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What to know about Boston Legacy FC ahead of their inaugural match
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1139+ words) Women's professional soccer officially returns to Greater Boston this weekend. More than eight years after the last pro women's soccer game in Massachusetts, the Boston Legacy are set to kick off their inaugural season this Saturday at their temporary home,…...
Dodgers aim for 3rd straight World Series
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (98+ words) Dodgers aim for 3rd straight World Series'WBUR The Los Angeles Dodgers open spring training trying to win their third World Series championship in a row. No team has done that since the New York Yankees 26 years ago. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd…...
Red Sox acquire Caleb Durbin in trade with Brewers to address their infield
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (688+ words) Third baseman Caleb Durbin was traded to the Boston Red Sox in a six-player deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday after finishing third in the NL Rookie of the Year balloting last year. Milwaukee acquired left-handers Kyle Harrison and…...
Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract, AP source says
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (398+ words) The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. An All-Star in 2024, Su'rez had spent his entire professional career with the Philadelphia Phillies after signing at age 16 in April 2012. The 30-year-old from…...
All-Star 3B Alex Bregman agrees to a $175 million, 5-year contract with the Cubs, AP sources say
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (430+ words) All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman has agreed to a $175 million, five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to two people familiar with the deal. Bregman, who turns 32 in March, was back on the market for a second straight offseason. He…...
Red Sox's Craig Breslow optimistic about offseason after playoff return
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (383+ words) Craig Breslow isn't sure how he and the rest of the Red Sox's front office will approach the offseason coming off their'first appearance in the postseason'since 2021. But Boston's chief baseball officer feels a lot better about the roster pieces he…...
Red Sox acquire right-hander Sonny Gray from the Cardinals
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) The Boston Red Sox added 36-year-old right-hander Sonny Gray to their rotation on Tuesday, filling one of their biggest needs by acquiring the three-time All-Star from the St. Louis Cardinals with more than two months left in the offseason. The…...
Women's Pro Baseball League selects Boston, New York, LA and San Francisco for inaugural season
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (166+ words) The Women's Professional Baseball League has chosen New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco as the cities that will represent the four teams that will compete in the inaugural season, the league announced Tuesday. The WPBL will now launch…...
Meet Beth Greenwood: New England player drafted for Boston's Women's Pro Baseball team
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (332+ words) It's baseball's hot stove season. For the first time in decades, that includes women going pro. Boston will host one of four teams for the Women's Professional Baseball League's inaugural season in 2026. A couple of weeks ago, the city's unnamed…...
Mike Greenwell, longtime Red Sox outfielder who finished second in 1988 MVP voting, dies at 62
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (623+ words) Mike Greenwell, an outfielder who played 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and finished second in the 1988 American League MVP voting, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 62. The Boston Globe reported in mid-August that Greenwell had medullary thyroid cancer....