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Red Sox Minor Lines: Miguel Bleis homers twice as everyone loses

Worcester: L, 1-13 (BOX SCORE) Before many were in their seats at Polar Park, Seth Martinez had already been tagged for a home run and five runs from the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers AAA) and it didn’t get any less ugly from there. Noah Song also gave up five runs in relief, and the WooSox […]

The Red Sox failure to retain Kyle Schwarber is still felt today

Given the disaster the Red Sox have gotten themselves into this season, let’s take a look back on how the ballclub could have been in a better position to compete, both in 2026 and other recent seasons with just two playoff appearances in the 2020s. Boston currently ranks last in baseball with just 67 home […]

Payton Tolle Puts on a Show as Red Sox Stymie the Yankees, 6-1

Holy crap. Payton Tolle was flat-out brilliant Friday night at Fenway—seven innings, one hit, zero runs, seven strikeouts. Five perfect frames. The Yankees lineup managed just three hits for the entire game. THREE. Goldschmidt, Bellinger, Chisholm—a combined 0-for-11. The one guy who got to Tolle at all was Spencer Jones with a single in the […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: Brayan Bello rebounds

Worcester: L, 2-3 (F/10) (BOX SCORE) Brayan Bello’s third outing following his demotion to Triple-A went much more smoothly than his second. He struck out six, allowing just one run on 85 pitches, and while he still had a bit of trouble finding the zone, landing just 54 of those for strikes, he walked just […]

Can Caleb Durbin be part of the next Red Sox core?

During the first two months of the season, it was no secret that Caleb Durbin’s performance at the plate was one of, if not the biggest reason, for the Red Sox’ struggles. The transition from Rafael Devers to Alex Bregman to Caleb Durbin was understandably not well-received by the Sox fanbase; the epitome of Craig […]

The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry enters a new, uncertain era

Out and about in Seattle Wednesday morning and wearing my Red Sox cap, I was stopped by a guy in a Yankees cap. He passed me and walked around so he could face me. By then he’d already made it weird, but he also tipped his cap, and attempted to bond with me over both […]

Yankees vs Red Sox: Cam Schlittler vs Connelly Early

If you purchased a ticket to this game months ago, my condolences. Red Sox vs. Yankees is supposed to resemble a clash of titans, but instead, the Red Sox have been such an embarrassment they’ve fallen through the cellar floor and might as well be in a different hemisphere than New York (15.5 games back […]

Red Sox welcome Yankess to Fenway Park as team falls into abyss

Sunday July 9th, 2006 was last day before the All-Star Break. The Red Sox were 53-32 entering that game. First place in the AL East. They won the first two games against the Chicago White Sox 7-2 and 9-6. Up 3-2 in the 9th, closer Jonathan Papelbon came in for the save. He blew it, […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: Dylan Brown dominates for the Drive

Toledo Mud Hens 5, Worcester Red Sox 4 (BOX) The WooSox got out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Wednesday against the Mud Hens (DET), thanks to a two-run double from Allan Castro. The pitching was unable to hang on, though, with starter Raymond Burgos allowing four runs (three earned) in four […]

What is the worst you’ve ever felt about the Red Sox in the big picture?

For me, the 2026 Red Sox experience is orders of magnitude worse than 2012 or 2020 when you consider what surrounds it. If you’re going straight by how long we’ve had to go with little to no meaningful baseball after July each year, I think there’s a pretty solid argument to be made that it […]

Red Sox let another late lead slip to Rockies, finish with .500 road trip 

The Red Sox probably should’ve swept the lowly Colorado Rockies (though they’re pretty close to the same category these days). They should’ve at least won the series. They couldn’t even do that. Ranger Suárez struck out nine batters in six innings with solid run support. Instead of returning home to Fenway this weekend with a […]

Ranger Suárez takes the ball in search of winning road trip 

TV: NESN First Pitch: 3:10 p.m. ET The Red Sox should be playing for a sweep of the Rockies in the series finale, but we’ll finally let go of a rare Aroldis Chapman dud from Monday night. Boston got an exceptional start from Sonny Gray with 11 strikeouts in Tuesday’s win and could see another […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: Devin Futrell strikes out 12

Worcester: L, 1-4 (BOX SCORE) Patrick Sandoval had another short rehab outing, giving up a couple runs to Toledo (Tigers AAA) while also botching a pickoff attempt. The offense went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Romy Gonzalez, who hopes to return this week, had a knock, but it was one of just six on […]

Who is the most interesting player on the Red Sox right now?

The playoffs are nothing more than a distant dream. But most of us sickos who follow this team aren’t going anywhere. It’s summer, it’s the Red Sox, we’ll be watching. This morning, Mike makes a great case that Nate Eaton of all people is giving us a reason to watch, and that he’s arguably the […]

Nate Eaton brings a sorely needed spark to the Red Sox

Nate Eaton, known this spring as The Pride of Great Britain, has brought a spark of interest to the Red Sox lineup. He’s still Nate Eaton, a guy who didn’t stick in Kansas City during some lean years, but sometimes you need a presence. Mickey Gasper is all mustache, no real bat, glove, or arm. […]

The Red Sox’ season ended last night in brutal loss to Rockies

The Boston Red Sox saw their season come to an end during Monday’s sickening loss to the Colorado Rockies. If we’re all being honest with each other, there were already nails being hammered into the coffin — the utter shit show that was the final two innings of that game just happened to be the […]

Red Sox News & Links: Garrett Crochet not yet cleared to play catch

Last week, we learned that Garrett Crochet had been cleared to throw weighted plyometric balls as he attempts to recover from two injuries: the initial shoulder inflammation that landed him on the IL, and the subsequent lat tightness that has kept him on it for much longer than anyone anticipated. Yesterday he was reevaluated and, […]