BOSTON — Where the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians will play Game 1 of the American League Division Series still is unknown. What we do know, however, is who will be on the mound for the Tribe next Thursday. Indians manager Terry Francona announced Saturday that right-hander Trevor Bauer will be the team’s Game 1 starter, with righty Corey Kluber set to pitch Game 2 on Friday. According to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian, right-hander Josh Tomlin is set to start Game 3, which means Cleveland’s full rotation for the five-game series will feature all righties. Kluber is the Indians’ ace and apparently requested to pitch Game 1. But he recently m... NESN.com
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MLB Postseason Picture: Red Sox Clinch AL East, Still Would Play Indians
Share this: The 2016 Major League Baseball postseason picture had one major change Wednesday night. While the Red Sox remained as the American League’s No. 2 seed after losing to the New York Yankees 5-3, Boston clinched the AL East crown thanks to the Baltimore Orioles’ comeback victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. As a result, the Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers all have clinched their divisions, while the Blue Jays and Orioles remained in the AL Wild Card Game. The Detroit Tigers (one game behind) and Seattle Mariners (two games behind) still have excellent chances to overtake the O’s. The divisions already are decided in the National League, too, as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs all have clinched.
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Share this: The Boston Red Sox had an opportunity to clinch the American League East on Tuesday night in the Bronx, but the New York Yankees continued to play spoiler. A night after New York came from behind to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays and cut Boston’s magic number to clinch the AL East to just one, the Yankees struck again with three home runs off Red Sox ace David Price to take home a 6-4 victory. That, combined with Toronto’s victory over the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers’ victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, means no champagne was popped in the Red Sox clubhouse. Boston now trails the Rangers by a game for the best record in the AL. They still sit
Yoan Moncada Hopes To Have Same Impact As 10 Best MLB September Call-Ups
Share this: The best prospect in baseball is about to make his major league debut. Infielder Yoan Moncada was recalled by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and will officially join the team Friday when they play the Oakland A’s. He’s been the center of an endless hype machine since he signed with the organization in March of 2015. Since then, he’s shown off terrific offensive skills: In 187 minor league games, Moncada posted a .287/.395/.480 slash line with 23 home runs, 50 doubles, 100 RBIs and 94 stolen bases. He’s being called up straight from the Double-A level, joining fellow top prospect Andrew Benintendi in Boston as players to do so this season. He’ll hope to provide a September spark at the hot
Tim Tebow To Red Sox? Dave Dombrowski Not ‘Rushing Out’ To Sign Ex-QB
Share this: There’s still a possibility that one Major League Baseball team gives Tim Tebow the chance to play out his baseball dream. But it appears that team won’t be the Boston Red Sox. Tebow held a workout Tuesday in front of scouts from 28 MLB teams, including the Red Sox. The former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner clearly has some things to work on, but he displayed impressive pop at the plate as well as some decent athleticism in the outfield. When asked Tuesday night if Boston would consider bringing on Tebow, however, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski didn’t exactly give a ringing endorsement. “We did our due diligence,” Dombrowski said during an appearance on NESN’s “Red Sox First Pitch.” “I