PORTLAND — Portland Sea Dogs outfielder Jeremy Barfield was named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week of July 24-30, as announced by the league office Monday. Barfield batted .444 with six homers and 15 RBIs in seven road games during the stretch. He compiled a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.148 […]
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Mets trade reliever Addison Reed to Red Sox for 3 prospects
NEW YORK — The Mets traded reliever Addison Reed to the Boston Red Sox for three 22-year-old right-handed pitching prospects: Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista and Stephen Nogosek. Boston began Monday a half-game back in the AL East race and were looking to boost their bullpen for a title run. A 28-year-old right-hander, Reed is 1-2 […]
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Dever’s 4 hits back Fister as Red Sox beat Indians, 6-2
BOSTON — Doug Fister took a shutout into the eighth inning, rookie Rafael Devers went 4 for 4 and drove in a run and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Monday night. Mookie Betts stopped his mini-slump by driving in three runs with two singles, and Eduardo Nunez added three hits […]
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Red Sox walk off in 10th inning on Sandy Leon's amazing slide
Boston Red Sox’s Sandy Leon scores behind Kansas City Royals’ Drew Butera on a ground-out by Eduardo Nunez during the 10th inning of a baseball game in Boston, Saturday, July 29, 2017. The Red Sox won 9-8. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) BOSTON (AP) — Sandy Leon slid into home plate and avoided catcher Drew Butera’s tag […]
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State Legion tournament: Bessey edges Pastime in elimination game
BANGOR — Even if Bessey Motors forgot coach Shane Slicer’s message to be more aggressive at the plate Friday, Pastime Club pitcher Lucas Francis wasn’t giving it much choice in the matter. Francis threw nothing but strikes to start the elimination game, so Bessey hitters started swinging earlier in counts and started finding gaps. They were […]
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State Legion tournament: Farnham, Coffee News hold off another Bessey Motors comeback
BANGOR — Bessey Motors’ flare for late-inning dramatics in the post-season carried over into its state American Legion tournament opener on Wednesday. But tempting fate only gets one so far in a double-elimination tournament, as Bessey learned Thursday. Gary Farnham tossed 8 1/3 shutout innings and Noah Missbrenner closed it out with the tying runs in […]
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State Legion tournament: Pastime hunts down a big win
BANGOR — When a baseball team is desperately searching for a win to survive the double-elimination state American Legion tournament, it helps to have a Hunter in the lineup. Having two is even better, as Pastime Club demonstrated Thursday. Hunter Landry went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Hunter Richardson stymied Brewer hitters for 8 1/3 innings […]
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Bessey Motors walks off on Coast Athletics in American Legion tourney opener
Bessey Motors’ Blake Slicer dives back to first base under the tag of Coastal Athletics’ Tim Greenlaw on a pickoff attempt during their American Legion baseball state tourney at the Winkin Complex on the campus of Husson University on Wednesday. BANGOR — Sometimes, knowing how to win is as important as having the talent to […]
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Barfield leads Portland to 8-4 win over New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Jeremy Barfield hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, leading the Portland Sea Dogs to an 8-4 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Monday. The home run by Barfield gave the Sea Dogs an 8-4 lead and capped a five-run inning for Portland. Earlier in the inning, Portland […]
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Rafael Devers joins Red Sox, expected to start Tuesday
SEATTLE — The Boston Red Sox are giving highly touted prospect Rafael Devers a day to get acclimated to big league life. Then, he’s expected to make his first start in the majors — against Seattle ace Felix Hernandez. Hoping to get more production at third base, the AL East leaders called up the 20-year-old […]