The Boston Red Sox could be among the favorites to land Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara if he lands on the trade block.

Benintendi was hit on the right hand with an 87 mph fastball by Cleveland right-hander Logan Allen in the first inning and left the game.

Over the next month, someone will show Alex Cora they deserve to be the Boston Red Sox closer to the start the season. Liam Hendriks wants the job as bad as anyone. Hendriks, who returned from Tommy John surgery late last season but didn't advance past a rehab assignment,

The Red Sox infield is unsettled, and Grissom wants to make it even more so by showing he deserves to play second base.

The Boston Red Sox (0-0) have the eighth-ranked odds in the majors to win the World Series, at +2200 as of Feb. 27. They have the third-ranked odds in terms of winning the AL East, at +425.Stream

MLB spring training continues Monday as the Yankees take on the Red Sox in the heated rivalry. On Sunday, The Yankees dropped a 4-0 game to the Detroit Tigers, while Boston lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7.

The four rings belonged to longtime Red Sox staffer Steve Blessing, director of security for the team’s spring training facilities in Florida for 25 years.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora offered concerning injury updates on banged-up starters Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford.

Marcelo Mayer had a strong day for the Boston Red Sox. The highly touted prospect went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Boston’s 6-5 spring training win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon.

After a long cold winter, Boston baseball is finally back. (In Fort Myers, at least.) The Red Sox will play Game No. 0 on Friday, their annual exhibition contest with the