Boston Red Sox

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…

Players from two teams at the center of baseball’s sign-stealing scandal faced their fans on Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their managers amid the fallout from the investigation into Houston’s elaborate scheme. The Astros and Red Sox held their annual fan fests on Saturday, and instead of discussing preparations for...

Major League Baseball has expanded its investigation into the Houston Astros after The Athletic website reported the team stole signs during home games in 2017 by using a camera positioned in center field. The report Tuesday quoted pitcher Mike Fiers, who played for the Astros that season, and three other unidentified people with the club. The Astros won the World...

President Donald Trump’s low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of his presidency.

A century after the Black Sox scandal that tarnished the World Series and ushered in major changes in baseball, the notion that millionaire ballplayers would take money to throw a game — much less the World Series — is all but unthinkable. But that doesn’t mean cheating in baseball is a thing of the past, and there are still concerns...

“Captain America” actor Chris Evans returned to his native Massachusetts this weekend to help dedicate the new home of a youth theater company where as a youngster he honed his acting skills.

After a 2-4 homestand that ended Sunday with a frustrating loss against the Red Sox in which Bryce Harper was ejected for arguing a dubious called third strike, a winning season is in peril for the Phillies. By Jim Salisbury 

In the premiere of “Saturday Night Live” Season 45, actor Alec Baldwin reprised the role of President Donald Trump, who is overwhelmed by an impeachment inquiry sparked by a whistleblower complaint. The season’s first episode is filled with references to the ongoing developments around a call between Trump and the Ukrainian president. Woody Harrelson hosted and Billie Eilish was the...

Three months after he was shot in his native Dominican Republic, Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz says his life is forever changed. In his first interview with an English language publication, Ortiz tells the Boston Globe that he almost died. “People need to understand, this isn’t a movie where you get shot in the street and you’re back two...

Aaron Nola has pitched two gems at Fenway, but unlike the last time, the Phillies did just enough to get their horse the win Tuesday over the Red Sox. By Jim Salisbury

On a colonial plaza behind the governor’s mansion, a small group of men and women laid out the shoes of people who died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, each decorated with a blue flower. The shoes were first laid out on the steps of the U.S. territory’s capitol last year as a protest against government refusal to acknowledge the...

A woman was hit by a foul ball at Fenway Park during the Red Sox’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, a Red Sox official confirmed Sunday. The woman was given medical attention immediately after being hit and is doing fine, the official said.

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz underwent a third surgery this week for complications from his gunshot wound and is recovering, his wife said Thursday. “Earlier this week, David underwent a third surgery for complications resulting from his gunshot wound,” Tiffany Ortiz said in a statement issued by the team. “The operation was performed by Dr. David King at Massachusetts...

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is getting into the magazine business. Meghan is set to guest edit the September edition of British Vogue, multiple outlets report. While the new mom is still on maternity leave, it seems as though she’s taking on a new venture. So, what can we expect from the September issue of the magazine? According to the Daily...

There is a lot of speculation about the Duchess’s role in the most important issue of the fashion season.

Britain loves tradition, and the New York Yankees wrapped up Major League Baseball’s first trip to Europe with one of their sport’s customs: a late-inning pinstriped comeback. Gary Sanchez hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a nine-run seventh inning, and the Yankees overcome a four-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 12-8 Sunday for a two-game sweep of the...

The New York Yankees outslugged the Boston Red Sox 17-13 on Saturday night in the first Major League Baseball game played in Europe.

Major league baseball’s first game in Europe received a royal launch. Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, took part in the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees played the Boston Red Sox. The couple left month-old son Archie home as Meghan made one of her few public appearances since giving birth. They strolled to the...

The mastermind behind the shooting of Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was arrested Friday morning while he was video chatting with his family, according to officials in the Dominican Republic. Victor Hugo Gómez was arrested in Santo Domingo, Dominican national police announced Friday. Gomez, an associate of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel, was identified as the mastermind behind the shooting last...

The man accused of shooting Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz in the Dominican Republic earlier this month now faces a federal drug indictment in New Jersey, alleging that he conspired to distribute heroin and cocaine.