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What’s the least enjoyable Red Sox team of your lifetime?

It’s bad enough that the Red Sox are struggling out of the gate. But we are also constantly hearing complaints from fellow fans that the 2026 Red Sox are no fun to watch. It’s hard to blame them. They only managed to score four runs in three games over the weekend! They are nearly being […]

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0: Lifeless lineup limps its way to another lackluster loss

One of the most unfortunate things about being an American sports fan is you’re relentlessly inundated with erectile dysfunction advertisements. Are you unable to perform like you used to? Having trouble getting it up? Not making enough hard contact? The saving grace is these inquiries are generally quarantined to the commercial breaks. But lately, and […]

Game 23: Yankees at Red Sox, Luis Gil vs. Connelly Early

Anytime the Yankees show up on the schedule, regardless of the standings, it presents an opportunity for either a dramatic shift in mood, or a dramatic amplification of whatever mood is already in place. Tonight is no different as the Red Sox and Yankees meet for the first time in 2026 with the Red Sox […]

Series Preview: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox salvaged a series split with the Detroit Tigers thanks to extra-inning heroics on Friday and a magical second half of the Patriots’ Day game. Sitting at 9-13, the Red Sox are in fourth place in the AL East, tied with the Toronto Blue Jays. Now the first place (sigh) Yankees come to […]

Red Sox might actually be in good shape entering series against Yankees

The Boston Red Sox are something of a rollercoaster ride… It’s safe to say that watching them has been rather nauseating at points, as the peaks and valleys not only arise with each passing series, but with each game, inning, and pitch. Isiah Kiner-Falefa was the perfect encapsulation of this on Monday, as he was […]

Red Sox News & Links: Sonny Gray, Sox downplay hamstring injury

If you’re in the imaging ward at Mass General today, keep an eye out for Sonny Gray (but don’t bother him; that’s weird and lame). He’ll be getting an MRI on his hamstring today after the Sox placed him on the 15-day IL and gave his spot on the roster to Tyler Samaniego — a […]

Is it time for the Red Sox to worry about Garrett Crochet?

The 2025 American League Cy Young runner-up, Garrett Crochet, ranks 72nd of 73 qualified pitchers in ERA this season. Through five starts, he’s registered a 7.88 ERA in 24 innings. Over his last two starts, he’s allowed more earned runs than strikeouts, and more home runs than scoreless innings. After the worst start of his […]

Who should replace Sonny Gray in the Red Sox rotation?

Sonny Gray exited Monday’s game early with a hamstring injury. While the injury isn’t believed to be serious, Gray is spending at least 15 days on the injured list to recover. The Red Sox play 14 games over the next 15 games, so they’ll need someone to fill in. Gray’s turn in the rotation won’t […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: Pitching wins the day

Worcester: W, 4-2 (BOX SCORE) The Red Sox farm, unlike the Major League team, actually enjoyed solid pitching all the way around on Sunday. Worcester’s shutout performance in Nashville (Brewers AAA) was courtesy of Michael Sansone. The 26-year-old Connecticut native may well end up putting together some innings on the Major League squad in 26; […]

Happy Marathon Monday

Hello and happy Monday, folks. Happy Marathon Monday, to be specific. A huge shoutout to all of those who will be running in the marathon today, and another huge shoutout taking the time to go out and cheer everybody on. Patriots Day is a special day here in the Bay State—go on and have a […]

Red Sox 2, Tigers 6: Panic Button?

Coming off the worst start of his career, Garrett Crochet surrendered five runs over five innings on Sunday. Is it time to worry? Yes, but also no. Crochet got off to a rocky start. After two quick outs, he gave up back to back doubles to open the scoring. I was driving during the top […]

The Red Sox season is early, but disappointment already runs deep

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” — Alexander Pope Red Sox Nation expected quite a bit from the 2026 season, so this funk we’re in feels particularly brutal. It’s a sad state of affairs when disappointment settles in, like a thick bank of fog, even before mid-April has rolled around. […]

Putting the 2026 Red Sox into the Mario Universe

Last Sunday after the Red Sox’s 9–3 win over the Cardinals, Trevor Story gave one of the more entertaining quotes about his new teammate Willson Contreras: “Just look at him. They’re very similar in stature. Real strong and he’s got that presence about him, that Bowser presence. He’s got the intensity. “I’ve never seen a […]

Tigers 4, Red Sox 1: It’s Tarik Skubal

One of the unfortunate side effects that we experience in this current era of prestige TV is that it’s all too easy to forget about a great show after it ends. I’m not talking about the Mad Men and Sopranos types of prestige TV shows, the ones that stick around long enough that they firmly […]

Tigers at Red Sox with Tarik Skubal on the hill; Lineups, TV Info

Well, it was a good thing the Sox won last night, because it’s going to be a tough one this afternoon. The Sox take on Tarik Skubal, who received a big early boost in the Cy Young race when Garrett Crochet got rocked earlier this week. Of course, Skubal doesn’t really need the help, as […]

Meet new Red Sox pitcher Jack Anderson

Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Jack Anderson. The Red Sox have had to go to the 40-man roster earlier in the season than they would have liked, to the tune of bringing four guys up from Worcester so far, three of whom have made their Major League debut (four total […]

Red Sox Minor Lines: Franklin Arias homers again

Worcester, Game 1: L, 2-4 (BOX SCORE) Jake Bennett, who had his start derailed by a day due to rain, continues his hot start to 2026. He now has 16 1/3 innings with just one run earned, and continued that with three innings of shutout ball. However, neither that or the okay relief work was […]

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 F/10: Walk-off Greens do it again

This is the sixth walk-off in the Fenway Greens in their season+ lifetime and that’s kind of absurd. They must be made of magic. Did the offense look absolutely inept against Casey Mize? Yeah, Mize mowed this lineup down for seven innings. Thankfully, Ranger Suárez was on par if not better, creating one of the […]

Series Preview: Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox

After a disappointing .500 road trip, the Red Sox head home to host two tough opponents: the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. First up are the Tigers. In their favor, the AL East is still close. Boston trails the Tampa Bay Rays by just 4.0 games. They are just 2.5 games out of […]