BOSTON— The Red Sox have exercised their $15 million option for next season on ace left-hander Chris Sale. Sale will earn $15 million in the final season of a five-year contract he signed with the Chicago White Sox before the 2013 season that guaranteed $32.5 million, including a 2017 option buyout. He had a $12.5 […]
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On Baseball: Decisions loom for Red Sox after parade
Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner holds the championship trophy as president Sam Kennedy, third from right, manager Alex Cora, second from right, and pitcher Chris Sale, right, celebrate after Game 5 of baseball’s World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) During the 2007 World Series […]
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Well-traveled Pearce finds a place — as World Series MVP
LOS ANGELES — For a dozen years, Steve Pearce was on the move. From Pittsburgh to Houston to every single team in the AL East, just looking for a spot where he could stick. He finally found his permanent place — in Red Sox lore. The well-traveled Pearce wound up as the World Series MVP […]
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Dombrowski Design: GM adds Red Sox title to 1997 Marlins championship
LOS ANGELES — A man ahead of his time more than 40 years ago, Dave Dombrowski studied to become a general manager. Going into his junior year at Western Michigan’s Lee Honors College in 1977, he started work on his thesis: “The General Manager, ‘The Man in the Middle’” and wrote letters to every GM […]
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Cora-nation! Rookie manager leads Red Sox to championship
LOS ANGELES — Hard to believe now, all these wins later, but the Alex Cora Era in Boston began with a loss. A brutal one, in fact. Opening day at Tropicana Field in late March, none of his late moves worked out as the bullpen blew a big lead in a 6-4 setback. No fan […]
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Red Sox win fourth World Series in 15 years
After a splendid regular season, the Boston Red Sox fulfilled their destiny by winning the World Series Sunday night, and along the way, they beat the Yankees to sweeten the deal. Rejoice New England. Life is good!
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Column: Late eruption of runs changes story again, gets Alex Cora off the hook
LOS ANGELES — The Boston Red Sox picked up their rookie manager, Alex Cora, dusted off his reputation, erased his stunning midgame mistakes and stomped the Los Angeles Dodgers flat with nine runs in the final three innings of Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night for a 9-6 victory and a 3-1 […]
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Red Sox pinch-hitters come up clutch again in World Series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boston’s bench is a big reason why the Red Sox are one win from their fourth World Series title since 2004. With the Red Sox regulars being held in check by the Los Angeles Dodgers, it was pinch-hitters Mitch Moreland and Rafael Devers who came up with huge at-bats as Boston […]
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Pierced! Pearce sparks top of slumping Red Sox lineup
LOS ANGELES — His team down by a run, Steve Pearce was limbering up outside the Boston dugout before the eighth inning when manager Alex Cora called him back to the bench for a quick word. Whatever Cora said, it must’ve worked. He might want to share that wisdom with Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, […]
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Dodgers’ bullpen crumbles in Game 4 loss to Red Sox
LOS ANGELES — Working on a one-hitter with a 4-0 lead, Rich Hill had just sent Eduardo Nunez down swinging for the first out of the seventh inning. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had seen enough. Walking to the mound, he signaled to the bullpen and Hill was gone. On came Scott Alexander and the beginning […]