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Mike Carlucci

OTM Open Thread 3/21: It is Tuesday

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USA vs Japan

Happy Tuesday. It’s a big day for baseball. The Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles at 1:05 PM ET on NESN360 and WEEI. It’s a Sale Day and he’s looking...like Chris Sale!

Will Team USA repeat or will Team Japan go undefeated for its 3rd #WorldBaseballClassic title?

Find out Tuesday night at 7 PM ET on @FS1! pic.twitter.com/NkzfX0BShk

— MLB (@MLB) March 21, 2023

And then tonight at 7:00 PM ET on FS1 is the championship game...

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Former Red Sox catching prospect Kole Cottam signs with Atlantic League team

Former Red Sox catching prospect Kole Cottam has signed with the Frederick Baseball Club of the independent Atlantic League, per the league’s transactions log.

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Japan's Masataka Yoshida hits clutch homer to tie WBC semifinal

Yoshida has had his moments during his career in Japan, but for most Red Sox fans he's still a new face. He's an unknown. He's doing his best to change that though. 

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Red Sox reliever Joely Rodríguez has Grade 2 right oblique strain

Red Sox reliever Joely Rodriguez has a Grade 2 right oblique strain, manager Alex Cora announced Monday. Rodriguez suffered a right side injury in the eighth inning of Saturday’s Grapefruit League contest against the Orioles at JetBlue Park.

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Red Sox reassign 5 non-roster invitees, including Christian Koss and Ryan Fitzgerald, to minor-league camp

Before falling to the Pirates by a final score of 7-5 at JetBlue Park on Monday afternoon, the Red Sox announced they had reassigned non-roster invitees to minor-league camp.

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Justin Turner reaches base twice in return to lineup as Red Sox fall to Pirates, 7-5

The Red Sox fell behind early and could never recover in a 7-5 loss to the Pirates at JetBlue Park on Monday afternoon. By falling to Pittsburgh, Boston dropped to 12-8-4 in Grapefruit League play.

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Red Sox reliever diagnosed with oblique strain

Red Sox left-hander Joely Rodríguez has a Grade 2 oblique strain, manager Alex Cora tells Alex Speier of The Boston Globe.

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Dan Secatore

Brayan Bello Is Back. For Now.

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images

The young Red Sox pitcher is healthy — thank God.

In life as in baseball, we spend so much time thinking about the future. We plan for it, we pin our hopes on it, we look to it to help us get through the often dully unsatisfying present. It’s for this reason that few things break our hearts more than a potential future being taken away. And if you’re a Sox fan of a certain age, there might be one name more than any other that...

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Justin Turner returns to Red Sox lineup two weeks after being beaned in face

Justin Turner is returning to the Boston Red Sox lineup for their Spring Training game Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Mike Carlucci

OTM Open Thread 3/20: It is Monday

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Last full week of Spring Training

Happy Monday! The sun is shining, birds are singing, it’s a beautiful day in Boston. We’re starting the last full week of Spring Training with the season rushing upon us in just 10 days. The Red Sox take on the Pittsburgh Pirates today at 1:05 PM ET on WEEI and NESN. It’s the 10 year anniversary of the Sox magical 2013 season. Is Ben Cherington counting on that for the Pirates? Can it happen...

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Dan Secatore

Red Sox Links: Masataka Yoshida Will Hit Cleanup

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Plus, updates on Brayan Bello, Tanner Houck, and Richard Bleier

Brayan Bello is back! And he’s already putting some of the lessons imparted by Pedro Martinez in the offseason to work. Well, that’s one less thing to worry about. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)

Bello isn’t the only young pitcher hoping to have a regular spot in the rotation this year. And to that end, Tanner Houck is trying to expand his arsenal in hopes of being...

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Jacob Roy

Best of the Red Sox 2023 Promotional Schedule

Come for the knick knacks. Stay for the tchotchkes.

Many, Vegas included, are down on the Red Sox this year. The fine people over at Fenway Sports Group know that, and want to do whatever they can to keep attendance up, sell $11 beers, and maintain that bottom line. As we all know, high ticket prices and concessions are how we can afford to spend like the Dodgers and Yankees.

John Henry: “What has enabled us to spend like the Yankees and the Dodgers is your support. And that...

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Red Sox acquire infield prospect Ángel Pierre from Royals to complete Adalberto Mondesí trade

When the Red Sox acquired infielder Adalberto Mondesi from the Royals in exchange for left-handed reliever Josh Taylor back in January, they also ensured that they would be receiving a player to be named later or cash considerations as part of the deal.

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Red Sox reliever Joely Rodríguez likely to start season on injured list

Red Sox reliever Joely Rodriguez will likely start the season on the injured list, manager Alex Cora said Sunday. Rodriguez suffered a right side injury in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 9-6 win over the Orioles at JetBlue Park.

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Greg Allen hits grand slam, Brayan Bello fans 3 in spring debut as Red Sox come back to defeat Phillies, 9-5

The Red Sox closed out the weekend by mounting a comeback victory over the Phillies in Clearwater, Fla. on Sunday. Boston defeated Philadelphia by a final score of 9-5 at BayCare Stadium to improve to 12-7-4 in Grapefruit League play.

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Red Sox outfield prospect Gilberto Jiménez homers off Rays ace Shane McClanahan

Red Sox outfield prospect Gilberto Jimenez made his first official hit of the spring count on Monday afternoon. As part of a split-squad doubleheader, Jimenez made the trip to St.

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Red Sox reliever Joely Rodríguez leaves game with right side injury

Red Sox reliever Joely Rodriguez suffered a right side injury in the eighth inning of Saturday’s Grapefruit League game against the Orioles at JetBlue Park.

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Kutter Crawford, Josh Winckowski impress in respective starts as Red Sox top Orioles, fall to Rays in split-squad doubleheader

As part of a split-squad doubleheader on Saturday, the Red Sox beat the Orioles at home and lost to the Rays on the road. In Fort Myers, Boston defeated Baltimore by a final score of 9-6.

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Luis Perales identified by MLB Pipeline as having best fastball of any Red Sox pitching prospect

Luis Perales was recently identified by MLB Pipeline as having the best fastball of any Red Sox pitching prospect. The 19-year-old is currently regarded by the publication as the No.

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Red Sox’ Justin Turner steps into batter’s box for first time since being hit in face by pitch

On Friday, Red Sox designated hitter/infielder Justin Turner stepped into a batter’s box for the first time since frighteningly being hit in the face by a pitch on March 6.

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