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Tim Wakefield, one of the masters of the knuckleball pitch who won two World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox, has died. He was 57. it was revealed earlier in the week Wakefield was battling brain cancer. "Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield," the Red Sox said on Sunday.
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"When you put this uniform [on], what we want is for people to be inclusive."Ahead of the Red Sox’ series finale on Thursday night in Cleveland, Alex Cora addressed the controversy surrounding starting pitcher Matt Dermody and his homophobic tweet from 2021. Boston has drawn plenty of criticism for its decision to call up Dermody to start on Thursday after MassLive.com’s Sean McAdam reported that the Red Sox were aware of the now-deleted tweet from the 32-year-old pitcher. Dermody tweeted back in June 2021: “#PrideMonth. Homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God. They will go to hell. This is...
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Ted Williams' dramatic final home run! Last game, last at bat. The original film September 28, 1960.
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The co-host of one of the most popular sports talk radio shows in the Boston market is being suspended without pay for the rest of the week, one day after he apologized for racially insensitive remarks he made on the air. Tony Massarotti of 98.5 The Sports Hub's "Felger & Mazz" afternoon program made an emotional on-air apology Monday afternoon for the comments he made on Friday. Massarotti's suspension was announced at the start of Tuesday's program by his "Felger & Mazz" co-host, Michael Felger, who read a statement prepared by Beasley Media Group, which owns 98.5 The Sports Hub....
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Judge didn't nix the idea of signing with the Red Sox as a free agent, but that doesn't mean a whole lotYankees slugger and likely AL MVP Aaron Judge is having a season for the ages. He clubbed two more homers on Tuesday night to move him to 57 with 20 Yankees games left to play. He's on pace for 65 this season and, well, we know all about the context behind getting to 61 and beyond. Another aspect worth consideration here is Judge hits free agency after the season. He and the Yankees were unable to reach an extension,...
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Boston's Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox and one of the oldest baseball parks in the country, will become the first carbon neutral Major League Baseball facility, the team said on Wednesday. The Red Sox, in partnership with climate finance company Aspiration, will use a portion of ticket proceeds to purchase carbon offsets. Fans will not pay a surcharge, the team said.
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Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox has become the latest sporting event to hear a chant against President Joe Biden. The Astros prevailed over the Red Sox by a score of 9-2 in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) on Tuesday night in Fenway Park in Boston leaving the teams tied at two games each in the best-of-seven series. However as Fox Sports pundits were giving their analysis of the game, the post-match microphones picked up a series of chants that started with "Yankees suck" and ended with "F*** Joe...
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The AL East rivals will enter the final day of the season with identical 91-70 records Thanks to Saturday's results, we'll go into Sunday with the possibility of a four-way tie for two wild-card spots still intact ... Now, here are the current wild-card standings after the Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Mariners all won on Saturday and the Yankees lost: AL wild-card standings 1. Red Sox: 91-70 2. Yankees: 91-70 --------------------------- 3. Blue Jays: 90-71 (1.0 GB) 4. Mariners: 90-71 (1.0 GB) ... The Yankees and Red Sox have already guaranteed themselves an extra game, either a Game 163...
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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is set to become part-owner of the Boston Red Sox after becoming a partner in the Fenway Sports Group (FSG), according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
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WINDERMERE, Fla. — Former Major League Baseball player Johnny Damon and his wife were both arrested early Friday in Windermere after a traffic stop. Damon was charged with driving under the influence and resisting an officer without violence, Orange County Jail records show. Damon’s wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, was arrested as well and charged with resisting an officer with violence and battery of a law enforcement officer. Damon was pulled over around 1:30 a.m. by Windermere police near an entrance to the Isleworth community after an officer said he was seen swerving on Conroy Windermere Road, before striking a curb and...
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During the annual “Hat’s off to Heroes” Ceremony with the Boston Red Sox, the team typically honors members of the military but it’s 2020 and this year team the decided to honor 32-year-old Black Lives Matter leader Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. On Saturday, Jean-Jacques Jr. was arrested in Swampscott, Massachusetts for punching an 80-year-old female who was attending a support rally for President Trump. OutKick reported that Jacques Jr., was released on $550 bail. According to ItemLive, he was charged with assault and battery on a person 60 years or older. According to his Facebook page, Jacques Jr. was approached by...
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BOSTON (AP) — There’s the windup, the pitch — and the vote. Election officials in Boston are expected to approve Fenway Park as an early voting venue when they meet Thursday, after Red Sox owner John Henry offered the storied ballpark for voters hesitant to cast ballots indoors. City officials toured the park and have said it meets their guidelines. If formally cleared as a venue, Bostonians could vote at Fenway on Oct. 17 and 18.
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President Trump’s not fit for pinstripes, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. The mayor slammed the New York Yankees for inviting “hatred to your pitcher’s mound” by allowing President Trump to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month. “After CONDEMNING racism, the next step isn’t inviting it to your pitcher’s mound,” de Blasio tweeted Saturday. “To the execs that have aligned with hatred, you are on the wrong side of history and morality,” he added. The mayor meanwhile praised Yankees and Washington Nationals players who knelt in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement before the national...
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The Red Sox manager said players are free to 'express themselves' during MLB games. ---- The Boston Red Sox unveiled a massive Black Lives Matter billboard Wednesday. The 250-foot billboard is adjacent to Fenway Park and faces the Massachusetts Turnpike. The huge sign features the words "Black Lives Matter" in the font of the Red Sox on a black background with the team's logo at the end. The billboard includes the URL to the Red Sox Foundation website for more information. On the site, Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy released a statement titled, "Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion,"...
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The Boston Red Sox made a very visible statement of anti-racism Wednesday as they put up a huge Black Lives Matter sign on an exterior wall of Fenway Park. The sign, which says "Black Lives Matter" in large letters followed by the Sox' logo, faces the Massachusetts Turnpike and directs viewers to the Red Sox Foundation website for more information. On the website is a statement on "Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion" from team President and CEO Sam Kennedy posted last month in the wake of the major protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and...
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The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ask the commissioner of baseball to award the Dodgers the 2017 and 2018 World Series titles after Major League Baseball punished the Houston Astros for cheating and continues to investigate the Boston Red Sox for possible misconduct. The resolution, co-sponsored by Councilmen Gil Cedillo and Paul Koretz, originated after Commissioner Rob Manfred released a nine-page report on Jan. 13 detailing how the Astros used technology in violation of baseball rules to steal opposing teams’ pitching signs during the 2017 season. Both councilmen said the resolution is symbolic and represents a larger...
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Among the notable victims of the Astros' cheating scandal in 2017 were the New York Yankees, who lost to Houston in a thrilling American League Championship Series that year. New York went 0-4 in Minute Maid Park, where the Astros were found to have used a monitor displaying the center field camera feed throughout the 2017 season. CC Sabathia, the longtime Yankee who started Game 7 of that series, isn't taking what the Astros did lightly. "It's weird, like it changes all the time," Sabathia said during an appearance on Showtime's "Inside the NFL" on Tuesday night. "When I first...
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The Boston Red Sox are the latest Major League Baseball team to be embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal. The Red Sox are alleged to have used the video replay room to steal opponent’s signs during the 2018 season, according to Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic. The team sent players to the video replay room — which is usually housed near the dugout — to study signs and relay information back to their teammates, according to three people with the Red Sox during the 2018 season. While this practice wasn’t uncommon around the league, MLB cracked down on...
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BOSTON (CBS) – David Ortiz has reportedly been shot during a robbery attempt in the Dominican Republic. Ortiz was shot and wounded at an amusement center in Santo Domingo, his father told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas.Ortiz’s condition is not known.
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Bill Buckner, the longtime major leaguer whose error in the 1986 World Series for years lived in Red Sox infamy, died Monday. "After battling the disease of Lewy Body Dementia, Bill Buckner passed away early the morning of May 27th surrounded by his family," his family said in a statement. "Bill fought with courage and grit as he did all things in life. Our hearts are broken but we are at peace knowing he is in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." He was 69. Buckner played 22 seasons in the majors, was an All-Star once and...
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