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The best athlete memoirs answer the questions writers and fans asked fruitlessly throughout a player’s career. As you might expect, longtime Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz’s Papi: My Story (co-written with Michael Holley) settles some real stumpers. A relentless worker and a masterful hitter who taught Ortiz more than anyone else—“the best [batting coach] I’ve ever had”—but did on occasion forget that the two of them had made lunch plans. Continue to Article

May 16, 2017 11:27:am EST

Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz left Sundays game with left triceps tightness, but got a bit of good news on Monday.The team announced on Monday that Pomeranz underwent an MRI that showed no changes compared to previous tests.He is expected to join his Continue to Article

May 15, 2017 8:28:pm EST

Just maybe, the Red Sox can derive an advantage out of an embarrassment. Starting July 2, the Sox can again play in the international sandbox, a chance to add some talent to a farm system president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has weakened while building the big-league roster. The Sox thought they were singled out last year when MLB punished them for transgressions in the international amateur market. The league took away five players signed in the 2015-16 period, making them free agents, and prevented the Sox from signing players in the 2016-17 period.  No heads rolled because of the league’s investigation. Eddie Romero, who ran the international department then and now, was promoted Continue to Article

May 15, 2017 3:57:pm EST

Just maybe, the Red Sox can derive an advantage out of an embarrassment. Starting July 2, the Sox can again play in the international sandbox, a chance to add some talent to a farm system president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has weakened while building the big-league roster. The Sox thought they were singled out last year when MLB punished them for transgressions in the international amateur market. The league took away five players signed in the 2015-16 period, making them free agents, and prevented the Sox from signing players in the 2016-17 period.  No heads rolled because of the league’s investigation. Eddie Romero, who ran the international department then and now, was promoted Continue to Article

May 15, 2017 2:28:pm EST

Mike Felger and Phil Perry discuss why Tom Brady chose now to accept being on the cover of Madden. Continue to Article

May 14, 2017 11:48:pm EST