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The Boston Red Sox of late have flipped their script. After dealing away their best hitter, Rafael Devers, in a puzzling June blockbuster, the Sox bumbled to a 3-7 mark in the days immediately following the trade.
The Philadelphia Phillies made history Monday night with a walk-off win via a catcher's interference against the Boston Red Sox, becoming the first team to do so in over 50 years.
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What the Boston Red Sox do at the MLB Trade Deadline feels less certain by the day. Craig Breslow has promised aggression since trading away Rafael Devers, but
D’Angelo Ortiz, the son of Red Sox legend David Ortiz, is moving on up in the Red Sox’s farm system. Ortiz — who was initially selected in the 19th round of the 2024 MLB Draft by Boston — was promoted from the Florida Complex League Red Sox to Low-A Salem on Wednesday.
In a May 21 game against the Mets, Hendricks got the loss after he allowed three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. Hendriks, who beat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2023, received “horrible and cruel” threats after the game that he said were also targeted at his wife.
The Red Sox owned the No. 4 overall pick in 2021, thanks to their disastrous 24-36 last-place finish in the pandemic-truncated 2020 season. But they were happy to select Mayer after the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers all passed him over.
The Red Sox were able to salvage the final game of their three-game set against the Phillies in Philadelphia, thanks to some extra-inning heroics from Carlos Narváez.
Going down 6-0 early didn't stop the Red Sox in their series finale against the Phillies, as the team came through time and time again in clutch moments.
Former Red Sox star Mookie Betts might miss Friday’s game against his former team when the Dodgers come to Boston. His status for the remainder of the three-game series is uncertain. Dodger manager Dave Roberts said Betts could miss the game to deal with some unspecified off-the-field issues.
Bryce Harper hit the 350th homer of his career and four Phillies teammates also went deep, yet it wasn’t enough for Philadelphia to beat Boston.