by William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 6/2/2026 Photo Credits to Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images When Commissioner Rob Manfred made some rule changes in the 2023 offseason in order to speed up the pace of play and encourage more athleticism in the game, this is the kind of result he had to have envisioned. Over the past decade, there has been more speed introduced in all aspects with pitching, hitting and baserunning. With more and more young faces being called up meaning ,ore ath

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/25/2026 Photo by Jeff Dean via Getty Images Buyers or Sellers? As of writing this article on May 25th, the Red Sox are 22-30 with 60 games left until the Trade Deadline on August 3rd. They sit in the basement of the AL East but only 2.5 games behind the 3rd place Blue Jays. Even after the notorious start that the Red Sox have gotten off to this season, there is still hope for a Playoff finish thanks to the lackadaisical American League this se

by William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 5/22/2026 Photo by K.C. Alfred via The San Diego Union-Tribune Manny Machado already knew what the reporters were going to ask him following the Padres 4-0 rubber match loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 0-4 with one strikeout. Machado’s batting average (has now) dropped to .178 and now has a negative WAR on the year, currently at -0.2 When asked about his offensive struggles postgame by a San Diego reporter, Machado responded very pass

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/12/2026 Photo by Katie Morrison via MassLive Since becoming interim Manager of the Boston Red Sox on April 25th, Chad Tracy has brought the Red Sox to a 7-6 record including a series sweep of the Detroit Tigers. After a day off on Monday and a series against the Phillies in Boston about to begin, It's time to examine the brief but telling stint of Chad Tracy as Red Sox Manager and what impact he's had in the wake of Cora's firing. Alex Cora is

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/25/2026 Photo by Gerald Herbert/ Associated Press Red Sox Projected Starting Lineup 1. Roman Anthony LF 2. Trevor Story SS 3. Jarren Duran DH 4. Wilson Contreras 1B 5. Wilyer Abreu RF 6. Caleb Durbin 3B 7. Marcelo Mayer 2B 8. Carlos Narvaez C 9. Ceddane Rafaela CF Projected Platoon Masataka Yoshida OF Connor Wong C Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS Andruw Monasterio 2B New Additions The Sox added a few hitters and a few pitchers this offseason,

Houston, TX- The Houston Astros have defined all of the odds stacked against them and extended the series to a winner takes all Game 7...