Boston Red Sox News

Designated hitter David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox left Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning after sustaining a left wrist sprain while fouling off a pitch.
X-rays were negative and Ortiz is listed as day to day, though Ortiz said after Boston’s 6-3 victory that he doubted he would play Sunday.
“I [...]

Dreadlocks are in fashion in the exclusive 500-home run club, now that Manny Ramirez has added his name to the list of baseball’s most prolific sluggers.
Ramirez became the 24th player to reach the milestone, connecting in the seventh inning off Chad Bradford to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Saturday night.
Boston’s [...]

Dreadlocks are in fashion in the exclusive 500-home run club, now that Manny Ramirez has added his name to the list of baseball’s most prolific sluggers.
Ramirez became the 24th player to reach the milestone, connecting in the seventh inning off Chad Bradford to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Saturday night.
Boston’s [...]

The Red Sox will start Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays one hour earlier to enable Boston Celtics fans to watch Game 1 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Red Sox President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Lucchino announced the decision Saturday, saying he will also be rooting for the Celtics as [...]

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz left Saturday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning after injuring his left hand.
Ortiz, who was 2-for-3 with his 13th home run, a sacrifice fly and two RBIs, apparently sustained the injury while fouling off a 3-1 Dennis Sarfate pitch.
Following the foul, Ortiz stepped out of [...]

Manny Ramirez connected for career homer No. 500 on Saturday night, hitting a drive off Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chad Bradford to become the 24th major leaguer to reach the milestone.
Ramirez drove the first pitch into the seats in right-center in the seventh inning. The Red Sox star watched the flight of the ball, then took [...]

The Boston Red Sox activated right-hander Clay Buchholz from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Pawtucket, where he had been on a rehabilitation assignment.
Buchholz was placed on the disabled list May 14 with a torn nail on his right middle finger. He was 2-3 with a 5.53 ERA in eight [...]

Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin a program to strengthen his sore right shoulder and hopes to be activated from the 15-day disabled list on June 12, the first day he is eligible to return.
“Just to have the exams done and to know for sure that everything’s fine is really good,” Matsuzaka said through [...]

The Boston Red Sox activated right-hander Clay Buchholz from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Pawtucket, where he had been on a rehabilitation assignment.
Buchholz was placed on the disabled list May 14 with a torn nail on his right middle finger. He was 2-3 with a 5.53 ERA in eight [...]

Boston put up one zero after another, its offense stuck in neutral as the game passed the 4 1/2-hour mark. Then the Red Sox got the perfect jump-start for their anemic bats: three errors by the Baltimore Orioles in the pivotal 13th inning.
Boston scored three unearned runs on just two hits in the lucky 13th [...]