is 6-0 with a 3.19 ERA.

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5 years

The JBJ homer -- 478 feet -- is the longest by a Red Sox player that Statcast has ever tracked. That dates back to 2015.

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4 years

NESN announces that David Ortiz will join the booth during Friday night's game against the Yankees.

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3 years

Eduardo Rodriguez on the 2021 Red Sox: "Don't sleep on us."

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2 years

"I don’t know how it’s possible with this lineup that we’re playing like this.” -- Xander Bogaerts.

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3 years

What a night for Kiké Hernández, who is 5-for-6 with a homer and three doubles.

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5 years

Alex Cora spent seven and a half minutes talking in a heartfelt way about the passing of Nick Cafardo. Cora also addressed the players. Nick was a fixture. Alex didnt think it was appropriate to discuss any other topics this morning. Class move.

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3 years

If the Red Sox had won the ALCS, the World Series would have started with a rainout.

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1 year

Justin Turner acknowledges that Kiké Hernández was front and center in Boston’s recruiting push, and admits his former and now current teammate had a lot to do with him winding up with Sox.

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2 years

Trevor Story had a tremendous game on defense tonight. Red Sox don't win this game without his glove. Three tremendous plays. Sox hang on for a 4-3 win. Barnes with his first save of 2022.

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2 years

Eck getting choked up, talking about what the Red Sox mean to him. "I'm a Boston Red Sox."

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3 years

For people who are offended that Dustin Pedroia wanted to be paid his full salary, the guy gave his body to the team like few other players in team history. He literally gave up part of his knee for the Red Sox. He revealed today he had a partial knee replacement in December.

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2 years

Rafael Devers is the first Red Sox player to have a 15-game hitting streak since Xander Bogaerts in 2017.

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3 years

Alex Cora has changed his mind from yesterday. Chris Sale is available as a reliever in this series, starting today.

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3 years

"This team, this is our story. We've been written off all year." J.D. Martinez.

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3 years

Daisuke Matsuzaka finished his baseball career in Japan today by facing one batter, which resulted in a ... wait for it ... a walk. All kidding aside, he was a huge factor in the Red Sox winning the World Series in 2007, and getting to Game 7 of the ALCS in '08.

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3 years

Chris Sale will face hitters for the first time on Saturday at Fenway.

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2 years

David Ortiz holding the bat Ted Williams used for his final home run.

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3 years

No matter how the last three years went healthwise, you have to have full respect for the type of player Dustin Pedroia was for a long time for the Red Sox. He will go down as one of the best all around players in team history.

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6 years

Alex Cora is letting Tate Matheny play the entire game today at leadoff/DH, because he knows his dad probably won't get to see him play at all once the season starts. Classy move. @RedSox , @Cardinals

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2 years

Anyone else think there should be a no "Yankees suck" chant rule at Fenway until the Red Sox are either A) .500 or better and/or B) Within double-digit games of the Yankees in the standings?

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3 years

Super sweet gesture by the @RedSox today reminding us that life is precious and leaving these out in honor of Mike Shalin, who we lost in the off-season.

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5 years

Alex Cora just said that Mookie will bat second next year. Benintendi to lead off.

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2 years

The Red Sox just announced they are going to honor Jerry Remy all season long with commemorative patches on their uniforms and in pregame ceremonies at Fenway Park on April 20.

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2 years

The two young guns of the pitching staff, Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck. What roles will they be in this year?

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2 years

Trevor Story will debut for the Red Sox in Saturday's home game against the Rays.

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3 years

J.D. Martinez is active for the ALDS.

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2 years

Marcelo Mayer might be the best all around prospect the Red Sox have drafted in years.

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3 years

Xander Bogaerts said last week about himself, "You can't keep a good guy down long."

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3 years

Make it 33 comeback wins for the @RedSox . This time they ride a drought-busting missile by Alex Verdugo, a night full of good at-bats by Hunter Renfroe and stellar work by the bullpen to a 5-4 win over the Jays.

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5 years

Ortiz's condition is still serious, but stable enough for the team to fly him back to Boston for medical care, according to Sam Kennedy.

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6 years

Not only is WBZ'S Jonny Miller a media legend, but his generosity is beyond words. On behalf of his late friends Gil Santos and Clark Booth, Jonny donated $25,000 to the Jimmy Fund Telethon today. He does things like this every year.

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2 years

Fans filing out of Fenway with boisterous shouts of "Let's go, Celtics" and "Beat the Heat."

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3 years

On the Astros today, Alex Cora said, "They put [on] a clinic. That's why they are the best offensive team in baseball."

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6 years

“I don't know how you can have a better year [than Betts] until you look at the guy hitting a couple spots behind him. I'd vote them co-MVPs on this day if I had to." -- Jays manager John Gibbons on Betts and Martinez.

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3 years

The Red Sox are the first team in postseason history to have three grand slams in a single series.

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3 years

Yaz is the greatest living Red Sox player. Ortiz is the greatest living Red Sox hitter. End of argument. Have a nice day.

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4 years

Turn on NESN. Buchholz has a no hitter through 8.

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4 years

Still in my 2013 time warp with the NESN re runs. There has never been a Red Sox closer more fun to watch than Koji. He was an absolute machine. Worked fast. Threw strikes.

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2 years

This is the first time the three players acquired for Mookie Betts -- Alex Verdugo, Jeter Downs and Connor Wong -- have all been on the MLB roster at same time.

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4 years

Big update at Fenway. Eovaldi is wearing 17 again.

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6 years

J.D. is the first Red Sox player to have 40 homers since David Ortiz in 2006.

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2 years

Michael Wacha has an ERA of 1.77 in his first four starts with the Red Sox.

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3 years

Imagine telling someone on October 28, 2018, that on February 10, 2021, the Red Sox wouldn't have Benintendi, Betts or Bradley under contract.

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4 years

J.D. Martinez adamant that Red Sox will be cleared once that MLB investigation is over. He said numerous times the team did nothing wrong in 2018.

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On a personal level, Chaim Bloom was respectful of the job the media had. He was probably the most accessible of the four baseball ops leaders in my 22 years covering the Sox. In a position that can allow people to get thin skinned, I didn't sense Bloom ever got that way.

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2 years

Xander Bogaerts said he is vaccinated. "Let's get that out there."

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3 years

Red Sox wearing their yellow City Connect jerseys all weekend that they wore Patriots Day weekend. Players wanted to wear them again.

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9 months

Jarren Duran posted some things on his Instagram story yesterday indicating he is having mental health issues lately. He was candid about this in an article last year. "We are aware of it and we talked to the player and we’ll keep it private.” --Alex Cora.

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