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On Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves took their first loss of the 2024 MLB season with a 5-4 road defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies in what was the first start for newly-acquired pitcher Chris Sale for the ballclub. Sale was brought into Atlanta from the Boston Red Sox this past offseason, hoping […]

The Atlanta Braves acquired seven-time All-Star Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox in a trade this past offseason. It was a notable deal that came with risk given Sale’s injury history. When healthy, though, Sale is among the best pitchers in the sport. And Sale is set to open the 2024 season healthy. The […]

General manager  Alex Anthopoulos and the Atlanta Braves are currently gearing up for what figures to be a highly important 2024 MLB season, in which anything short of a World Series championship will feel like a relative disappointment. Anthopoulos raised eyebrows across the sport this offseason when he traded for veteran pitcher Chris Sale of […]

After making a total of 31 starts over the last three seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale looked healthy and dominant in his Atlanta spring training debut on Tuesday. Sale pitched two innings in the Braves’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and looked like the vintage Sale of old, according […]

As the Atlanta Braves chase another World Series title, the team swung a trade with the Boston Red Sox for starting pitcher Chris Sale. Taking part in his first spring training with the Braves, Sale’s opening comments are sure to rile fans up. After making 11 starts total between 2021-22, Sale took the mound 20 […]

Chris Sale is in his first spring training with the Atlanta Braves, and the early impression has been good with his teammates, including his battery mate Travis d’Arnaud. “He’s been great,” Travis d’Arnaud said, via David O’Brien of The Athletic. “He’s been a goofball. He likes to have fun. I heard on his start days […]

The Atlanta Braves, like other teams throughout MLB, have started spring training. As of Tuesday, they will have their first full squad workout to begin preparations for the 2024 season. The Braves are hoping these preparations in February will help them when it comes to October, which hasn’t exactly gone as planned in the last […]

The Atlanta Braves are heading into the 2024 season with a lot of optimism, and a big reason why is because of the addition of Chris Sale. While the Braves have a ton of talent in their starting rotation, their depth was lacking last season, and the hope is that Sale can help shore up […]

After being traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves at the end of December, southpaw Chris Sale will spend longer in Georgia than he probably anticipated after signing a two-year, $38 million contract with the franchise earlier this month. In 2024, Sale will join a Braves rotation that also features Max Fried, […]

What started out as a successful tenure with the Boston Red Sox ended with injury frustrations and a trade to the Atlanta Braves for Chris Sale. Sale, who began his MLB career in Chicago with the White Sox, ended up in Boston for the 2017 season. He later played an important role in helping the […]

The Atlanta Braves announced on Thursday that they have signed Chris Sale to a two-year, $38 million contract extension with an $18 million club option for 2026. The Braves acquired Chris Sale in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, giving up infielder Vaughn Grissom in the trade. The new contract for Sale […]

The Atlanta Braves on Saturday acquired left-hander Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox in a blockbuster trade for young infielder Vaughn Grissom. Sale waived his no-trade clause to make this deal happen, but why did the Braves make the move for a pitcher who has dealt with so many injuries in the last several years? […]

The Boston Red Sox have begun to wake up after a slow start to the offseason, making some big moves right before the end of 2023 to give their starting rotation a very new look. After signing Lucas Giolito to a two-year, $38.5 million deal in free agency, the Sox followed that up by trading […]

Before the clock struck midnight on 2023, the Braves swung a trade with the Boston Red Sox for Chris Sale. As the Braves make a push for the World Series, Alex Anthopolous revealed exactly why he pursued Sale. Atlanta traded heralded prospect Vaughn Grissom to the Red Sox for Sale. With the left-hander now with […]

The Atlanta Braves made a significant move, acquiring veteran left-handed starting pitcher Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Vaughn Grisson. The Braves had been in talks with teams starting pitchers this offseason, and now it appears that Chris Sale is the one that they felt comfortable enough pulling the trigger on […]

The MLB hot stove has been quiet, but it heated up on Saturday. The Atlanta Braves are acquiring left-hander Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox in a blockbuster trade. Sale is waiving his no-trade clause to make this deal happen. Vaughn Grissom is heading to Beantown in return. Via Jeff Passan: “BREAKING: The Atlanta […]

The Boston Red Sox have just four games remaining in a season that fans will want to quickly forget. Boston is currently 76-82 and they are going to finish in last place in the AL East. It is important to note that their division is the best division in baseball, and if the Red Sox […]

Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi spent five seasons as a member of the Boston Red Sox and even won a World Series with the team. In fact, he was a teammate of Chris Sale for four of those years and knows just how special of a human being the left-hander is. Ahead of the […]

The 2023 Boston Red Sox are a resilient bunch to say the least, and for the first time this year, they are almost fully healthy. With the returns of Chris Sale, Trevor Story, and Garrett Whitlock (and Tanner Houck being right behind them), the Sox have their most complete roster of the season at the […]

There are certain people in life you are just always drawn to, regardless of their past baggage. Even after a litany of injuries and inexplicable setbacks, Boston Red Sox fans cannot get enough of Chris Sale. All of the past pain disappears as soon as he is activated off the injury list. This is not […]

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has final injury return dates for starting pitchers Chris Sale and Garrett Whitlock. Cora expects Sale to start Friday against the Detroit Tigers and throw four innings, while Whitlock should be on the hill Sunday, per Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald. Boston put Chris Sale on the 60-day […]

The Boston Red Sox have been without two key players due to injury as of late, Trevor Story and Chris Sale. Right now, Boston is in last place in the AL East, and if they want that to change, they need to get healthy. The good news is, Story and Sale appear to be on […]

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale has been out since June when he suffered a stress reaction in his shoulder. Sale threw in a rehab game on Tuesday, and his second rehab game on Sunday gave Red Sox fans reason to be optimistic for his eventual return to the rotation. Chris Sale pitched 4.1 […]

It’s been nearly two months since Chris Sale last pitched in the big leagues but it appears he’s nearing full strength amid a shoulder injury. The Boston Red Sox left-hander threw 20 pitches to hitters in Triple-A Worchester Thursday and will make his first rehab start Tuesday. After his bullpen, Sale made it clear he’s […]

With their current 51-45 record, the Boston Red Sox will need a strong second half push to make the postseason. As they look to finish out the year strong, the Red Sox could be getting back two of their premiere pitchers in short order. Chris Sale is set to throw another bullpen session before eventually […]

The Boston Red Sox finally received a positive update on ace Chris Sale’s latest injury. The oft-injured lefty has been out since June 2 with left shoulder inflammation but his latest MRI came back clean. He threw a baseball for the first time in four weeks and will resume a throwing program as he works […]

The Boston Red Sox pushed their record back to .500 after taking two out of three games in their latest series against the New York Yankees. Despite the fact that they only scored seven combined runs over the three contests, it was enough to grind out a pair of wins over the dreaded Yankees, which […]

The struggling Boston Red Sox are preparing to play the New York Yankees for the first time this season, and chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom has made several moves that will impact the team going forward. The two most impactful changes are reinstating outfielder Adam Duvall to the active list and placing pitcher Chris Sale […]

Boston Red Sox SP Chris Sale is currently dealing with an injury. Sale was recently placed on the 15-day IL with shoulder inflammation. The left-hander received another unfortunate injury update on Friday, as it was reported the Red Sox transferred Sale to the 60-day IL, per Bob Nightengale. The Red Sox understood Sale could be […]

The Boston Red Sox have entered the month of June in quite an interesting spot. While they have a 29-27 record, which is really better than many expected them to be, they still find themselves sitting in last place in the American League East. Things were already hard for them in their loaded division, but […]

Chris Sale has unfortunately been hit hard by the injury bug during his time with the Boston Red Sox. Sale was recently forced to leave a Red Sox game due to an apparent injury. On Friday, the Red Sox ultimately placed Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list due to left shoulder inflammation, per the […]

Chris Sale has been in the process of regaining his form as ace of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff after several good-to-excellent starts throughout May. However, in his first start in June, Sale was removed from Thursday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth inning at Fenway Park. Red Sox manager Alex […]

For almost two years, James Paxton was unable to pitch for the Boston Red Sox or any team in the MLB. After finally making his return to the Red Sox, Paxton credited teammate Chris Sale for helping him get back on his feet. Paxton pitched just one game in 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. […]

Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is finally performing like he wants to. In his last five stars, Sale is 4-0 with a 2.27 ERA. It is closer to the form he was at during the 2018 season, when he was the Red Sox’ ace for their World Series run. He told USA Today’s Bob […]

Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale is a man of the people. He showed that once again with a touching gesture on Sunday, as he hosted breast cancer survivors prior to the series finale at Fenway Park against the St. Louis Cardinals. Today Chris Sale is hosting 22 breast cancer survivors & staff members of […]

It’s been a long road back from Tommy John surgery for Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale, but the lanky left-hander can officially say he’s all the way back after Saturday’s masterpiece of a start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Even though it came in a losing effort against a bad Cardinals team, Sale accomplished […]

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper’s speedy return after undergoing Tommy John surgery has been one of the primary storylines in MLB over the past week. Boston Red Sox’s SP Chris Sale, who’s also undergone the surgery, reacted to Harper’s rapid recovery, per Pete Abraham. “I want to talk to him about that,” Sale said. “He’s […]

The Boston Red Sox have had an action-packed start to their season against the Baltimore Orioles, losing the season-opener 10-9 before pulling off a wild comeback victory on Saturday afternoon, with the final score settling in at 9-8 thanks to a walk-off two-run home run from Adam Duvall. Despite the thrilling victory, fans can’t seem […]

Chris Sale’s first start of the 2023 MLB season was a forgettable one, to say the least. The Boston Red Sox pitcher toed the rubber Saturday night and got immediately ripped by the Baltimore Orioles. If it weren’t for the Red Sox’s robust run support, Sale would have walked away with a loss. Nevertheless, Chris […]