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The Boston Red Sox had a two-time batting champion in Pete Runnels. Now, a look and a comparison to another possible batting champion in MLB as he was in Japan - Masataka Yoshida.

Defense is the key to winning in baseball with the combination of pitching and defensively producing outs. The Boston Red Sox must improve on both, and the infield defense is a problem.

May 22 1933 — Joe Sewell of the New York Yankees struck out for the first time this season, during a 3-0 win over Cleveland. Sewell would strike out only three more times in 524 at-bats. 1942 — Ted Williams is sworn into the U.S.

The Cleveland Guardians and old friend Terry Francona come to town on Friday for a three-game set.

The Dodgers hosting the All-Star Game started in 1949 in Brooklyn, the first year Black players played in the game. They hosted in 1959 at the Coliseum in their second year in Los Angeles, then at Dodger Stadium in 1980, which among other things featured the debut of the Diamond Vision scoreboard in left field.

While the results of the first Starters Election format already were revealed earlier in the week, the reserves and pitchers for the July 13 game at Colorado’s Coors Field were unveiled live on ESPN on Sunday evening. There were 47 additional spots to fill -- 24 in the NL and 23 in the AL -- with 33 of those selections made via the player ballot and the rest by the Commissioner’s Office. While there is no more Final Vote as of the 2019 All-Star Game, rosters still can change between now and...

share-square-1071792 From 0 to 99, Red Sox players have filled out jerseys with 90 different numbers over the years. You want a fun exercise? Pick the best player to wear every number in the club’s illustrious history. That’s what MLB.com has done below. 0: Brandon Phillips The only player in Red Sox history to wear No. 0, veteran infielder Phillips had a short run in Boston (one month) at the end of the 2018 season, but he contributed with a memorable two-run homer that fueled an epic 9-8 ...

Bob Cellana, left, Mingos manager Morgan Leveque and Dennis St. Pierre. Leveque helped spearhead the fundraiser to help the beleaguered T.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A few local bars havent had the ability to reopen under the states pandemic guidelines.    And thats left the State Street Tavern — where everyone is sure to know your name — dark since March.   Determined to see the neighborhood bars doors reopen, another local establishment, Mingos Sports Bar and Grill, hopes to rally t...