These two fall into their own special category of humbling Ruth in that strange opening stretch of the 1935 season, when he was briefly with the Boston Braves. Babich, pitching for the Brooklyn Dodgers, tamed Ruth on April 19, in the midst of a season in which he posted an un-angelic 6...
BOSTON -- Who will be the starting second baseman for the Red Sox in 2025? Boston hopes the answer will be someone who can finally give it sustained stability and production at the position. End of the Year Clearance: Save on Red Sox gear Not only is Dustin Pedroia one of the most ...
Part of the depth in the pitching pool ; Clay Buchholz, who is heading to Portland, has a lot of admirers among the Red Sox brass.KEVIN THOMAS Staff Writer
Wouldn’t you love to see Nate Eovaldi pitching meaningful games for the Red Sox again? His selfless and gutsy performance in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series, when he threw 97 pitches in six innings of relief after coming out of the bullpen in both games 1 and 2, secured him a perma...
BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the followin...
The Blue Jays have the big-name splash, but Tampa Bay's quality depth is unmatched, with the Red Sox and Yankees (and Orioles) playing catch-up.
Brasier then surrendered a double to Carlos Correa, which brought about a pitching change. With the tying run on second base, Barnes entered the game to face pinch hitter Tyler White. Barnes dropped two curveballsinto the exact same spotfor called strikes two and three, ending the threat an...
Bailey, who turns 30 in October, retired after a second Tommy John surgery months after his 2020 debut with the Astros. “That hit me the hardest, that my family would never get that opportunity,” said Bailey, who is now a pitching coach in the Orioles organization. Rooker, now with Oa...
The Red Sox also tend to destroyright-handed pitching, ranking second in the majors in offensive efficiency against them behind only the Dodgers. And each team will begin the series withtwo left-handed starters. The Dodgers will start Clayton Kershaw in Game 1 against Sale and Hyun-Jin Ryu ...
Two star basketball and baseball athletes were strong contenders at the pitching position in the 1960s, and Bob Gibson continued the theme with his standout performances at both posts while at Creighton. Sadly, his college baseball stats have been lost, according to the university. But his...