Red Sox Lineup: Jaylin Davis Makes Sox Debut, J.D. Martinez Back; Franchy Cordero Starts at First Base vs. Orioles

The Boston Red Sox take on the Orioles Sunday afternoon as they look to start the month of May strong after a 9-13 record in May. A new face in the starting lineup as newly claimed Jaylin Davis will make his debut with the team, while J.D. Martinez returns after missing seven out of his […]
Red Sox Lineup: Franchy Cordero Makes Season Debut in Series Opener vs. Orioles; J.D. Martinez Out Again

Franchy Cordero makes his season debut for the Boston Red Sox as they open a three-game series in Baltimore against the Orioles. Rafael Devers hits cleanup while Rich Hill takes the mound. J.D. Martinez is out once again for the second straight night. It’s his fifth game missed in nine contests, though manager Alex Cora […]
Red Sox Make Eight Roster Moves Ahead of Weekend Series in Baltimore

The Boston Red Sox made eight roster moves ahead of their three-game weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles as the team brought back Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford from the restricted list, recalled Franchy Cordero while Travis Shaw was designated for assignment. They recalled the newly claimed Jaylin Davis from Worcester while Tyler Danish, Rob […]
Red Sox Minor League Notebook: Eduard Bazardo Not Claimed, Jarren Duran Tests Positive; Joe Davis, Brandon Walter, Darwinzon Hernandez, Marcelo Mayer

It looked like Eduard Bazardo wouldn’t be a member of the Boston Red Sox anymore after being designated for assignment. Boston had to waive both him and Ralph Garza — who got claimed by the Rays — in order to make room for both Tyler Danish and Travis Shaw on the 40-man roster. Bazardo went […]
Boston Red Sox Opening Day Roster Likely Finalized as Final Cuts Made, Tyler Danish Makes Big-League Squad; Chris Sale Placed on 60-Day Injured List

The Boston Red Sox have likely set their 28-man roster for Opening Day Thursday against the New York Yankees, as they made final cuts while selecting reliever Tyler Danish to the roster as their 10th and final reliever. Boston also placed Chris Sale on the 60-day injured list. The team announced each roster move Monday […]
Boston Red Sox Opening Day Roster Starting to Take Shape: Two Bench Bats, One Reliever Spot Up For Grabs

The Boston Red Sox roster is starting to take shape as Alex Cora announced Kutter Crawford is making the Opening Day roster, which leaves one bullpen spot left. Four bats are in the running for the two bench bat spots — including Rob Refsnyder, Franchy Cordero, Travis Shaw, and Jonathan Arauz. “We’ve been talking about […]
Franchy Cordero Clears Waivers, Red Sox Outright Left-Handed Bat To Triple-A Worcester

The Red Sox outrighted Franchy Cordero to Triple-A Worcester after he cleared waivers. The 27-year-old was designated for assignment after Phillips Valdez was reinstated from the COVID-19 related injured list. Cordero had a disappointing first year with Boston after being acquired in the Andrew Benintendi deal, hitting just .189 across 48 games, tallying nine RBI […]
Red Sox Designate Franchy Cordero For Assignment

The Boston Red Sox announced the DFA’ing of Franchy Cordero — a key piece in the Andrew Benintendi trade — following the reinstating of Phillips Valdez after he spent a month and a half on the COVID-19 related injured list. The #RedSox today reinstated RHP Phillips Valdez from the COVID-19 Related Injured List. To make […]
Red Sox DFA Taylor Motter, Kiké Hernandez and Danny Santana Return From COVID-19 Related Injured List; Franchy Cordero Optioned to Triple-A Worcester

The Boston Red Sox have designated Taylor Motter for assignment, after a short sting with the team where he appeared in three games after being claimed. Returning from the COVID-19 injured list is Kiké Hernandez and Danny Santana. Franchy Cordero was also optioned to Triple-A Worcester. Motter went 2-for-6 across seven plate appearances with the […]
Red Sox COVID-19 Outbreak: 10 Players Now on COVID IL, Josh Taylor Returns; Kiké Hernandez Likely to Return Tuesday, Other Notes

Josh Taylor returned to the Boston Red Sox from the COVID-19 related injured list and was activated today, as he was able to leave the list before others after he didn’t test positive, and was just a close contact. Danny Santana and Nick Pivetta were the latest to join the list, however, as they both […]