en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Boston Red Sox News https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/news Ken is known for his hot takes. What are your thoughts on this take about Alex Cora & Bill Belichick? #RedSox, #Patriots, #NFL, #MLB Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:12:58 GMT WEEI Boston's Sports Original https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555923 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555923 false false Red Sox manager Chad Tracy was asked about Willson Contreras and getting booed by the fans last weekend at Fenway. He assured the guys that all is good with... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:12:19 GMT WEEI Boston's Sports Original https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555915 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555915 false false It is not news to you that the West Sacramento Athletics are deeply un-good. Even when they led the American League West in April and May, they somehow managed to do so while maintaining a solidly negative run differential. But since their last day at .500, on June 19, they have been by both advanced and less-advanced metrics Galactically Ass. Their three best hitters, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, and Brent Rooker, are hurt, their pitching struggles to be shambolic, and as a result they have lost 35 of their last 44 games, a winning percentage of .205. Over a full season, that would be the fifth worst in professional baseball history of any team that ever played a subsequent season, including the first year of the Phillies (1883), and five Negro League teams, including the New York Black Yankees, whose last six years were a cumulative 42-187. There. We spared you a gratuitous Cleveland Spiders reference. You're welcome. But while the A's have been baseball's foremost adherents of zombie baseball since that date, that is a role they have played before. More notable is the fact that they may have also gotten a few bites in against the best team in baseball in that span, the Boston Red Sox, simply through physical proximity. It is too early to say whether the Red Sox are showing signs of infection, but their recent stumbles are further proof that, as a general rule, it is poor hygiene to hang around the A's. The A's and their opponents should both be forced to wear masks, and if the owners weren't perfectly fine with an industrial pandemic that thins out the union membership, they would be. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:10:30 GMT Ray Ratto https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555891 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555891 false false BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today sent minor league outfielder Harold Rivas to the Baltimore Orioles, completing the August 3, 2026 trade for catchers Adley Rutschman and Jake Rogers. Rivas, 18, was ranked by Baseball America at the time of the trade as Boston’s No. 21 prospect. The right-handed hitter Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:09:39 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555877 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555877 false false The Boston Red Sox are suddenly struggling after a red-hot July, but fans shouldn't overreact or panic just yet. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:09:20 GMT Elie Deglaoui https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555872 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555872 false false The former Red Sox skipper isn't happy with Boston. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:05:45 GMT Jon Conahan https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555825 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555825 false false The Boston Red Sox are giving Adley Rutschman another immediate opportunity to make his presence felt. Tonight in Toronto. The offense has not completely disappeared. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:05:41 GMT Rodney Knuppel https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555823 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555823 false false The Red Sox, even with all their early-season struggles, have lost five games in a row just once, in Cincinnati and Houston on their season-opening road trip months ago. They’ll try to avoid doing so again Wednesday night against the Blue Jays. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:00:46 GMT Chris Cotillo https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555766 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555766 false false Felger and Mazz, with Matt McCarthy, talk about the Red Sox's 4th loss in a row and how they're getting further away from the playoffsThumbnail photo courtes... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:41:58 GMT 98.5 The Sports Hub https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555515 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555515 false false It is the Red Sox who have done the most so far this season to remind us -- as if we ever need reminding -- of the magic of the long season in baseball. Even in what has turned out to be a long week for them. They became the Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:31:44 GMT Mike Lupica https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555377 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555377 false false This would be a perfect outcome for the Red Sox. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:16:48 GMT Jon Conahan https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555176 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555176 false false The Quick Snap is BACK with a massive episode! Brian Hoyer and David Andrews take the podcast to Patriots training camp, sitting down with Mike Vrabel, Josh ... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:05:08 GMT NBC Sports Boston https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555008 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57555008 false false Starting next year, the Worcester Red Sox will be able to sell sponsorship rights for uniform patches to local partners. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:03:55 GMT Tommy Cassell https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57554999 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57554999 false false The Boston Red Sox haven’t had too many issues getting guys on base during their four-game losing streak. Getting those runners home safely has been a far more difficult task. Clutch hitting is one of the common denominators of all good teams, and the Red Sox have been pretty decent in this area throughout the season. They rank 13th among all MLB teams with a .254 batting average with runners in scoring position. But during the last four games, Boston’s inability to drive in these runners has proved costly. Tuesday night’s loss to the Blue Jays in Toronto was another example. Recently acquired catcher Adley Rutschman, who was making his Red Sox debut, grounded out to end the game with a runner on second and his team trailing 5-3. Masataka Yoshida doubled with one out in the top of the ninth inning, but he wasn’t able to advance any further. The FIRST Big League save for Spencer Miles 👏 — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) The Red Sox went 0-for-7 at the plate with runners in scoring position Tuesday, including nine left on base overall. Red Sox manager Chad Tracy doesn’t seem too concerned with the lack of clutch hits right now. “I think the approach is the same, we’re just going through it right now that’s all,” Tracy told reporters postgame, via the NESN broadcast. “We’ve had some chances where it’s one swing into the gap, we’ve been there before, we’ll grind through it.” Tracy later added: “You’re not going to get the clutch hit for six straight weeks and keep getting it. There’s going to be times when you’re just going to have to grind through it, and we’re in that space right now. We just got to keep grinding.” In this four-game losing streak, which includes two defeats to the Athletics and the last two games against the Blue Jays, the Red Sox are batting .083 (3-for-36) with runners in scoring position. They’ve left 38 runners on base over that span. During the Red Sox’ recent nine-game win streak from July 29 through Aug. 7, they hit a league-leading .360 with runners in scoring position. Overall, clutch hitting has been instrumental to the Red Sox turning their season around. They were in last place in the American League East division entering a four-game series against the New York Yankees on June 25. They swept the rival Yankees at Fenway Park, kicking off a stretch during which Boston has won 32 of its last 41 games and now occupies the AL’s second wild card playoff spot. The Red Sox rank third in the MLB and first in the AL with a .301 batting average with runners in scoring position since June 25. In the 78 games before June 25, the Red Sox ranked 22nd with a .241 batting average with runners in scoring position. The good news for the Red Sox is they have 19 hits, 15 walks and only 19 strikeouts over the last three games. It’s not like the offense has been totally shut down during much of this losing streak. The Red Sox are still getting on base at a good rate, but the clutch hits to drive in runs have eluded them. If the Red Sox continue to get on base at this pace, they should eventually score more runs. The process has been good. The results will likely follow. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:48:47 GMT Nick Goss https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57554802 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/articles/57554802 false false