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Sandy Leon Has Best Seat In House When Rick Porcello Pitches For Red Sox

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Share this: Rick Porcello turned in another dominant performance on the mound for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Porcello allowed two earned runs on seven hits with six strikeouts in eight innings in Boston’s 5-3 win over the New York Yankees. Hear what catcher Sandy Leon had to say about Porcello in the video from NESN’s “Red Sox Final” above. Thumbnail photo via Mark L. Baer/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link

Sandy Leon Tosses Perfect Strike With Mask, With Umpire Making Catch

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Share this: Maybe the New England Patriots should look at bringing Sandy Leon on board while Tom Brady serves his four-game suspension. The Boston Red Sox catcher has been a revelation since returning from Pawtucket in early June, hitting .400 in 26 games, with two more hits Monday night against the Detroit Tigers. But Leon also showed off in another way Monday night. Mike Aviles popped up a Drew Pomeranz pitch behind home plate, and Leon went chasing after it toward the screen. After seeing he had a chance to make the catch, Leon tossed his mask back toward the batter’s box. In doing so, he threw a perfect strike, in stride, to home plate umpire Jim Reynolds, who showed off some good hands

Red Sox Place Blake Swihart, Ryan Hanigan On 15-Day DL; Sandy Leon Recalled

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BOSTON — The Red Sox will be a little light at the catcher position over the next couple weeks. The Red Sox placed left fielder/catcher Blake Swihart (left ankle sprain) and catcher Ryan Hanigan (neck strain) on the 15-day disabled list Sunday ahead of their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park. Both players left Saturday’s game with injuries in a span of under an inning, with Hanigan exiting after the sixth and Swihart leaving in the top of the seventh. Swihart’s ankle, which he injured crashing into the side wall in left field, will be examined Sunday by the Red Sox’s foot specialist, Dr. George Theodore, while Hanigan un...