the joy of sox

Trump shouts out Roger Clemens, who was in attendance at the Trump rally in Texas pic.twitter.com/9fec4CZgUZ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) Januar...

The Los Angeles @Angels and @Dodgers are hosting a spring training/campaign fundraising event in Tempe for white nationalist-affiliating, ...

David Ortiz was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Big Papi was the only player elected by the Baseball Writ...

Jon Lester has retired after a 16-year career with the Red Sox (2006-14), Athletics (2014), Cubs (2015-20), Nationals (2021), and Cardina...

The New York Yankees have hired Rachel Balkovec as the manager for the 2022 Tampa Tarpons (Low-A Southeast). Balkovec will be the first fema...

. . . wishing everyone a peaceful and healthy new year!

HEY, BLOG BOY! . . . I'M BACK! . . . AND MY BINDERS ARE BIGGER THAN EVER! . . .  HEY! YOU GOT WRITER'S BLOCK ON THIS THING OR WHA...

A small update to my post of January 31, 2020 , in which I expressed my amazement that a team could score 209 runs but not score in every i...

You sending me a plaque or anything cool? https://t.co/3CzIS1d1vB — Taijuan Walker (@tai_walker) December 9, 2021

A potentially long winter began just after midnight on Thursday, as Major League Baseball locked out its players, a move the Players Associa...

MLB knowingly used two different types of baseballs last season , according to Business Insider. Some of the balls were more livelier than o...

Jesse Rogers, ESPN : Major League Baseball's expanded playoff proposal, as part of a new collective bargaining agreement between owners...

In A Game Of Inches: The Stories Behind The Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game On The Field, Peter Morris  uncovers the first exampl...

Jeff Passan (ESPN) reports : Right-hander Michael Wacha and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing a one-year contract, sources familiar with the...

Just think of one of the old-time seasons, when the coming encounter of two of the crack nines of the principal clubs who met at the Elysian...

Timothy Flood , a second baseman for the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos and the 1902-03 Brooklyn Superbas, was arrested on November 19, 1905 for a...

The Cleveland baseball team is now officially known as the Cleveland Guardians . A team changing its nickname while remaining in the same ci...

Shohei Ohtani is the unanimous choice for American League Most Valuable Player in 2021. Ohtani received all 30 first-place votes . . . so ha...

Julio Lugo , a member of the Red Sox's 2007 World Champion team, has died at age 45 . (Tomorrow would have been his 46th birthday.) Lug...

Eduardo Rodriguez has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $77 million contract with the Tigers. MLB.com reports the deal includes an opt-out...