-
LeBron James Becoming Part-Owner of Boston Red Sox' Parent Company: Report
Basketball great LeBron James is becoming a part-owner of the Boston Red Sox, according to a report in The Boston Globe Tuesday. The Los Angeles Laker is joining Fenway Sports Group as a partner, a source told the newspaper.
-
Bodycam Footage Released of Ex-Red Sox OF Johnny Damon's DUI Arrest
The bodycam footage of former Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon’s recent arrest for driving under the influence was released on Wednesday.
-
Former Red Sox, Yankees Star Johnny Damon Arrested on DUI Charge
Former All-Star baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested early Friday morning in Florida on suspicion of drunken driving and resisting arrest, court records show. Damon’s wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, was also arrested by Windermere police, who’d pulled the couple over after noticing their SUV was weaving on the road about 1:23 a.m., officers said. Mangan-Damon was charged with hitting an...
-
Red Sox' Bianca Smith Embraces Her Trailblazing Role, On and Off the Field
Bianca Smith is the newest member of the Red Sox minor league coaching staff and as our John Tomase writes as part of our tribute to Black History Month, she loves the challenge and her role model status.
-
Ron Roenicke Not Returning as Red Sox Manager Next Season
Ron Roenicke waited five years after his previous managerial job for another opportunity. When it finally came, it wasn’t much of an opportunity at all. The Red Sox told Roenicke before the final game of the season on Sunday that he will not be back in 2021, ending his tenure as a one-year, shotgun stopgap for a pandemic-shortened season with…
-
MLB Docks Red Sox 2020 Draft Pick Following Sign Stealing Probe
Major League Baseball released its report on the Boston Red Sox sign-stealing investigation Wednesday, docking the team a second-round draft pick in the 2020 draft because a video replay operator had used game feeds to revise signs. Former manager Alex Cora, who led the Sox to a World Series title and the most wins in team history in 2018, has…
-
John Krasinski Surprises COVID-19 Unit at Boston Hospital With Red Sox Tickets for Life
Like baseball fans across the country, the health care staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston are dealing with the void during an unusual spring season. But John Krasinski has some good news for them. The Newton native on Sunday released the third episode of his YouTube series “Some Good News,” a newscast focusing on all of the…
-
‘Tonight' News Smash: Impeachment, Red Sox Scandal, Weed Town
Jimmy Fallon goes over Wednesday’s top headlines, including a town in Michigan that now smells entirely of weed.
-
Alex Cora Out as Red Sox Manager Amid MLB Sign-Stealing Investigation
Alex Cora is no longer the manager of the Boston Red Sox amid a sign-stealing investigation that he’d been implicated in and which Major League Baseball has been mulling disciplinary action.
-
11th Suspect Arrested in Dominican Republic in Ortiz Case
Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday announced the arrest of an 11th suspect in the attempted killing of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz. An official identified the suspect as Franklin Junior Meran. The official, who agreed to disclose the information only if not quoted by name because they weren’t authorized to discuss the case publicly, told The...
-
11th Suspect Arrested in Dominican Republic in Ortiz Case
Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday announced the arrest of an 11th suspect in the attempted killing of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz. An official identified the suspect as Franklin Junior Meran. The official, who agreed to disclose the information only if not quoted by name because they weren’t authorized to discuss the case publicly, told The...
-
Champion Red Sox Owe Nearly $12 Million in Luxury Tax
Boston should be happy to pay this tax bill. The World Series champion Red Sox owe $11,951,091 in luxury tax for having baseball’s top payroll, according to final calculations by the commissioner’s office obtained by The Associated Press. The only other team that owes is the Washington Nationals, who must pay $2,386,097, their second straight year with a bill.
-
Forbes' Five Most Valuable Baseball Teams
Forbes released their 2017 list of most valuable MLB teams. Find out if your team is near the top.