Red Sox Right-Hander Matt Barnes Tests Positive For COVID, Will Miss Opening Day
Manager Alex Cora says Barnes is asymptomatic, but he has been ruled out for Boston's season opener against Baltimore on April 1.
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Manager Alex Cora says Barnes is asymptomatic, but he has been ruled out for Boston's season opener against Baltimore on April 1.
Alex Cora met with the media Friday morning in Fort Myers and announced the kind of news that managers love to deliver: Garrett Whitlock has made the Red Sox' Opening Day roster.
The 27-year-old was set to make his return for the Red Sox next week, getting the honor of being the team's Opening Day starter. That return, though, will have to wait.
With opening day now just one week -- ONE WEEK?! -- away, here's an update on how the Red Sox have been doing down in Florida during spring training.
Say what you will about Los Angeles sports fans, but you can't say that they're impolite.
Boston baseball fans eager to get out of the house and into Fenway Park should be at the ready this Thursday morning.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a flier on knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright.
Curt Schilling is heading out of Massachusetts. He's hoping to find some nicer neighbors.
Eduardo Rodriguez tossed a spring gem for the Red Sox on Wednesday, and a short time later, Alex Cora named him Boston's Opening Day starter.
LeBron James is now a part owner of the Red Sox, a honor that is not lost on the Lakers superstar.
The Red Sox will be using UV disinfecting robots at Fenway Park this season.
While conventional wisdom has led to most folks in Boston settling on the reality that Mookie Betts was never going to sign a long-term contract with Boston, Betts said that's not true.
The Red Sox are welcoming a new name to their ownership group, and it's a big one: LeBron James.
It's beginning to look a lot like baseball in Worcester. The finishing touches are being put on Polar Park, the home of the new Worcester Red Sox.
The video included both Damon and his wife imploring the police officers to take note of their "Support Law Enforcement" license plates, with Damon telling the officers that "blue lives matter."
