Red Sox manager Alex Cora isn’t your usual Florida tourist. “It’s an off-day here tomorrow. Hopefully it rains and it’s cold,” he said on Sunday as he prepared for the team to take its first full break of spring training. It’s not that Cora doesn’t like sunshine. He would just prefer that his players stay […]
Cora’s COVID message: Stay safe, your team needs you — The China Post, Taiwan
If the Red Sox need a man for the job — any job — Alex Verdugo is available. The last time they had a player who exudes this much confidence was probably in 2016, when David Ortiz went on his farewell tour while tearing up the league on his way to an MLB-best 1.021 OPS.…
Mastrodonato: Alex Verdugo has the confidence to replace Jackie Bradley Jr. in center field — Boston Herald
Eduardo Rodriguez threw to live hitters for the first time this spring on Tuesday at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, a significant step for the Red Sox left-hander after missing the 2020 season due to myocarditis. Red Sox manager Alex Cora was impressed with how Rodriguez looked during his live session, saying he saw much…
Red Sox LHP Eduardo Rodriguez impresses in first live BP of spring — Boston Herald
When J.D. Martinez was released by the Astros in 2014, the designated hitter used it as fuel to make himself into a three-time All-Star, World Series champion and one of the best hitters in the game. Seven years later, Martinez has a new reason to prove himself. After the worst season of his big-league career…
Red Sox’ J.D. Martinez: ‘Chip on my shoulder’ after struggles in 2020 — Boston Herald
RIP to Billy Conigliaro, who was the first draft pick in Red Sox history. He also was the younger brother of Sox phenom Tony Conigliaro. He died on February 10 at the age of 73. No cause of death has been given, though his family did say that he died at his home in Beverly, […]
Obituary: Billy Conigliaro (1947-2021) — RIP Baseball
A year after they didn’t spend $1 million or more on any of their international free agents, the Red Sox dug deep into their pockets to grab one of the most athletic outfielders in this year’s international class. According to multiple reports, the Red Sox landed top international prospect Miguel Bleis from the Dominican Republic…
Red Sox reportedly sign top Dominican OF to begin international signing period — Boston Herald
Bianca Smith was the director of baseball operations as a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University when she ran into one of her first moments of being doubted. A high school coach was working with the team and was asking Smith what her responsibilities were. She was explaining what she did — as she…
New Red Sox coach Bianca Smith has aspirations to be MLB manager — Boston Herald
Bianca Smith will blaze a trail once she reports for duty. The Boston Red Sox will hire Smith as a minor league coach, vice president of player development Ben Crockett confirmed to The Boston Globe’s Julian McWilliams on Thursday. Smith, whose hiring the Red Sox will announce in January, is set to become the the […]
Bianca Smith To Join Red Sox As Minor League Coach, Make Baseball History — NESN.com
Alex Cora seems pretty confident that J.D. Martinez will be back to his usual self in 2021. The Red Sox manager sat at home during his season-long suspension and watched Martinez fall to career-lows across the board over a 60-game sprint. The designated hitter was befuddled, his normal routine was taken away with a lack…
Alex Cora confident Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez will be better in 2021 — Boston Herald
Sitting in front of his bookshelf with a large family portrait of his kids and dog isn’t what Red Sox general manager Brian O’Halloran is used to doing during the first week in December. Normally around this time, O’Halloran and his front office colleagues would be bunkered down in a fancy hotel suite in Dallas,…
Red Sox at Winter Meetings: GM says club ‘can compete’ in 2021, IDs needs at SP, 2B, CF — Boston Herald
The Red Sox are in dire need of starting pitching help this winter, and they’re reportedly in on a former Yankee. The Sox are “showing interest” in veteran left-hander J.A. Happ, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. The Yankees declined the 38-year-old Happ’s $17 million option, making him a free agent. The Angels and Blue…
Red Sox ‘showing interest’ in veteran starter J.A. Happ, per report — Boston Herald
Alex Cora would rather be talking about baseball, but in his first appearance on WEEI in almost a year, all the questions centered on his involvement with the 2017 Houston Astros. Cora was reintroduced as the Red Sox manager on Tuesday but only briefly addressed his role in the ‘17 Astros’ sign-stealing scheme, which was…
Alex Cora on taking the fall for 2017 Astros: ‘Everybody was involved’ — Boston Herald
The view from left field 