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Fenway Park to Expand Safety Netting in Response to Fan Injuries

Major League Baseball took a step toward improving fan safety Wednesday, calling on its 30 teams to expand safety netting at ballparks to include any field-level […]

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In Defense of Dan Shaughnessy, Baseball Hall of Famer

It’s May 14, 2014, and I’m gorging myself on the buffet set up for media types in the underbelly of TD Garden. There’s a palpable […]

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Farewell Wade Miley, the Best Cow-Milker in Red Sox History

Wade Miley’s performance on the mound last season may have been forgettable, but his personality most certainly is not. The Red Sox traded Miley and […]

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Bobby Valentine and Tommy Lasorda’s Fantastic Voyage, in Three Glorious Tweets

Bobby Valentine managed the Red Sox through one of the worst campaigns in franchise history, with no shortage of third-tier scandals and in-fighting along the […]

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David Price and David Ortiz Hate Each Other

Update (1:13 p.m.): David Ortiz told Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes Wednesday all of the problems he’s had with David Price are in the past. […]

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This Is How Fenway Park Was Transformed into a Football Field

For the first time in 47 years, football will be played at Fenway Park on Saturday, when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host their annual […]

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David Ortiz Announces Retirement in Players’ Tribune Video on His 40th Birthday

One day after news broke that he would call it quits after the 2016 season, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz celebrated his 40th birthday […]

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David Ortiz’s 10 Best Red Sox Moments

On January 22, 2003, former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein signed an oversized and underachieving first baseman from the Minnesota Twins to a one-year, $1.25 […]

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Report: David Ortiz Retiring After Next Season

Red Sox slugger, postseason hero, salsa entrepreneur, straw soloist, unwitting Boston 2024 board member, unofficial Fallout 4 character, and destroyer of dugout phones David Ortiz will […]

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Kevin Youkilis Still Isn’t Verified, Tweets Selfie with Toilet in Protest

It’s been a few years since Kevin Youkilis wore a Red Sox uniform. After Bobby Valentine favored a young Will Middlebrooks over him in 2012, Boston […]

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James Taylor and His Awful Song About the Red Sox Return to Fenway Park Next Summer

This post originally appeared on Vanyaland.   Fenway Park’s 2016 summer concert season is already coming into focus, with James Taylor set to play the […]

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For Some Reason, Fenway Park Appears on Washington Nationals’ 2016 Calendar

Update: Monday, 5:25 p.m. Get ’em while you can! These bad boys are collector’s items now. 2016 Nationals calendar that features Fenway Park will be […]

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Here’s How Much the Pentagon Paid Boston Sports Teams to Honor the Troops

More often than not, the military salutes at professional sporting events are the result of contracts between the Department of Defense and and the home team, who—and […]

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The Red Sox Are Closer to the Royals Than You May Think

The Las Vegas oddsmaker Bovada only put the Red Sox at 20/1 odds to win the Fall Classic next season, but it must not realize […]

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Steven Wright Broke Up with His Girlfriend for Jinxing 1986 Red Sox

Steven Wright the comedian—not the Red Sox pitcher—stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday night. Despite their team missing the playoffs this year, […]