The Red Sox shook up their bullpen Sunday morning, designating left-hander Joely Rodriguez for assignment while calling up right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa. Rodriguez, who initially made the club as a non-roster invitee after an injury-plagued 2023, had struggled to start the season. He had allowed eight earned runs over 11 innings in 11 appearances, and most recently he allowed three runs in an inning of work on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Rodriguez was originally the only left-hander to make the Opening Day roster, but since then Boston has also called up Brennan Bernardino and Cam Booser ..read more

It seems like every day has brought new challenges for the Red Sox, who have been snakebitten by injuries but have largely managed to keep the ship afloat. Yet as uniquely difficult as this season has seemed, how does it compare to what everyone else has gone through? Look around the league and you’ll see the Red Sox aren’t the only ones who have encountered adversity, and quite a few teams viewed much more highly coming into the season haven’t responded nearly as well. Now that we’re a month in we can begin drawing some conclusions, so who has emerged as a contender, who has been a disappoint ..read more

BOSTON — Red Sox fans could soon see a new face manning first base. Before routing the Cubs 17-0 on Saturday at Fenway Park, Boston finalized a trade with Chicago, acquiring veteran first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper in exchange for cash considerations. The 33-year-old Cooper was designated for assignment by the Cubs earlier this week, but he could fill an important hole in Boston’s lineup. The Red Sox recently lost standout first baseman Triston Casas to a ribs injury that will sideline him for the foreseeable future. “Obviously, he’s a guy that can put a good at-bat (together),” manager ..read more

BOSTON —  How lopsided was Saturday’s Red Sox victory? Both teams finished the game with position players on the mound. The Sox bludgeoned the visiting Chicago Cubs 17-0 in the second of three games at Fenway Park, pairing their strongest offensive output of the season with a bullpen-game shutout. Tyler O’Neill and Ceddanne Rafaela both homered and doubled to lead Boston’s scoring surge, with Rafaela going 4-for-4 and driving in a career-high seven runs. Five Red Sox pitchers combined to allow no runs on five hits — including infielder Pablo Reyes, who tossed a scoreless ninth. The Red So ..read more

Before taking the field Saturday for their second of three games at Fenway Park, the Red Sox and Cubs reportedly swung a trade. Boston acquired veteran first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper from Chicago in exchange for cash considerations, according to multiple reports. MassLive was the first to report the deal. Cooper slashed .270/.341/.432 with one home run and six RBI in 12 games for the Cubs before being designated for assignment on Tuesday. The 33-year-old previously spent time with San Diego, Miami and the New York Yankees, earning his lone All-Star selection with the Marlins in 2022 ..read more

Vaughn Grissom has yet to play a game in a Red Sox uniform. Acquired this past winter in exchange for left-hander Chris Sale, the 23-year-old second baseman missed all of spring training due to groin and hamstring injuries and for the past two weeks has been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester trying to get ready for the season. Now it appears his debut could be imminent. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Grissom is scheduled to play nine innings with the WooSox in Toledo on Saturday and Sunday, and if all goes well he could join the big league club soon after. “This is the last hurdle ..read more

Triston Casas first felt the discomfort after a swing against Ben Lively during last Wednesday’s shutout of the Cleveland Guardians at Fenway Park. The Red Sox first baseman thought it was an abdominal issue, but after trying to tough it out for a few days it eventually became clear this wasn’t an injury he could play through. Now Casas is likely to miss several months with what the club described as a rib fracture, though after a series of examinations he likened to an anatomy lesson, Casas explained his injury is actually a bit more complex than a simple bone break. “No ribs were fractured ..read more

After going 4-2 on their road trip to Pittsburgh and Cleveland, the Red Sox are home and looking to give Fenway the caliber of play the old ballpark deserves. The Sox went 3-7 in their first homestand, and 39-42 at home last season. They’re 4-4 in series openers this year. They’ll host the Chicago Cubs for three games over the weekend, then enjoy a day off on Monday before the San Francisco Giants arrive for three games. Though they’re two of Major League Baseball’s oldest franchises, the Red Sox and Cubs have only faced each other 21 times in the regular season; Chicago has a slim 11-10 advan ..read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — For as long as they’ve been with the organization, Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel have been viewed as cornerstones of the Red Sox future. All three were top draft picks and are usually lumped together by fans and evaluators, but it wasn’t until this past winter that the trio actually connected as a group for the first time. They’ve been nearly inseparable since. From the Red Sox rookie development program to Winter Weekend to spring training and now the top of the Portland Sea Dogs order, Boston’s “big three” prospects have begun forging a strong connection on and ..read more

The Red Sox went 4-2 on their second road trip of the year, sweeping the Pirates in Pittsburgh and avoiding getting swept by the Guardians in Cleveland. After their first homestand culminated in a blemished 3-7 mark to begin the Fenway season, it was a much-needed palate cleanser. But the trip ended on a period rather than an exclamation point; the Sox lost Thursday’s series finale 6-4, taking some of the wind out of their sails before their return to Boston. Making his first start of the year in place of the injured Brayan Bello, Chase Anderson escaped a jam in the first inning, but couldn’t ..read more