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Boston Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec (29) celebrates at the dugout with teammates after hitting a home run against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Red Sox get ML-best 20th comeback win, beat Yankees 7-3

By Jake Seiner Jun. 05, 2021 11:34 PM EDT

Fans watch as Boston Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi, foreground, pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, May 29, 2021, in Boston. Saturday marks the end of most COVID-19 restrictions in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Fenway Park back to full capacity; Red Sox beat Marlins 3-1

Ken Powtak May. 29, 2021 08:03 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu throws to a Boston Red Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Ryu pitches 7 masterful innings, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 8-0

By Mark Didtler May. 18, 2021 11:06 PM EDT

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Mayers reacts after striking out Boston Red Sox's Michael Chavis to end the baseball game during the ninth inning, Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Ohtani's 2-out, 2-run HR in 9th sends Angels over Bosox 6-5

By Maureen Mullen May. 16, 2021 05:06 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette looks back at the umpire after being called out on strikes during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Bogaerts' 3-run HR, Rodriguez lift BoSox over Blue Jays 4-2

By Kyle Hightower Apr. 20, 2021 10:29 PM EDT

Boston Red Sox Rafael Devers (11) high fives teammate Boston Red Sox Hunter Renfroe (10) after hitting a home run against the Minnesota Twins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Minneapolis. Boston won 4-2. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Devers, Bosox win snowy 7th in row; Twins hold silent moment

By Brian Hall Apr. 13, 2021 06:49 PM EDT

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon smiles after giving the ball to manager Aaron Boone, left, during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Taillon made his first start in the majors since May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Santander hoses Urshela for last out, O's beat Yanks in 11

By Jake Seiner Apr. 07, 2021 10:48 PM EDT

The Baltimore Orioles stand for the national anthem before an opening day baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, April 2, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Orioles' Means means business in opener, beats Red Sox 3-0

By Jimmy Golen Apr. 02, 2021 05:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2021, file photo, Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, second from left, oversees a COVID-19 vaccine injection site staged in a concession area at Fenway Park in Boston. More than 1 million COVID-19 vaccination shots have been given at Major League Baseball stadiums, with the Oakland Coliseum and Marlins Park among the sites planning to continue operating after opening day. The 11 ballparks that converted to mass vaccination centers in the offseason combined to pass a million total shots this week, MLB said Friday, March 25. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Orioles-Red Sox opener at Fenway postponed because of rain

Apr. 01, 2021 09:54 AM EDT

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez (57) works against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla.. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 08:13 PM EDT

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) throws against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Ohtani fans 5 in return to mound; Harper HR on 1st swing

By The Associated Press Mar. 05, 2021 07:40 PM EST

Bloom: Red Sox have talent to bounce back from lost 2020

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 21, 2021 05:14 PM EST
One by one, the Boston Red Sox have arrived at spring training spouting the same, stubborn message. From Eduardo Rodriguez — “Don’t sleep...

FILE - Houston Astros' George Springer reacts after a 3-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the last regular season home baseball game, in Houston, in this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, file photo. Springer hit two home runs during the game. Spring is a free agent. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
AL East teams at the start of spring training

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 12:37 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora smiles from behind the batting cage during their first full squad workout at their spring training baseball facility in Ft. Myers, Fla. The Red Sox rehired Cora as manager Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, less than a year after letting him go because of his role in the Houston Astros cheating scandal. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Red Sox bring back Cora, rehiring manager from 2018 title

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 06, 2020 10:51 AM EST

Boston Red Sox' Jackie Bradley Jr. watches his line drive soar to center field for a home run against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Red Sox face more changes (again) after firing Roenicke

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 28, 2020 05:41 PM EDT

Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Hall (56) hands the ball to interim manager Ron Roenicke as he is taken out of the game against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Roenicke fired by Red Sox after 1 pandemic-shortened season

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 27, 2020 01:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a LSU touchdown in the first half of an NCAA football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This is the rare SEC team whose schedule might have gotten a tad easier by playing a conference-only slate. The SEC opponents added to LSU’s schedule last month were Missouri (6-6 last season) and Vanderbilt (3-9). LSU had to drop a scheduled home date with No. 14 Texas, though its other non-conference games would have been lackluster matchups with Rice, Nicholls and Texas-San Antonio. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Orgeron: Most LSU players have had, recovered from COVID-19

By Brett Martel Sep. 15, 2020 07:30 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Aug. 15, 2020 The Big Ten and Pac-12 became the first Power 5 conferences — those eligible for the college...

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during spring training baseball camp Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Chris Sale rehabbing the best he can for Red Sox

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 13, 2020 07:27 PM EDT

Miami Marlins' Brian Anderson, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Francisco Cervelli, left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
LEADING OFF: Virus fears force changes in lineups, plans

By The Associated Press Jul. 26, 2020 08:05 PM EDT