Red Sox vs Rays: Duran LF, Contreras 1B, Abreu RF, Yoshida DH, Story SS, Rafaela CF, Mayer 2B, Narváez C, Durbin 3B, Early P

Coming off their first sweep of the season in Detroit, the Red Sox had a chance to finally build some momentum. Instead Thursday marked another regression in their one-step-forward, two-steps-back season. www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

The Red Sox now have multiple SB in 3 straight games for first time since April 30-May 2, 2025 Haven’t done it in four straight since Sept 2012

In addition to Red Sox Hall of Fame inductees honored tonight, so too is Bill Mueller's home run on July 24, 2004 aka the Varitek-ARod fight game. If you've never read it (or even if you have) here's an oral history of that game free to read www.nytimes.com/athletic/107...

Roman Anthony hopes to be return from the IL next week when he's eligible. Also clarified it's a ligament sprain of his right ring finger. More on that plus some updates on Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez and Justin Slaten www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

Roman Anthony will be placed on the IL today. Nothing has gotten worse with the wrist but he’s still a couple days out from playing and they can’t keep playing short handed. Mickey Gasper called up for come off the bench Ranger Suarez is progressing

Red Sox vs Rays: Duran LF, Contreras 1B, Abreu RF, Story SS, Yoshida DH, Rafaela CF, Mayer 2B, Wong C, Durbin 3B, Bennett P

More from @codystavenhagen.bsky.social on benches clearing between the Red Sox and Tigers www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Digging into some things Chad Tracy will and won't change now that he's interim manager Durbin/Mayer positions Rafaela at 2B? Yoshida's playing time Duran at leadoff and more Free read here www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

A little more than a week on the job, a look at what Chad Tracy will and won’t change as he manages the Red Sox Free read here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

It’s been just over a week since the hitting coaches were fired and the Red Sox offense is still floundering. Plus an update on Ranger Suarez, Brayan Bello’s rotation spot in question and more www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

It’s been just over a week since the hitting coaches were fired and the Red Sox offense is still floundering. Plus an update on Ranger Suarez, Brayan Bello’s rotation spot in question and more www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Here's more on yet another Red Sox starter injury, this time to Ranger Suarez: www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Ranger Suarez exited the game with right hamstring tightness

The Red Sox are considering Bello as an opener Tuesday. He also could start. Will be based on how they use the bullpen next two days Gray may start Wednesday but throwing a bullpen tomorrow and needs to check a few boxes first

Christian Walker passed concussion tests and spoke after the game. He’s in good spirits and plans to play tomorrow, barring anything happening overnight. The ball got mostly helmet, but did hit his forehead in what he described as a “glancing blow.”

Hard to know anymore if this is for show or he actually has something, but Carlos Correa is on second base and gesturing before every Connelly Early pitch.

Until Friday, Chad Tracy had never set foot on the field at Fenway Park. So when he went to the mound for the first time in-game for a pitching change, he took it all in. “This is pretty awesome, it’s Fenway, you know?” On Tracy’s first Fenway win www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

109.0, 104.2, 105.3 and 100.9 mph exit velocities for the Astros during the second time through against Red Sox lefty Jake Bennett, who is making his major-league debut

Chad Tracy said Crochet did get an MRI and it showed inflammation but nothing more.

Sonny Gray just threw three innings of live BP. He’s eligible to come off the IL on Wednesday

Red Sox vs Astros: Duran LF, Contreras 1B, Anthony DH, Abreu RF, Story SS, Mayer 2B, Rafaela CF, Narváez C, Durbin 3B, Bennett P

As expected. Red Sox announce they’ve recalled lefty Jake Bennett to start tonight vs the Astros in what will be his big league debut.

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social Inside the mind of John W. Henry, Liverpool’s ‘semi-detached’ owner www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

Inside Craig Breslow’s stunning Red Sox house cleaning: ‘It’s his show’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

The firings of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and his most experienced coaches shocked the baseball world. But to those familiar with the inner workings of Craig Breslow’s baseball operations department, the heavy-handed treatment did not come as a surprise. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Here's more on Garrett Crochet headed to the IL and what the Red Sox might do with the rotation www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

Garrett Crochet his headed to the IL with left shoulder inflammation. INF/OF Nate Eaton has been recalled. Another pitching move will be made in the coming days.

In reporting this story with @theathletic.com colleagues this week, was reminded of Breslow's comments to me last year on the front-office audit “There are times where maybe it makes sense to bulldoze through things and then pick up the pieces afterward” www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Inside Craig Breslow’s stunning Red Sox house cleaning: ‘It’s his show’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Jake Bennett was scratched from his start today but is staying in Triple A Worcester “as of right now”, a source said. His next start has been pushed back. The Red Sox are reevaluating their pitching heading into the weekend.

With @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social and @jaysonst.bsky.social: The Phillies offered their managing job to Alex Cora. He turned them down. Much more to come on this: www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

There's plenty of speculation (at this point just speculation) about Dave Dombrowski reuniting with Alex Cora. For now, Don Mattingly is Phillies interim manager. The Phillies visit the Red Sox at Fenway in two weeks May 12-14.

Rob Thomson is taking the fall for a 9-19 start. But, with him as manager, the postseason became the expectation again at Citizens Bank Park. A major decision: www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson, sources told The Athletic. Don Mattingly will be interim manager.

🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @jcmccaffrey.bsky.social joined @enosarris.bsky.social and I to discuss the Red Sox's decision to fire Alex Cora (and five members of his staff) as the Craig Breslow Era continues to surprise all of us.... 🎧 pod.fo/e/407ed1 📺 www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels

The Boston 2026 World Cup host committee has announced that tailgating will be permitted at Gillette Stadium despite it previously stating it would be banned. 🔗 nyti.ms/4tBycnh

Red Sox name Jose David Flores the interim bench coach. He'd served as first base/infield instructor the last two years, but had previously served as Chad Tracy's bench coach in Triple-A from 2022-24 That and a few more changes in here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

On Sunday, Craig Breslow and Sam Kennedy appeared tired of their own message in an odd press conference following the firing of Alex Cora and five coaches, one in which the words didn’t match the tone. Some takeaways on a messy situation www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

In case you missed the details of what happened late Saturday night when the Red Sox fired Alex Cora and five coaches in a stunning move shortly after the game www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Huge shoutout to @theathletic.com teammates @brittghiroli.bsky.social @spencernusbaum.bsky.social @kentremendous.bsky.social and Steve Buckley for their work in the Red Sox firings We've got six stories (and counting) up on all angles of the Red Sox mess here on site www.nytimes.com/athletic/mlb...

Will be chatting in-game at the link here. It's been a wild 18 hours for the organization and I'm sure you have questions so feel free to join in with questions, comments, concerns, gripes: www.nytimes.com/athletic/mlb...

From @spencernusbaum.bsky.social: Irate Red Sox players blast front office’s purge of Alex Cora and coaches “If this shows us anything,” Trevor Story said, “it’s we’re here to play baseball, and that’s it. We don’t make decisions. We don’t have any input on that.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Breslow said he acknowledged with Cora yesterday he it was a challenging roster to manage, particularly the position player group. "Ultimately the accountability for the roster falls on me"

Included in this story on the details from last night, keep thinking about a piece I wrote in March when I asked Breslow about his own job given his predecessors truncated timelines “As soon as you start thinking about (the end), you’re probably defeated" www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Breslow said he feels the changes were warranted and they wanted to "take advantage" of the 135 games left

Kennedy says they made the decision on Saturday morning and flew down from Boston on Saturday to meet post game with them

Sam Kennedy calls the Cora firing "painful" but says they felt it was necessary

Hours after the Red Sox walloped the Orioles Saturday afternoon, Alex Cora returned to the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore where owner John Henry, CEO Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow informed him he’d been fired. Details on a dramatic day www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...