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Red Sox beat writer for @TheAthletic | Syracuse grad | Apologies for the typos and bad jokes | jmccaffrey @theathletic .com
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This MLB/MLBPA negotiating process is like driving around town wasting gas in order to find the gas station that is one cent cheaper.
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“Your teammates speak so highly of you, what’s it mean to be a good teammate?”
Price pauses, starts tearing up.
“A lot.”
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Xander Bogaerts said he’s been told personally he’s not getting traded and that’s been a bit of a relief. Also said he wasn’t sure if he was supposed to say that and hopes he doesn’t get in trouble.
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A 'Let's go Celtics' breaks out at Fenway here in the eighth
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JD Martinez on trade rumors surrounding him: “I want to make this as hard on Chaim as possible”
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Kiké Hernandez will be mic’d up tomorrow for Sunday Night Baseball
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Cora on Red Sox-Yankees: "I think it's too much sometimes. Back-to-back Sunday night games, with all due respect to ESPN, come on. There's other teams out there and people want to watch them."
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This might have been the livliest Red Sox post game clubhouse in years. Cora had started his post game interview in his office, there were two knocks on the door, Jansen opened it, apologized to the media, pulled Cora out for one more speech. Cora returned, showered in beer
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The Red Sox have announced the firing of Alex Cora.
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Red Sox release a statement on the passing of Tim Wakefield's wife Stacy. What an unimaginable tragedy for their children and family.
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Cora said Bill Belichick texted him wishing him luck a few times this past week. Cora was legitmately blushing talking about it. He called it the highlight of his year.
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Cora announces his Game 1 lineup for tomorrow vs. Mariners: Benintendi LF, Betts RF, Devers 3B, Martinez DH, Bogaerts SS, Moreland 1B, Nunez 2B, Bradley CF, Vazquez C, Sale SP.
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Bobby Dalbec just handed a little kid a ball through the netting and the kid is running through the stands with his hands in the air like he just won the lottery.
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Three days after the Red Sox acquired Kyle Schwarber to essentially replace Bobby Dalbec at first base, Schwarber spent an hour and a half with Dalbec in the cages in Detroit helping the rookie turn his season around.
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Before the parade, David Price says “I’m opting in. I’m not going anywhere.” Price staying in Boston.
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A year ago today, we lost one of the very best in Nick Cafardo. It’s fitting the Red Sox are playing their first game of the season today. Hope you’ve got a good seat upstairs, Nick.
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Pedroia: I don't even know what the rule is. I've turned the best double play in the major leagues for 11 years. I don't need a fucking rule
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On June 28, the Red Sox traded minor league infielder Santiago Espinal to the Blue Jays for Steve Pearce and cash. I'd say that trade paid off.
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JD Martinez just rolled Drago (chief groundskeeper Dave Mellor’s service dog) a ball and said, “That’s my guy!”
This is the ALCS content you need.
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The Red Sox have knocked off the 100-win Rays and are headed to the American League Championship Series.
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Red Sox announce they are “parting ways” with Dombrowski.
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People here chant 'Yankees suck' at church, in the supermarket and at the library. It doesn't really matter where or when or why. It doesn't have to make sense for them.
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There's nothing left to say about Kiké Hernandez. Unreal.
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An elite quote from pitching coach Andrew Bailey on getting Red Sox pitchers to use their fastballs differently.
More on the strategy shift here:
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Confirming
@byJulianMack
report that the Red Sox have designated Jackie Bradley Jr. for assignment.
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Airlines ranked:
1. JetBlue
2. Everything else
3. Walking to your destination
4. American
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I think Jackie Bradley Jr got the loudest cheers of anyone today
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Remy and O'Brien discussing on NESN why umpires don't wear mics to explain calls on the field. O'Brien said he's heard that umps decided as a group they're not comfortable explaining calls to large audiences on TV.
Remy: "Well get over it. Find someone who can."
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A sign that read 'Racism is American as baseball' was just dropped from the Green Monster by a fan at Fenway.
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Chris Sale: "I owe my teammates the starting pitcher they thought they were gonna get. I owe the front office the starting pitcher they paid for and I owe the fans the performances that they're paying to come and see."
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So Story took less money and move to second base to come to Boston
The Rockies, Story’s longtime team, was willing to pay more than the $140M he got from Boston. However, Story is said to see Boston as a better chance to win.
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Trevor Story named AL Player of the Week after going 9-for-25 (.360) with six homers, 14 RBIs and 10 runs scored last week. He also had five walks, two stolen bases and a 1.120 slugging percentage over seven games.
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Verdugo: I wouldn't want any Boston fans throwing shit at Yankee players.
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Matt Barnes, Jackie Bradley and Christian Vazquez are among the guys here today
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You might have missed it, but Bogaerts translating some info from Dave Bush to Robles there in that mound meeting. Bogaerts stuck behind for another few seconds with Robles to talk. The little things that make a big difference about Bogaerts.
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“Throw that shit over the fucking plate.”
As the 15-year anniversary of that epic July 24, 2004 Red Sox-Yankees game approaches, an oral history of the massive fight, improbable walk-off and what the game meant in the midst of a franchise-altering season
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“...So he said, ‘we have a lot of food left and the right thing to do would be to give it to somebody who doesn’t have it.'"
-- Mookie Betts' mom on how the Betts family delivered trays of food to a group of homeless people in Boston after Game 2
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Nick’s got a great view for the Red Sox home opener. Missing him a little more today.
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Rafael Devers was about as outspoken as he’s ever been saying he was disappointed the team didn’t add more this winter and even at the trade deadline last year
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Cora says they realized recently that Kimbrel was tipping his pitches. Kimbrel says he got a text from Cora’s close friend Eric Gagne last night who noticed something and wanted to pass it along to Kimbrel and LeVangie for them to work on.
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A Kyle Schwarber Story:
(I've mentioned this story before, but figured since he just got traded to the Red Sox, it's worth resurfacing.)
Schwarber played in the Cape League for Wareham in 2012 and 2013. Wareham won the championship in 2012 and he won the postseason MVP award.
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From the looks of it outside Fenway, the stands will be 90 percent Phillies fans tonight
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JD Martinez doesn't want to talk about his opt-out or his future, but does say, "this fan base suits my passion for the game."
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The Red Sox announce they signed RHP Garrett Whitlock to a four-year contract extension for the 2023-26 seasons, with club options for 2027 and 2028.
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Meet Katie Krall, the new Red Sox development coach for Double-A Portland.
The Red Sox are the first team in baseball with two women in on-field coaching roles.
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In 2005, 23-year-old David Appleman started
@FanGraphs
as a fantasy baseball side project while bored at work.
Fifteen years later, it's become an indispensable resource in the baseball industry with many of its writers landing jobs in front offices.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Red Sox have won a game. They snap a nine-game losing streak.
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Matt Barnes and Austin Davis are throwing bullpens. Nathan Eovaldi just walked out of the clubhouse. Things are happening.
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It was 10 years ago this week that I moved to Boston to start covering the Red Sox (and Patriots and Bruins) for MassLive before joining The Athletic four years later. It's been a wild ride. Thanks to all of you for reading and following along. Hopefully many more years to come!
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Q: Do you think the Houston Astros are the toughest team to face in baseball?
Brock Holt: “Besides the Boston Red Sox, but we can’t play them.”
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Overheard in the press box: "This is a really complete Red Sox team. There's really nothing you can complain about."
Red Sox Twitter: "Hold my beer."
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Nick Pivetta pitches a complete game.
9 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. 112 pitches, 78 strikes, 19 swings/misses
The Red Sox beat the Astros, 5-1, and win the series.
Pivetta is the first Red Sox pitcher since Chris Sale on June 5, 2019 to pitch a complete game
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JD Martinez has 98 homers and 299 RBI in 395 games with the Red Sox. The only players with 100 homers and 300 RBIs in their first 400 games with the Red Sox are Jimmie Foxx, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez
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In three games in Worcester, Franchy Cordero is 5-for-12 (.417) with two homers, 3 RBIs, a walk and four strikeouts
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Wasn't expecting to hear this quote tonight:
Q:When did you start to gain the confidence you could do this over the course of a season?
GARRETT WHITLOCK: A lot had to do in Chicago after I gave up that walk-off homer. I was sitting in the bathroom, and Kiké Hernandez came up...
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Every Red Sox player and coach wore full uniforms - no hoodies or pullovers - in the dugout on Sunday in honor of Tim Wakefield.
“It was a tribute to him because of all the guys I played with, nobody wore his jersey with more pride than Tim Wakefield.”
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I absolutely thought it was well past midnight, but it is in fact 8:50 p.m.
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Red Sox announced they've acquired RHP Andrew Cashner and cash considerations from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league INF Noelberth Romero and minor league OF Elio Prado. Boston’s 40-man roster is now at 40.
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Story says Bogaerts called him and wanted him to come to Boston. 'He didn't have to do that and I think that says a lot about his character.'
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The thing people don’t tell you about being a baseball writer is how many times you’ll get locked inside an empty stadium
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Jonathan Papelbon just threw a 91mph fastball in for a ceremonial first pitch, at least according to the Jumbotron
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Jackie Bradley Jr. found out he was getting traded to the Red Sox while he was at Mookie Betts’ wedding on Dec. 1. The lockout went into affect a couple hours later so other than a call from Bloom he wasn’t able to have any contact with the team
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Question to Cora: Have you decided if Chris Sale will start or relieve this series? “He’ll pitch,” Cora said.
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Alex Cora says Eduardo Rodriguez is a full-go. Threw a bullpen yesterday has been running. No restrictions on him right now.
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Jose Iglesias is 10-for-21 (.476) in 10 games with the Red Sox.
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Marcelo Mayer says he'd like to sign with the Red Sox as soon as possible.
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X-Rays were negative for both Trevor Story and Matt Strahm
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Did not anticipate people being so upset about this red seat tweet. David Ortiz used to say he didn’t believe the red seat legend either, fwiw.
Triston Casas said the more homers he hits to right field the more he feels like the Ted Williams red seat is a myth
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Hi all, just wanted to say thanks for following along here throughout the season and reading and subscribing to
@TheAthletic
. It's all very much appreciated. We'll have plenty more to come with season breakdown pieces and look ahead stuff, so stay tuned. And thanks again.
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Yoshida opened speaking in English:“I’m Masataka Yoshida. I’m 29 years old. I have played for the Orix Buffaloes for seven years. I don’t speak English, so nervous. I want to learn English and I want to speak it. I’m honored to be with Red Sox Nation. I’ll do my best. Thank you.”
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Among the many things Cora said to home plate umpire Adam Hamari upon his ejection was "that's the best player in baseball" referring to Betts.
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The Red Sox were swept by the Orioles and now have swept the defending American League champion Rays. This is going to be an interesting season.
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The Red Sox have designated Jeter Downs for assignment to make room for Masataka Yoshida.
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Bobby Dalbec says he started using Jackie Bradley Jr.'s bat four games ago. He's homered in four straight games.
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In signing an 11-year deal with the Red Sox, Rafael Devers will be the cornerstone of the franchise for more than a decade to come. The bat to build around and the leader of the next wave of Red Sox talent.
In simple terms: His signing signals the future.
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The Red Sox have designated Eduardo Nunez for assignment.
Hector Velazquez has been optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket and RHP Ryan Weber and utility man Sam Travis have been recalled.
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Red Sox pitchers currently on the IL:
Nate Eovaldi
Garrett Whitlock
Rich Hill
Michael Wacha
Chris Sale
Tyler Danish
Josh Taylor
Matt Barnes
James Paxton
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Too bad the Astros camera guy wasn't filming that Betts play, could have used an extra angle.
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Nick was so helpful and friendly from my first day on the beat. He was such a good guy and will be missed so very much.
Nick Cafardo, the Boston Globe’s nationally recognized and widely respected baseball columnist, died Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 62.
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Rich Hill started to tear up when talking about the possibility of playing for the Red Sox again next season.
“This is obviously a place that…” he said, pausing to gather himself. “It’d be nice to come back.”
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The Red Sox hold a pregame moment of silence tonight for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Holt is wearing and Bruins tee and screams “Go Bruins!” before speaking with the media about his return
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Because Garrett Cooper has joined the Red Sox he is now injured
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Red Sox: Hold my beer
The Giants are the 1st team since at least 1901 to have none of their starters complete at least 5 IP in each of the 1st 8 games of a season.
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Confirming Triston Casas has been called up to the Red Sox and Bobby Dalbec optioned to Worcester.
@ChrisCotillo
and
@byJulianMack
were on it first.
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Devers felt right hamstring tightness in his last at-bat, wasn’t running well earlier in the game and isn’t feeling great today. Cora said it’s possible he goes on the IL.
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Alex Cora joked about Jackson Holliday's call up: "For baseball this is great. For the American League East, it sucks."
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and like I was down on myself. Kiké came up, and he was just like, hey, man, you've been huge for us all year. You're going to continue to be huge for us. Once he said that, that gave me a lot of confidence to go.
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A new addition above the Red Sox batting cages, quote from Ted Williams: “We’re going to learn to do two things… we’re going to hit it hard and we’re going to hit it in the air.”
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Cora on Whitlock: "He’s doing ok. He just has a raspberry or a strawberry or whatever you guys call it. I asked him when was the last time you slid? And he said when I got that hit last year in Atlanta."
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