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Liam Hendriks is back in the bigs after 681 days: ‘It’s been a long and arduous journey’
3h · Jen McCaffreyThis article may be behind a paywall
$Hendriks didn't have the results he wanted in his first MLB game since June 2023, but that he was back at all was worth celebrating.
commentsPlayers:Triston Casas, after struggling at the plate, helps Red Sox win in extra innings
Apr 20 · Jen McCaffreyThis article may be behind a paywall
$Manager Alex Cora had moved Casas down in the order, which may have helped him at the plate.
Players:Trevor Story, healthy and ready to produce, powers Red Sox with 2 home runs
Apr 19 · Jen McCaffreyThis article may be behind a paywall
$Story slammed a pair of three-run homers to propel the Red Sox past the White Sox 10-3 on Friday.
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Garrett Crochet — ever the perfectionist — is still looking to improve despite a sub 2.00 ERA
Apr 18 · Jen McCaffreyThis article may be behind a paywall
$Crochet has a 1.38 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP in four starts, but believes he has room to improve.
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Check out recent episodes for the Reds. Weird & Wild: The 3-run walk, a bizarre strikeout and the baseball gods bless Manny Machado
Apr 18 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$Some of the strangest things you'll see on a baseball field happened this week.
Players:Nine early MLB takes on Braves’ start, NL dominance, AL East race — on point or overreactions?
Apr 17 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$Here are nine statements I’ve heard around baseball so far this season and my takes on whether they are on point or overreactions.
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MLB bat path metrics, speed training, fitting tech: Is hitting finally catching up?
Apr 17 · Eno Sarris, Jen McCaffrey, Brittany GhiroliThis article may be behind a paywall
$With hitting arguably harder than ever, teams are looking at data, technology drills and, yes, new bat shapes to get an edge.
Players:Red Sox Netflix documentary: Family dynamics, trade talk and other takeaways
Apr 16 · Jen McCaffreyThis article may be behind a paywall
$From insights into players' family dynamics to trade dialogue and parts of the season they missed — thoughts on the Netflix documentary.
Players:What are the top 10 front offices in MLB in 2025? Here’s how 40 executives voted
Apr 16 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$For the second year in a row, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across baseball to build our front office rankings.
Players:2025 MLB Draft top 50 prospects rankings: Ethan Holliday, Liam Doyle leading the way
Apr 15 · Keith LawThis article may be behind a paywall
$Holliday leads a class that is light at the top but heavy with solid prospects well into the second and third rounds.
MLB Power Rankings: Padres, Mets move on up and we have a new cellar dweller
Apr 15 · Tim Britton, Andy McCullough, Johnny Flores Jr.This article may be behind a paywall
$Now that we're a few weeks in and things are starting to take shape, we look at what might actually be a problem for each team going forward.
After another embarrassing Red Sox loss, it’s fair to wonder what’s wrong
Apr 15 · Jen McCaffreyThis article may be behind a paywall
$Garrett Crochet's gem on Sunday was supposed to give the Red Sox momentum.
Players:Garrett Crochet’s near no-hit return a reminder of White Sox’s ‘blessing and a curse’
Apr 14 · Jon GreenbergThis article may be behind a paywall
$Crochet's final line of 11 strikeouts, one hit and one walk allowed in 7 1/3 innings correctly represented how dominant he was.
Red Sox place Richard Fitts on IL, call up former All-Star RHP Michael Fulmer
Apr 13 · Amos Morale IIIThis article may be behind a paywall
$Fulmer, the 2016 AL ROY and 2017 All-Star, hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2023, when he had Tommy John surgery.
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