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Fans Return To Fenway In Full This Weekend Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com joined The Drive live from Fenway Park Wednesday evening, a rarity certainly last season but also so far this year. Its a sign of changing times throughout the sports world and it should only get better from here, as evidenced by the fact Fenway Park will open to near-capacity this weekend for the first time since pre-pandemic days.

MLB Trade Rumors The Red Sox announced Thursday that they’ve optioned struggling outfielder Franchy Cordero to Triple-A Worcester. A corresponding move wasn’t announced. There will be speculation among Sox fans about the possibility of top prospect Jarren Duran being promoted this weekend in his place, though MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo tweets that it’s likelier Boston will summon an extra bullpen arm for now. Cordero, 26, was one of five players the Red Sox received in February’s ...

MLB Trade Rumors The Red Sox have signed reliever Brandon Workman to a minor league contract, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com was among those to report. The right-hander will head to Triple-A Worcester. There is plenty of familiarity between the Red Sox and the 32-year-old Workman, whom the team chose in the second round of the 2010 draft. Workman made his major league debut in 2013, the beginning of a productive run out of Boston’s bullpen that lasted through 2020. But Workman’s production ...

Worcester Red Sox notebook: Meet the 2021 WooSox, headlined by Jarren Duran, Jeter Downs and Tanner Houck | Katie Morrison Posted May 04, 2021 Facebook Share The wait is finally over. After more than a year of simulated games and workouts, the alternate site has finally become a thing of the past, and the Worcester Red Sox begin their inaugural season Tuesday night on the road against Toronto Blue Jays affiliate Buffalo Bisons in Trenton, N.J. Fans will get the chance to see three of the top p...

MLB Trade Rumors Longtime major league reliever Hector Rondon retired earlier this month, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com relays. Rondon had been with the Red Sox on a minor league contract, though he didn’t earn a promotion to MLB this season. The right-handed Rondon appeared in the majors in each season from 2013-20 – an eight-year run he divided among the Cubs, Astros and Diamondbacks. Rondon experienced his greatest success in Chicago, which added him as a Rule 5 pick from Cleveland in D...

Worcester Red Sox Worcester Red Sox notebook: Polar Park’s unique outfield offers challenges for fielders, opportunities for hitters | Katie Morrison Today 6:00 AM Twitter Share When the Red Sox became affiliated with the Portland Sea Dogs in 2003, one of the first orders of business at Hadlock Field was to build a replica of Fenway Park’s Green Monster in left field. The “Maine Monster” was built 37 feet high, just like its inspiration, giving Double-A players a taste of what their ho...

‘An all-time fleecing’: Nick Pivetta is making Red Sox-Phillies trade look silly Updated 8:17 AM; Today 8:12 AM Boston Red Soxs Nick Pivetta pitches during the first inning of the teams baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Boston.AP Facebook Share Pivetta ended up with a no-decision in the 7-3 loss, but dropped his ERA to 3.48 for the season. And he continues to make Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom look like a very, very smart man. Introducin...

Several MLB managers voice support for decision to move All-Star Game out of Atlanta By Erin Walsh  |  Last updated 4/3/21 Major League Baseballs decision to move the All-Star Game and draft out of Atlanta was met with support from several managers around the league.  Chicago Cubs manager David Ross said the league made "a pretty strong statement" by moving the midsummer classic to a new location.  Cubs manager David Ross, on MLBs decision to pull the All-Star Game out of ...

MLB Trade Rumors Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson doubled in his first at-bat of 2021 on Thursday, but the club then pulled him out of the game as a result of right hamstring tightness. The Twins will re-evaluate Donaldson on Friday, manager Rocco Baldelli told Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com and other reporters. While this fortunately doesn’t appear to be a calf problem for Donaldson, who has dealt with those in previous seasons, it’s nonetheless disheartening for Minnesota to see him deal wi...

Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com joined The Drive on Wednesday to discuss where he thinks the Sox will finish in the hierarchy of the AL East and the American League this season, plus who will be the most important newcomers to this year's squad.