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The Boston Red Sox are playoff bound as an American League Wild Card team. Alex Cora’s team secured a spot in the postseason in dramatic fashion on Friday night. While they have to compete with teams like the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, the Red Sox are ready to attack October. Their manager […]

While the Boston Red Sox have playoff plans of their own, the team still has yet to clinch a berth to the postseason despite being in a good spot. Though the Red Sox’s playoff chances were dwindling almost a week ago, the magic number is two for the team to lock in their spot in […]

On Wednesday night, the Boston Red Sox claimed an all-important 7-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays thanks to an elite start from ace Garrett Crochet, who’s proven to be worth every asset Boston had to give up to the Chicago White Sox this past offseason. Unlike yesterday, this win for the Red Sox did […]

The Boston Red Sox are hoping to survive the final nine games of the season and earn a spot in the American League playoffs. They have endured a difficult slump without the production of star rookie Roman Anthony (oblique) and they have lost eight of their last 12 games. The Red Sox are starting their […]

The Boston Red Sox entered Wednesday’s matchup against the Athletics having lost four of their last five games. With the Wild Card race tightening, Boston badly needed a win. And the resilient Red Sox battled back after trailing by two runs in the fifth inning. Boston forced the game into extra innings before delivering its […]

The Boston Red Sox enter a series against the Athletics on Tuesday hoping to get back on track. Red Sox manager Alex Cora watched another dominant performance from Aroldis Chapman secure a win on Monday, but Boston is under pressure with the playoffs looming. However, its manager might have Wilyer Abreu back in the lineup […]

As the Boston Red Sox continue their grind toward the MLB postseason, manager Alex Cora issued a firm reminder to his players to stay grounded. Cora’s playoff message came just hours before Game 2 of a pivotal three game series against the New York Yankees, following a 4-1 loss in the opener. Boston has hit […]

As the Boston Red Sox continue to fight for a postseason berth in the tight 2025 MLB playoff race, their bullpen just took another blow. Following a 4-1 series-opening loss Friday to the New York Yankees, manager Alex Cora delivered a discouraging update on reliever Liam Hendriks. The veteran right-hander, who was signed to bolster […]

Boston sports fans have a way of telling you when you’re doing a good job, as Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora found out at a local Legal Sea Foods restaurant. As the Red Sox’s AL East race heats up between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, Cora saw firsthand how appreciative […]

The Boston Red Sox are on track to earn a spot in the American League playoffs for the first time since the 2021 season. However, with slightly more than two weeks to go in the season, Alex Cora’s team cannot take it’s foot off the gas pedal and think that it will be smooth sailing […]

The Boston Red Sox are right in the middle of a division race, and on Monday, they faced the last-placed team in the AL West, the Oakland Athletics. While they did take a drama-free 7-0 win at home in the end, the Red Sox did raise a ton of eyebrows before the game when they […]

The Boston Red Sox are one of many teams under pressure as the Major League Baseball season winds down. Alex Cora got real with Red Sox fans about their team as it fights to get into the playoffs. Players like Dustin May, Rob Refsnyder, and Jarren Duran have a chance to play spoilers if they […]

The Boston Red Sox couldn’t complete the sweep Wednesday at Fenway Park, and a disastrous second inning from Jordan Hicks made sure of it. In an 8-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians, the reliever’s struggles highlighted a glaring issue in the Red Sox bullpen during a critical stretch of the 2025 MLB season. Hicks was […]

The Boston Red Sox are going for the sweep of the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday after a big Game 2 11-7 win. While the playoff race is getting real in Boston, the Fenway faithful have been waiting on injury news all Wednesday long. Before the game, Alex Cora gave the update that fans were fearing. […]

Amidst Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox’s wild-card race in the American League, trading for catcher Ali Sanchez made sense for the veteran manager. After the Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep from the Pittsburgh Pirates, bouncing back with a 5-2 win on Sunday, Cora addressed the trade and the benefits of it. Cora […]

As there will be rumors around the Boston Red Sox, one key storyline around him has been the performance of outfielder Masataka Yoshida, currently in his third season with the ball club. With the Red Sox outfielder having returned from the injured list in July and still trying to find some consistency, manager Alex Cora […]

When it comes to pitchers on the Boston Red Sox, few are as infuriating to fans as Jordan Hicks. Sure, there are the former Los Angeles Dodgers, Dustin May and Walker Buehler, but the former has only been with the team for a matter of weeks, and the latter has already been released after a […]

The Boston Red Sox are in a dogfight with the New York Yankees for the top spot in the American League Wild Card race. After a Friday night loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates while the Yankees were defeating the Chicago White Sox, the Red Sox are one-half game behind their rivals and in the No. […]

The Boston Red Sox kept their playoff surge alive following a 3-2 win on Thursday. In the process, their three-game sweep of Baltimore propelled them to go 15 games above .500 for the first time since 2021, per MLB. Altogether, the Red Sox are 75-60 and are 3.5 games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays […]

The Boston Red Sox kept rolling Wednesday with their third straight win over the Baltimore Orioles and their sixth victory in the last seven games. Things were looking bleak for Boston, down a run in the ninth inning. But Ceddanne Rafaela’s clutch two-run homer put the Red Sox up 3-2, and the team held on […]

After winning five of their previous six outings, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora commended the fans for sticking with them through the ugly years that led them to this season. Towards the end of the 2025 season, with the playoffs in sight, the Red Sox are atop the AL East wild card standings despite […]

The Boston Red Sox are still in the thick of the playoff race despite being in third place in the AL East. With September right around the corner, the club decided to call up another one of its top prospects on Thursday. Leading up to the New York Yankees game on Friday evening, manager Alex […]

With the rumors around the Boston Red Sox moving Walker Buehler to the bullpen, the ball club has officially made the move in what has been a frustrating year for the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. As rumors around the Red Sox and Buehler have been around due to his struggles, the team has now […]

The Boston Red Sox are going into a crucial four-game series with the New York Yankees, but they will not have the team’s leading home run hitter to battle the Bronx Bombers. Outfielder Wilyer Abreu has been placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right calf strain. Access granted. pic.twitter.com/MJdEuCGgbO — Red Sox (@RedSox) […]

The Boston Red Sox are in the thick of the race in the American League East. Amid all of the success, the Red Sox’s team has been somewhat defined by talented prospects getting their opportunities at the major league level. Alex Cora and the front office called up Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer, both of […]

Boston Red Sox fans have become accustomed to watching bad baseball in August and September. They are also no strangers to having their intelligence insulted by management. But when they are subjected to both of those annoyances on the same night, they can only take so much. Following a bitter and certainly avoidable 4-3 extra-innings […]

The Boston Red Sox made a swift and telling roster move just moments after their 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park Monday night, signaling clear urgency as the race to October intensifies. With only 36 games remaining in the season, the team optioned reliever Jovani Moran to Triple-A Worcester and recalled veteran […]

The Boston Red Sox received a mixed batch of injury updates Monday afternoon that could shape the course of their late-season run. Both reliever Justin Slaten and outfielder Wilyer Abreu are recovering from recent setbacks, and their health will be vital to Boston’s playoff push down the stretch. The injury update regarding the reliever was […]

On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox signed former Washington Nationals slugger Nathaniel Lowe. Recently, he became a free agent after Washington declared him for assignment. The terms of his contract remain unknown, but will likely ast until the end of the season. On Monday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided a simple assessment of Lowe […]

The Boston Red Sox secured their 68th win of the season against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. The win helps them keep pace with the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees in their division. 2025 has seen Alex Cora and Boston call up many of the team’s top prospects, including Roman Anthony. Players like […]

The Boston Red Sox are finishing off a series with the Houston Astros on Wednesday in Texas. After a 14-1 win on Tuesday, Boston is looking for a series win. But the Red Sox will have to do it without their manager, as Alex Cora was ejected from the game for arguing a non-call he […]

The Boston Red Sox are set to take on the Houston Astros in a three-game set starting Monday. Both teams are in the thick of the AL playoff race. At the moment, the Red Sox hold the top AL Wild Card spot, while the Astros sit atop the AL West once again. Ahead of the […]

After an inconsistent start to the season, the Boston Red Sox have surged during the last two months and they are making a run at the American League East title. They will have to chase down the Toronto Blue Jays to get there, but they are inside the playoff structure as a Wild Card team. […]

The Boston Red Sox are surging in the American League East and have risen to second place in the division behind the Toronto Blue Jays. They have won 21 of their last 28 games, and manager Alex Cora is hoping the team can continue to play winning baseball throughout the final seven weeks of the […]

At this point in his career, Xander Bogaerts is an essential piece of the San Diego Padres’ roster. However, the shortstop’s time with the Boston Red Sox is what fans know him for. After an injury scare almost took Bogaerts out of San Diego’s lineup, he has recaptured some of that magic. With Red Sox […]

Shortly after the midway point of the season, the Boston Red Sox were struggling badly. After losing 2 of 3 games to the streaking Toronto Blue Jays, Alex Cora’s team had a 41-44 record and were sitting in fourth place in the American League East. It seems like the Red Sox were in the middle […]

The Boston Red Sox were at a fork in the road a few weeks before the trade deadline. A disagreement between Rafael Devers and Alex Cora sent the slugger to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster deal. After that, the team’s future was in question. Jarren Duran dealt with trade rumors of his own […]

The Boston Red Sox have been firing on all cylinders down the stretch, and none more so than in their latest victory at Fenway Park. Fueled by Trevor Story’s three-RBI night, Garrett Crochet’s performance stole the show Tuesday night. The ace went seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out eight on […]

The Boston Red Sox were in the center of the action at the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Alex Cora got a major upgrade in his starting rotation as the Red Sox upgraded their roster. After trading Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, Boston’s trade deadline plans were the focus of a lot of […]