MIAMI -- Nothing is certain in life -- or in the game of baseball. After Nick Pivetta carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Boston was poised to flit out of Miami with an easy series sweep before the Red Sox head to Yankee Stadium this weekend. Instead, it was

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We’re getting closer to crunch time, with the 2024 Draft just a little over a week away. I love this time of year because I get to use the word "penultimate." As in, this is my penultimate mock draft of 2024. Jim Callis will have one a week from now,

MIAMI -- The Red Sox fans cluttered behind the first-base dugout at loanDepot park rose to their feet in the seventh inning, not to watch a ball soar over the fence, but to applaud their starting pitcher. If you had asked Brayan Bello a week ago, it’s unlikely he could

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The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been unveiled. Here's who will be taking the field for the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) at Globe Life Field. The results of the fan vote to

As always, the 25th edition of the All-Star Futures Game promises to be a festival of future big league talent, all on the field at the same time.

MIAMI -- There is no such thing as “away-from-home field” advantage, but if there was, the Red Sox may have had it on Tuesday night at loanDepot park. When Ceddanne Rafaela demolished his ninth homer of the year in the series opener vs. the Marlins, one thing was clear: There

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BOSTON -- Though the Red Sox won’t have any starters voted in by the fans for the upcoming All-Star Game, manager Alex Cora’s

We’ve saved the riskiest demographic for last in our run of top 10 Draft prospects: the high school pitchers. While there don't appear to be any prep arms slated to go at the very top of the Draft, there is some depth in this group this year. How many actually

The All-Star Futures Game annually puts more of baseball's top prospects on one field than any other event, and this year's edition is no exception. The 25th annual showcase -- along with the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase -- will feature 39 members of MLB Pipeline's recently updated Top 100 Prospects

BOSTON -- May 12 was a dark day for Josh Winckowski, as he was optioned to Triple-Worcester to make room for Brayan Bello’s return from the injured list. A key member of Boston’s bullpen last season, the righty was hoping his ability to perform in multiple roles would be enough

The story below is a collaboration between writers from MLB.com and Yahoo Sports, who are joining forces this season to cover topics from around baseball. Phase 2 of 2024 All-Star Game balloting got underway on Sunday, with fans able to vote among the finalists at each position until the ballot

Since its inception in 1999, the All-Star Futures Game has provided a stage for the next generation of big league stars to show off their tools. Over the years, we’ve seen exciting displays of hitting prowess. But given the nature of the exhibition, it always seemed like the spotlight on

The All-Star Futures Game is less than two weeks away on July 13 and the First-Year Player Draft will follow shortly behind. One day behind, in fact. It’s about to get very busy in the world of prospects. So as the Major and Minor League seasons pivot toward their second

BOSTON -- Tanner Houck doesn’t have a nickname, but a fitting one for this season would be Mr. Automatic. Every five or six days, Houck would take the ball for the Red Sox and perform with machine-like consistency. The script played over and over again until Saturday, when on Houck’s

BOSTON -- Through four innings on Friday night at Fenway Park, Nick Pivetta was cruising, backed by an explosive fastball that topped out at a season-high of 96.9 mph. As Pivetta hopped out to the mound for the fifth, there was no reason to think anything was going to change,

BOSTON -- Without a bat to swing or a ball to throw, injured Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts was able to focus exclusively on nostalgia as he made his first trip to Fenway Park since departing following the 2022 season, thus ending a near decade-long run with the Red Sox

NOTE: All stats mentioned below are entering June 27 unless otherwise stated. Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran is enjoying a breakout season, as he ranks fourth in MLB in Baseball Reference’s Wins Above Replacement, while putting together a strong case for his first All-Star selection. How is he doing it?

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Seventeen days before the Guardians will exercise the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, they've let little slip out regarding their intentions. Their top four candidates appear to be, coincidentally, the top four players on MLB Pipeline's new Draft Top 250 list. Cleveland not only is mulling over

BOSTON -- Wednesday’s finale at Fenway Park was suspended due to heavy rains, leaving the Red Sox and Blue Jays to pick this one back up on Aug. 26. That game will pick up from where this one was suspended, with one out for the Blue Jays in the top

It's time for our second installment of each team's hottest-hitting Top 30 prospect over the last month. Our list includes eight Top 100 prospects, though the player with the best numbers over the last 30 days occupies the bottom spot on our Top 30 for his organization.