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Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price underwent an MRI on his pitching elbow Thursday and could miss his scheduled Friday start, a source told ESPN's Buster Olney. The issue is reportedly similar to the injury that sidelined Price for the first two months of the season. The Boston Globe first reported that Price could miss Friday's start. The Red Sox, who hold a half-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East, are returning to Fenway Park to start a three-game series against the red-hot Kansas City Royals. Since his return to the mound, Price has sparred with the media, including a much-publicized incident in which he lashed out at Hall of Fame pitcher and current TV analyst Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 11:05:am EST

I hope the Red Sox lose every game the rest of season, except when Chris Sale pitches, and have no shot at the post season. I hate them, I hate them, I hate them. What a bunch of babies! Are they a professional sports organization or a pre-school? Right now they seem to be the latter, which makes them the highest valued pre-school, at 2.7 billion, in the history of pre-K academia. When I read my friend Rob Bradford’s report that a source told him Dustin Pedroia was not near David Price when the crybaby lefty went after Dennis Eckersley on the team plane, I said, “ENOUGH!” I yelled with the same tone I scream at my kids when they are fighting over something stupid. I believe Rob Bradford, always Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 10:07:am EST

Lou Merloni joins to discuss a source telling him Pedroia applauded Price for his altercation with Eckersley and Tanguay says this has been worse than Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 7:20:pm EST

Tom E. Curran praises the attitude Malcolm Butler came into day 1 of camp with, putting all the contract issues aside and focusing on football. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 7:00:pm EST

The New York Mets have traded first baseman Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed pitching prospect Drew Smith, the team announced Thursday. Duda, who will be a free agent after this season, provides a power boost to a Rays team that's just 2.5 games behind the AL East-leading Red Sox. Duda helps assuage the absence of Colby Rasmus, who stepped away from baseball in July after dealing with injuries all season. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 5:38:pm EST