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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 14, 2022 16:56:05 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 1h Eovaldi on track for another live BP on Sunday. Still might get rehab outing. Sox won’t rush him.
Story likely back Friday. Baseball activities today.
Crawford progressing slowly. Won’t be back in next week. Hosmer feeling better.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 14, 2022 17:50:39 GMT -5
Not sure what feed I get tonight but I had the YES feed last night and guess he does not know that it has been dress like a seat night in Fenway for months but rarely mentions the empty seats at Boogie Down
and then digs that the Patriots are not fallback or the Celtics......
how god damn delusional do you have to be?
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:15:45 GMT -5
Judge stays at 57 HR, Yanks beat Boston 5-3 for 2-game sweep AP
BOSTON (AP) Aaron Judge didn't homer.
Gleyber Torres only sorta did.
Torres hit a three-run, Little League homer to break a fifth-inning scoreless tie, and the AL East-leading New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
Torres had three hits - the big one a single that turned into a round-tripper when he took a wide turn around first base to draw a throw and then made it all the way home after the throw sailed into right field.
''He's fearless,'' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. ''A great job of not slowing down.''
A day after homering twice to reach 57 for the season - four short of Roger Maris' AL record - Judge went 1 for 4 with a walk. He singled in the fifth after Aaron Hicks reached on an error, putting runners on first and second.
Torres lined a single to right, and Alex Verdugo's throw to the plate was too late to get Hicks. Catcher Connor Wong thought he had Torres making too big of a turn and fired the ball to first but it sailed wide and into the outfield.
Judge came around to score, and Torres slid in head first to beat the relay. Judge was waiting at home to help him to his feet - and celebrate.
''I was exhausted,'' Torres said. ''But, I mean, like, happy, too.''
Nestor Cortes (10-4) took a shutout into the fifth inning to give the Yankees the two-game sweep and their eighth win in 10 games. Boston managed just three hits and two walks off Cortes, who struck out seven and gave up one run in five-plus innings.
Clay Holmes pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 25 chances.
Red Sox rookie Brayan Bello (1-6) took the loss even though all three runs he allowed were unearned. He struck out six and walked one, giving up six hits in five innings.
THE WINDUP
Cortes went to an unusual hesitation move to strike out Rafael Devers in the fourth inning.
After kicking up his right leg as usual, instead of stepping toward the plate he brought it back behind his left leg and gave a lean toward the plate before rearing back with his left arm and letting the ball fly.
''I wanted to do something different with him,'' Cortes said. ''As soon as I lifted up my leg, all hell broke loose.''
Cortes said he hasn't practiced the unconventional windup, and he didn't even know what he was going to do until he did it. The motion was reminiscent of fellow Cuban Luis Tiant, a three-time All-Star who pitched for the Red Sox from 1971-78.
''I think of it as I go, and all the stuff that comes out is literally as I go,'' Cortes said. ''I was just happy it was a competitive pitch.''
RALLY TIME
The Yankees led 4-1 in the eighth when reliever Jonathan Loaisiga allowed three singles to load the bases with one out.
Devers hit a hard grounder down the line that went off first baseman Marwin Gonzalez's glove and through his legs, bringing in one run. J.D. Martinez grounded into a fielder's choice and beat the relay to first, which appeared to score another run.
But a replay review showed he stepped short of the base. The double play ended the inning.
The announcement sent the Yankees running off the field and drew a mixed reaction from the mixed crowd that seemed to be overrun with visiting fans.
CROWD PLEASING
When Judge came to the plate in the top of the ninth, a vocal ''M-V-P!'' chant broke out - much louder than the half-hearted ''Yankees Suck!'' that the Boston fans attempted earlier in the night.
Judge struck out to lead off the ninth, but the Yankees scored one run to make it 5-2 on back-to-back line drives to center field that handcuffed Abraham Almonte. Giancarlo Stanton was given a double but Torres' shot that Almonte knocked down at the wall was called an two-base error.
Josh Donaldson then hit a high fly ball to center that Almonte handled, drawing a sarcastic cheer from the crowd.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: LHP Zack Britton, who hasn't pitched in the majors this season, made a rehab appearance for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He pitched one inning, retiring the side in order on 11 pitches. ... OF Harrison Bader (plantar fasciitis), playing his third game for Double-A Somerset, went 2 for 4 with a solo homer.
Red Sox: 2B Trevor Story missed his second straight game after injuring his left heel when he slipped on a base. ... RHP Nathan Eovaldi (back) is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: After an off-day, visit Milwaukee for the start of a three-game series. RHP Frankie Montas (5-12) will face RHP Adrian Houser (6-9 in the opener.
Red Sox: Have Thursday off before opening a three-game series against the Royals in Boston. RHP Michael Wacha (11-1) will face RHP Jonathan Heasley (3-8) on Friday night.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:43:27 GMT -5
Red Sox make 3 errors, give up Little League homer to Gleyber Torres in loss to Yankees
Published: Sep. 14, 2022, 10:18 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — The Red Sox defense threw the ball all over Fenway Park, giving up a Little League three-run homer to Gleyber Torres on Wednesday.
Boston made three errors and lost to New York 5-3 here at Fenway Park to drop to 20-42 against AL East teams.
Torres singled to right field with two outs and two runners on base in the fifth inning vs. Red Sox starter Brayan Bello. Right fielder Alex Verdugo fired to the plate but his throw was late and inaccurate. Aaron Hicks scored from second base.
Catcher Connor Wong then threw to first base, trying to get Torres caught in a rundown between first and second. But first baseman Christian Arroyo had no shot at catching Wong’s wild throw, which went into right field. Aaron Judge and Torres both scored. The Yankees took a 3-0 lead.
Hicks initially reached on an error by Xander Bogaerts.
All three runs against Bello were unearned. He pitched 5 innings, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out six.
Wong brought the Red Sox within two runs in the bottom of the fifth. He made up for his errant throw with a two-out RBI double to left field.
But the Yankees built the lead back to three runs on Jose Trevino’s RBI double in the sixth.
Eighth inning rally falls short
Reese McGuire and Tommy Pham led off the bottom of the eighth inning with singles. Xander Bogaerts blooped a single into right field with one out to load the bases.
Pham scored to make it 4-2 when first baseman Marwin Gonzalez made an error on Rafael Devers’ grounder.
But J.D. Martinez grounded into a double play to end the inning. Martinez initially was called safe. But the call was overturned when the review showed his foot missed the bag.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:44:53 GMT -5
Alex Cora: Red Sox’s J.D. Martinez missing first base bag ‘kind of sums up our season. Just short’
Published: Sep. 14, 2022, 11:38 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — The Red Sox’s eighth-inning rally fell short when J.D. Martinez missed the front of the first base bag with his left foot in Boston’s 5-3 loss to the Yankees here at Fenway Park on Wednesday.
“That kind of sums up our season there,” manager Alex Cora said. “Like just short throughout the season in certain games.”
Martinez initially was ruled safe after he grounded to shortstop with the bases loaded and one out. Shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa tossed to second baseman Gleyber Torres for the second out.
Martinez beat Torres’ throw to first base to avoid the double play and cut the deficit to one run.
But the run was taken away when the Yankees challenged. The play was overturned because Martinez never touched the base. The inning ended.
“He was hustling,” Cora said about Martinez. “That’s all he has there. It’s not lack of effort. It’s the other way around. ... It just kind of sums up everything. Just short. We are where we are because we’re short in certain areas and we haven’t been able to finish games.”
Boston — which dropped to 20-42 against AL East opponents — made three errors. None was bigger than catcher Connor Wong’s throwing error in the fifth inning. It turned Torres’ single into a Little League three-run homer.
Torres hit a two-out single to right field with Aaron Hicks at second base and Aaron Judge at first base.
Right fielder Alex Verdugo fired to the plate but his throw was late and inaccurate. Hicks scored from second base.
Cora pointed out that first baseman Christian Arroyo was late to cut off Verdugo’s throw from right field.
“If he gets there early, he probably cuts it and we get the out at third base,” Cora said. “It’s one of those, he’s learning the position at first. The reaction is different than at second and shortstop and he was just a tad late. The throw was down. We weren’t able to cut it.”
Wong then threw to first base, trying to catch Torres in a rundown between first and second. But Arroyo had no shot at catching Wong’s wild throw, which went into right field. Judge and Torres both scored. The Yankees took a 3-0 lead.
“He (Torres) was a dead duck and we threw the ball away,” Cora said.
Wong added, “Gleyber is way off the base. I’ve just got to make a better throw there and see how the game turns out after that. Have to be better.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:47:13 GMT -5
3 errors the difference for Sox in sweep by Yanks No. 3 prospect Bello goes five strong, but defense struggles behind him 1:48 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- After all the madness on defense -- a missed popup by Rafael Devers, an unfortunate double steal against rookie pitcher Brayan Bello, an untimely error by team leader Xander Bogaerts and a three-run Little League home run by Gleyber Torres that had multiple misplays -- the Red Sox were rallying.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, they had a chance to turn the tables on the Yankees, even on a night they had been so charitable. J.D. Martinez hit a 68.2 mph grounder to short. Though not blessed with good footspeed, he avoided hitting into an inning-ending double play and Boston had slimmed the deficit to a run.
Or so it seemed. In 2022, things often aren’t what they seem for the 69-74 Red Sox. The Yankees alertly challenged the play in which replay review revealed an oddity. Martinez beat the throw, but somehow missed the front of the first-base bag and over-ran it without actually touching first at all. It is a play you almost never see no matter how much baseball you watch.
The call was overturned. The run was taken off the board -- one of many daggers in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees in which the Red Sox gave up just one earned run.
“That kind of sums up our season right there, right? Just short throughout the season in certain games,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. “He was hustling, that’s all he has there. It’s not a lack of effort. Kind of sums up everything. Just short. We are where we are because we’re short in certain areas and we haven’t been able to finish games.”
After the missed opportunity in the eighth, Abraham Almonte had back-to-back misplays in center and the Yankees added an insurance run to account for the final score.
Without question, the most damaging play of the night was on what should have been an RBI single to right by Torres to break a scoreless tie in the fifth. It turned into so much more.
Alex Verdugo fired the ball back toward the infield, but first baseman Christian Arroyo -- who is still learning the position -- got to his cutoff spot late. The ball rolled sloppily to the third-base side of home plate.
“He got there late,” Cora said of Arroyo. “If he gets there earlier he probably cuts it and we get the out at third base. It’s one of those where he’s learning the position at first. The reaction is different than at second or short. He was just a tad late. The throw was down but we weren’t able to cut it.”
If only the play had ended there. Torres, confused by what had transpired, got caught between first and second and was ready to gift the Red Sox an out.
Catcher Connor Wong would have had Torres by five feet with a good throw to first base, where second baseman Kiké Hernández was alertly covering. Instead, Wong’s throw soared down the right-field line. It was such a surprising turn of events that the ball-girl had to jump off her bucket to make sure the ball didn’t get interfered with. Verdugo made his second throw of the sequence. This time, he hit cutoff man Hernández, but the throw home was just late. Suddenly, it was 3-0, New York.
“Gleyber is way off the base. Just got to make a better throw there and see how the game turns out after that. Have to be better,” said Wong.
This isn’t the first time Bello, Boston’s top pitching prospect, has been the victim of misplays behind him. The 23-year-old clearly deserved a better fate, giving up no earned runs over five innings.
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“He was good. Tough lineup,” said Cora. “They controlled the strike zone. He gave us five innings. We didn’t play good defense behind him in that inning and they scored three.”
The one time Bello made a mistake was with one out in the fourth inning, when the Yankees pulled off an aggressive double steal of second and third when Wong was in the middle of throwing the ball back to him.
Bello showed his composure by stranding the runners.
“He keeps growing,” said Cora. “A few curveballs today, that’s part of the mix. He’s doing an outstanding job. He keeps getting better.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:48:34 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Story aiming for Friday return September 14th, 2022
Keep track of the Red Sox’s recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. LATEST NEWS
Sept. 14: 2B Trevor Story targeting Friday return Story, who left Sunday's game in Baltimore with left heel pain, is improving, but was out of the lineup for the second straight night on Wednesday. The current "goal," according to manager Alex Cora, is for Story to be back in the lineup on Friday night against the Royals. Since coming off the injured list, Story has a line of .340/.389/.500 with a homer and eight RBIs.
Sept. 14: INF Yu Chang added to active roster; RHP Jeurys Familia designated for assignment Chang joined the Red Sox two days after he was claimed off waivers from the Rays. To make room on the roster, the club designated Familia for assignment following his tough outing against the Yankees on Tuesday night. How does Red Sox manager Alex Cora plan on using Chang?
"We’ll use him all over the place," Cora said. "He can play first, second, third, short. This year, he’s been better against righties than lefties. We like the bat, the impact of the baseball. We like the athlete. Defensively he’s been really solid. So we’ll find ways to put him out there."
Sept. 14: Plan for RHP Nathan Eovaldi coming into focus A day after Eovaldi fired three innings of live batting practice at Fenway Park, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he might have another BP session at Fenway on Sunday. Originally, it looked as if Eovaldi was more likely to make a Minor League rehab assignment on Sunday. But with Triple-A Worcester and Double-A Portland both on the road that day, the Red Sox are deciding on the best course of action.
1B Eric Hosmer (low back inflammation) Expected return: Late season or 2023 Hosmer has not given up hope on playing this season. The pain in his back is lessening. Hosmer has been on the injured list since Aug. 22.
“Yeah, everything is feeling all right. Getting better, that’s the good thing, Hopefully we can continue to progress from here on out," said Hosmer. "I'm certainly hoping [to play]. I don’t want to rule anything out. We’re doing everything we can to get back to being healthy, and at the same time we’re going to be smart about it. Certainly trying to do anything we can to get back out there and be there, be available to the team in any way to help.” (Last updated: Sept. 14)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:54:40 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 8h Eck is disgusted. Fenway is disgusted.
Multiply that by 22 weeks or so and you have the 2022 season in a nutshell. #RedSox
Abraham Almonte won't make anyone forget Jackie Bradley Jr. with the glove.
This roster was designed with defensive deficiencies. They've only gotten worse over six months. #RedSox
#RedSox are 69-74.
Brayan Bello deserved better. Could say the same for Boston fans in this 2022 season.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:55:35 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 5h Cora on J.D. Martinez coming up short and missing first base tonight: "That seems like that sums up our season: Just short. We are where we are because we're short in certain areas, and we haven’t been able to finish games."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 3:57:03 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 6h On this, Arroyo — not a 1B — was late lining up Verdugo as the cut to home, leading to the play’s initial breakdown. Not a slight toward Arroyo. But the industry has to stop assuming just because players take grounders at a pos. that they play it
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 4:00:08 GMT -5
There’s no defense for Red Sox’ shoddy play in the field in this loss to Yankees By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated September 15, 2022, 12:28 a.m.
The Red Sox season has lasted 159 days and mercifully will be over in another 21.
But you need only 21 seconds to understand what it has been like.
That snapshot of a long, frustrating season happened in the top of the fifth inning of Wednesday night’s 5-3 loss against the Yankees.
With the Sox leading, 1-0, Aaron Hicks reached on an error by Xander Bogaerts. Aaron Judge followed with a single.
Rookie Brayan Bello kept his composure and struck out Giancarlo Stanton looking at a slider for the second out.
Gleyber Torres was next and he singled to right field. Shield your eyes from what comes next.
Alex Verdugo fielded the ball and fired to the plate far too late to get Hicks. The ball should have been cut off, but novice first baseman Christian Arroyo was not positioned to catch the ball.
“If he gets there earlier, he probably cuts it and we get the out at third base,” manager Alex Cora said. “It’s one of those, he’s learning the position.”
Catcher Connor Wong fielded the throw and fired to first, hoping to catch Torres off the base. He would have, too, if not for a wild throw sailing down the right-field line.
“We had Gleyber there. He was a dead duck and we threw the ball away,” Cora said.
Judge came around to score as Verdugo chased the ball. Torres was right behind him.
Verdugo’s short throw to the cutoff man was on target, albeit on a bounce. Kiké Hernández made an accurate throw to the plate but Torres scored on a Little League home run.
Only these weren’t kids. These were all players the Red Sox see as part of their future. They handed the Yankees two runs in a game they went on to lose by two runs.
The Sox are actually below the league average in errors and right at the league average in unearned runs allowed. Advanced metrics, which tell a more complete story, show the Sox in the bottom third of the majors.
Part of that is not having a set catcher, first baseman, center fielder, or right fielder all season.
It’s also a product of the Red Sox front office being content to run what amounts to a tryout camp for fringy big leaguers. Related: Finn: Not many reasons to keep up with the Red Sox, but Xander Bogaerts is one of them (and eight other thoughts)
There are some players who excel in a utility role. Hernández is one. But the Sox overreached by trying Franchy Cordero at first base earlier in the season.
Abraham Almonte, a journeyman who had not started a game in center field in the majors since 2019, went to center field in the top of the eighth inning.
The ball found him in the ninth inning. Stanton hit a line drive to center that Almonte misplayed into a double. Torres followed with a drive to center that Almonte chased into the opening for the garage door 400 feet from home plate.
Almonte nearly made a leaping catch but the ball popped off the heel of his glove. He was charged with an error.
In all, one of the five runs scored by the Yankees was earned.
The Yankees also showed they found a hole in the Sox defense in the fourth inning when Torres and Oswaldo Cabrera executed a double steal on Wong’s toss back to the mound. Bello had a play at third but bounced his throw.
Cora seemed numb to all the defensive mistakes. He correctly pointed out the Sox were 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and could have made their night a lot easier with a key hit or two.
It’s also true the defense has been a little cleaner in recent weeks.
But all too often they look like a team that is hoping for the best in the field. Presumably they’ll take a long hard look this winter at what needs to be accomplished defensively in spring training.
“We are where we are because we’re short in certain areas,” Cora said. “We haven’t been able to finish games.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 4:07:26 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK After a turbulent year, Matt Barnes seems to have found his groove again for the Red Sox bullpen By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 14, 2022, 8:28 p.m.
Matt Barnes appears to have found himself. In his last 17 games since returning from the injured list, the righthander has pitched to the tune of a 2.30 ERA, yielding four runs in 15 ⅔ innings pitched. In the ninth inning of a tie game Tuesday against the Yankees, Barnes averaged 96 miles per hour on his fastball in the ninth. That’s his best velocity on his four-seamer in any outing this year. Barnes pitched a scoreless frame with a strikeout, keeping the game tied, 4-4, at the time.
“Last night was awesome,” Barnes said a 5-3 loss to the Yankees Wednesday. “I think since coming back with the exception of like, one or two outings, it’s been really good. Obviously the stuff has kind of ticked up. I kind of understand when I lose something, then correct it immediately and be able to actually make it in game.”
With the way Barnes is pitching, manager Alex Cora said the team will continue to weaponize him in a high-leverage role out of the bullpen, a position that escaped Barnes in the middle of last season after his struggles.
“He’s done a good job for us,” Cora said. “He’s been consistent and you know he’s willing to keep going out there. It really doesn’t matter if he’s fatigued. He’s missed this game for a while and he’s proven to a lot of people that he’s capable of being a big a big league pitcher and can contribute.” Hosmer impressed with Casas
Eric Hosmer (back) hopes he can play again this season. The season, however, is rapidly coming to a close with just 19 games left for the Red Sox after the Yankees leave town. Hosmer, however, is remaining optimistic.
“We’re doing everything we can to get back out there,” Hosmer said. “But at the same, we’re going to be smart about it. But, certainly, we’re trying to do everything we can to get back out there and just be there and be available for the team in any kind of way.”
Hosmer, who celebrated the birth of his son, Jack, last weekend, said he’s been keeping tabs despite being away from the team. He’s paid attention to rookie Triston Casas, a mentee of Hosmer’s, put together some quality at-bats during his first big league stint, including Casas’ homer off Gerrit Cole on Tuesday night.
“He looks comfortable, man,” Hosmer said. “I’ve really enjoyed watching him. I think he’s had some great swings. Some balls I was watching on TV, as soon as he starts to swing it looks like it’s gonna be gone and he just misses it by a little. But the swing looks great. He looks comfortable, he looks great over there at first defensively. He looks exactly like how we thought it would be.”
If the Red Sox decide Casas isn’t quite major league ready at the start of next season, they could depend on Hosmer as their everyday first baseman. If the Sox believe Casas is their guy, then they could trade Hosmer. The Sox would have some leverage, considering a team could get him on the books for just the league minimum — which was set at $700,000 this season — while the Padres would take on the remaining part of his deal.
Whatever the Red Sox decide to do, Hosmer is confident the back issues will be a non-factor heading into next year.
Eovaldi on the mend
Nate Eovaldi (shoulder inflammation) is scheduled to throw to hitters again Sunday, if he doesn’t pitch in a road game for Double A Portland or Triple A Worcester … Kutter Crawford, who has been on the injured list since Sept. 1 with a shoulder impingement, has been playing catch and feels good. “My shoulder is back to normal and I want to pitch again,” he said. “It’s up to the team.” Crawford hasn’t thrown off a mound since his last game on Aug. 30, so there may not be time to build up before the end of the season … Franchy Cordero was in the clubhouse walking with a limp because of the sprained right ankle he suffered on Sept. 5. He is out for the season … Outfielder Jaylin Davis cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple A Worcester.The Red Sox added infielder Yu Chang to the active roster Wednesday after claiming the utility infielder off waivers from the Rays just a couple of days prior. The Red Sox marked Chang’s third team this season. Between the Guardians, Pirates, and the Rays Chang hit .236 with three homers in 115 plate appearances. “I was very surprised that Boston picked me up,” Chang said through a team interpreter. “It really shocked me. It was not really in my plans. I was anxious for the first couple of days. I don’t know what the next step is.” ... Barnes and his wife, Chelsea, will partner with Uncork for a Cause. The couple will host a wine event Thursday that will benefit Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital program. The event will take place at Hotel Commonwealth in Boston. – Red Sox players will take photos with fans on the field before the Red Sox-Royals matchup on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The invitation is open to fans of all ages attending the game. Gates will open 30 minutes early at 11:35 a.m. for the 1:35 p.m. matchup. Fans are asked to bring their own cameras.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 15, 2022 4:09:01 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 7h Attention patrons, playing the role of Jarren Duran in tonight's performance is Abraham Almonte.
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