If the Boston Red Sox indeed are invited to the White House, you can bank on Heath Hembree making the trip. After his team won the World Series on Sunday night, Hembree was asked if he was looking forward to an eventual White House visit. And, well, let’s just say the Red Sox reliever is fired up about the chance to meet United States President Donald Trump. “I f–k with Trump,” Hembree said, via TMZ Sports. When asked what he likes about Trump, Hembree replied “everything.” Check this out: Of course, championship teams visiting the White House is no guarantee these days. The Golden State Warriors were not invited after wi... NESN.com
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Red Sox Notes: David Price Laments ‘Awful’ Season; Heath Hembree Optioned To Triple-A
BOSTON — David Price had yet another rough outing in perhaps one of the weirdest games we’ll see all season. It’s hard to say all of Price’s 11 hits and five earned runs against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday were a product of poor pitching, as the wind at Fenway Park was like something out of “The Wizard of Oz” for the first couple of innings. Price’s first run allowed in the first inning, for example, came after right fielder Robbie Grossman tripled on what would have been a routine fly ball. Instead, the wind carried the sky-high fly, baffling right fielder Michael Martinez before it dropped. “It was crazy,” Martinez said th... NESN.com
Red Sox Notes: Heath Hembree A Bright Spot In Messy Win Over Astros
Henry Owens made his 2016 major league debut and David Ortiz played his final game in Houston, but it was Heath Hembree who was the hero of the Boston Red Sox’s series against the Astros. Hembree, who only was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday, came on in the 10th inning after Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel blew his save opportunity in the ninth by allowing Astros left fielder Colby Rasmus to tie the game with a two-run homer. And Hembree held on through three scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four, including the final two batters of the game. “He continues to come along so strong for us,” Red Sox manger John F...