Boston Red Sox

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. — Trailing Nashville with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, St. Paul Saints first baseman Alex Kirilloff watched the 3-2 pitch go by for strike three. He…

PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press Welcome, Dan Snyder, to the Owners Hall of Infamy.You'll feel right at home with this band of scoundrels, incompetents and reprobates — all of whom proved that being the…

FRED GOODALL Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The streaking Tampa Bay Rays are running out of superlatives to describe baseball’s best start in more than three decades.Remarkable, incredible,…

BEN WALKER Associated Press A major shift in how Major League Baseball is played. About time, too.Aaron Judge aiming at his own home run record, Shohei Ohtani trending with every pitch and swing, Dusty…

DAVID BRANDT Associated Press PHOENIX — Michael Conforto's once-ailing shoulder appears healthy and the veteran slugger is back to mashing baseballs.The Giants have eased the 30-year-old back on the…

CHARLES ODUM Associated Press The Atlanta Braves have reason to hope right-hander Kyle Wright, the majors' only 20-game winner last season, still has time to be ready for opening day.If Wright requires…

DAVID BRANDT Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches, but appeared to avoid any broken bones, after he was hit in the face by a pitch during Monday’s…

DAVID BRANDT Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Chris Sale pitched two scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox on Monday as the seven-time All-Star tries to bounce back from three straight injury-marred…

ALANIS THAMES Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When Yankees switch-hitter Aaron Hicks batted from the left side last season, he was almost always greeted by an infield shift — a wall of defenders…

Associated Press The most expensive free agent in Tampa Bay history made a good first impression with the Rays.Zach Eflin struck out three of four Minnesota Twins batters on Thursday in his first spring…