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Worcester native Brian Abraham’s rise from Boston Red Sox bullpen catcher to director of player development included ‘push’ from John Farrell Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 Brian Abraham, a native of Worcester, is the Boston Red Soxs director of player development. (Photos by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox) Facebook Share Red Sox director of player development Brian Abraham’s paternal grandparents lived in the Grafton Hill neighborhood of Worcester. His maternal grandparents l...

share-square-2209366 FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It was mid-morning during a sim game on Tuesday at JetBlue Park when speedy Red Sox prospect Gilberto Jimenez tapped a ball toward the middle and was eyeing the type of infield hit he’ll probably get plenty of in the Minor Leagues this season. But another prospect named Jeter Downs, the one ranked No. 2 in Boston’s farm system by MLB Pipeline, ranged toward the bag from shortstop and in one swift motion, fired to first for the out. It was a play that...

share-square-197792 In three years, the Red Sox have dropped from a franchise-record 108 victories and a World Series title to 84 wins and then a .400 winning percentage that represented their worst since 1965. Chaim Blooms first full year as the franchises chief baseball officer started with trading superstar Mookie Betts to the Dodgers and ended with watching him lead Los Angeles to a championship. The last time that Boston finished in last place in 2015, it had an emerging homegrown core led...

Fans are back as Twins rally to beat Red Sox in exhibition opener It was the first time the Twins have played in front of paying customers in nearly a year, and more than 2,100 people were in the ballpark for the Florida opener.  February 28, 2021 — 10:10pm Text size Copy shortlink: "I was miserable last year," Smeltzer said. "I feed off the fans." Yet the lefthander still sounded a little surprised at the visceral reaction, the pe...

By Syndicated Content Mar 1, 2021 12:56 AM Matt Davidson hit a go-ahead home run as the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened spring-training play Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Mesa, Ariz. Davidson, who agreed to a minor league deal with the Dodgers on Feb. 16, started the opener as the Dodgers designated hitter. Corey Seager also drove in a run for Los Angeles on a bloop single in the third inning. Seth Brown drove in a fifth-inning run for the As, ...

Bogaerts' injury does not seem to be a major issue.

Alex Cora returns as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2021. He led the club to a World Series title in 2018.

Red Sox prospect Connor Wong threw out 52% of base stealers (16-of-31) at Double A in 2019

Chaim Bloom’s Boston Red Sox farm system with Triston Casas, Nick Yorke, 2021 fourth-overall pick could take significant leap in rankings this year Updated Feb 24, 2021; Posted Feb 24, 2021 The Red Sox selected Nick Yorke 17th overall in the 2020 MLB Draft (Courtesy of Pawtucket Red Sox/Kelly OConnor) Facebook Share Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom has acquired 12 prospects via trade and selected two young players in the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft since being hired i...

Jeter Downs, Boston Red Sox top infield prospect, should benefit from working with infield guru Alex Cora Updated Feb 21, 2021; Posted Feb 21, 2021 Red Sox shortstop Jeter Downs throws to first base during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP Facebook Share Red Sox second base/shortstop prospect Jeter Downs should benefit greatly this spring training from working with manager Alex Cora, a former infielder ...