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Red Sox News & Links: What’s next after the Alex Bregman deal?

Don’t be surprised if we still see a big trade.

By Dan Secatore Feb 14, 2025, 10:52am EST

Red Sox Valentine’s Day Sweethearts

Match the Red Sox personality with the candy-coated sentiment.

By Maura McGurk Feb 14, 2025, 6:45am EST

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Your daily MLB trivia game, Sunday edition

Think you can figure out what MLB player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

By Kris Willis Feb 16, 2025, 7:00am EST

Meet the New Guy: Alex Bregman

The Red Sox made their long-awaited free agent splash

By Jacob Roy Feb 13, 2025, 9:37am EST

OTM Open Thread 2/14-2/16: The Reason for the Season

The guy invented the wrap!

By Mike Carlucci Feb 14, 2025, 9:00am EST

The Red Sox Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

By Juliet Hurwitz

Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Nomar’s Double Cheeseburger (from The Menu)

By Bryan Joiner

The Latest

The top ten brawls in Red Sox history

A comprehensive list of every Red Sox melee in recent history.

By Bob Osgood February 4

The Anatomy Of An Inning

John Henry’s loser energy

Even when he "wins," he loses.

By Bryan Joiner February 13

OTM Open Thread 2/13: Bregman Day

Something something something trashcan

By Mike Carlucci February 13

Red Sox sign Alex Bregman in deal that answers one question, raises more

The Red Sox have a new . . . TBD-baseman.

By Dan Secatore February 12

A Nolan Arenado trade, even if expected, will come with the unexpected

Anything can happen when you go down the Nolan Arenado rabbit hole.

By Matthew Gross February 12

Red Sox pitchers and catchers report to spring training

Baseball...is...so...close...

By Dan Secatore February 11

Red Sox News & Links: Craig Breslow is — still — engaged in bringing in a “difference maker”

So then let’s go ahead and do it...

By Dan Secatore February 10

What it’s like working at a Fenway sports bar

My year at Cask.

By Juliet Hurwitz February 9

From Vox Media

We're building great things, and we need your talent.

It’s the tax threshold, stupid!

Is $200 million enough to field a playoff team with this roster? Well, let’s hope so!

By Dean Roussel February 7

Plunge in, John Henry, and extend Garrett Crochet

Come on in, the water’s fine!

By Maura McGurk February 7

Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Masa’s Minestrone

An every day meal for an every day player.

By Bryan Joiner February 6

Red Sox News & Links: Sox have the best farm system in baseball

Plus, the Nolan Arenado rumors heat up.

By Dan Secatore February 6

Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Lowe’s Leftovers

Some things are just better the next day.

By Bryan Joiner February 5

PECOTA projects the Sox to finish in last place in 2025

So the question is: how much should we trust PECOTA?

By Matthew Gross and Dan Secatore February 5

Red Sox News & Links: A front office divided?

The latest news, notes, and rumors about the Red Sox.

By Dan Secatore February 4

Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Kennedy’s Word Salad

There’s an art to talking while saying nothing, but Sam Kennedy is not an artist.

By Bryan Joiner February 3

Who’s the coolest player in Red Sox history?

Not to be confused with the "best" or "greatest" player.

By Fitzy Mo Peña February 3

Red Sox Truck Day 2025 Has Arrived

Baseball is BACK!

By Mike Carlucci February 3

Which is worse: the Luka Doncic trade or the Mookie Betts trade?

A quick analysis.

By Bryan Joiner February 3

The Boston Red Sox as Boston neighborhoods

This team certainly takes after this city in some regards...and lacks in ways we know would make them better.

By Jake Reiser January 31

The Red Sox, Abraham Toro, and the Power of Magical Thinking

The Red Sox sure are suckers for a utility guy who can sort of play all over the field, aren’t they?

By Maura McGurk January 31

Red Sox News & Links: ESPN loves Marcelo Mayer

He’s not the forgotten man according to one prognosticator.

By Dan Secatore January 30

Meet The New Guy: Abraham Toro

The Red Sox add some more minor league depth.

By Dan Secatore January 29

The Red Sox are still the interest kings of free agency

Let’s check in on the We Tried Tracker

By Dan Secatore January 28

Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Jhostnyxon’s Alphabet Soup

Something spells — er, smells — delicious!

By Bryan Joiner January 28

A look back at Billy Wagner’s Red Sox season

Did Billy the Kid gunsling in Boston, or was the town too big for him?

By Juliet Hurwitz January 28

Red Sox News & Links: Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony tops yet another top-100 list

News and notes from around Red Sox Nation.

By Dan Secatore January 27

What Jarren Duran’s contract tells us about the Red Sox, the luxury tax, and Alex Bregman

The Red Sox are positioning themselves to stay under the luxury tax in either 2025 or 2029.

By Matthew Gross January 27

Though you may want him, the Red Sox do not need Alex Bregman

He will fill a hole for a season or two, but he’ll also block talent that’s ready to contribute.

By Avery Hamel January 26

The Red Sox need to wrangle one more bull for the pen

If one of the last big arms is coming to Boston, this is who they need to look at.

By Jake Reiser January 24

Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Izzy’s Iced Seltzer w/Lemon

Sometimes you need to cool down.

By Bryan Joiner January 24