Lost in the shuffle of the madness that was winter weekend, the Red Sox announced they had hired Kyle Boddy as an advisor to Craig Breslow. Who is he and where does he come from? Kyle Boddy is the founder of Driveline Baseball, a player development center headquartered in Washington. Driveline was established in 2008 …
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Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Another Dodger Happy Wednesday. If you were thinking “at least James Paxton is in the budget and if he’s healthy that’s helpful” think again. He’s taking his talents to LA. That’s the Dodgers (sorry Arte Moreno.) So, anyway, it’s looking like the rotation and roster are set. Unless …
Photo by Katherine Gawlik/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bruins can make it six in a row tonight. Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:30 PM Where: TD Garden — Boston, Mass. How to follow: TNT, NESN, MAX, 98.5 The Sports Hub Opposing SB Nation site: Canes Country Know your enemy 25-15-5, 55PTS, 3rd in Metropolitan …
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Jim Pierce/ Northeastern Athletics Northeastern made history becoming the first team wo win the Beanpot at the TD Garden Consolation Game Harvard 2 Boston College 2 OT (Harvard wins shootout 1-0) For a game with little meaning there was plpenty of drama. BC would score first and seemed like they were destined to not finish …
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Boston will face the final opponent as they travel to Ottawa for their fifth game. Just the facts When: Today, 7:00 PM Where: TD Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada How to follow: NESN, NESN 360, PWHL YouTube (Out of Market) Know your enemy Hayley Scamurra, Mikayla Grant-Mentis, Daryl Watts: While MGM …
He may no longer be viewed as the top catching prospect in the Red Sox’ farm system, but the 2023 season was still a productive one for Nathan Hickey. Hickey, Boston’s fifth-round selection in the 2021 amateur draft, came into 2023 ranked by Baseball America as the No. 15 prospect in the organization after producing …
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Fraymi De Leon received the highest bonus of any prospect the Red Sox signed during the 2022 international signing period. How has the Dominican infielder fared in the professional ranks since putting pen to paper a little over two years ago? De Leon was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 32 prospect in his …
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Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Because if you can’t find hilarity in absurdity, what left is there? DISCLAIMER: John Henry was absolutely wherever he said he was this past weekend. But, in case he wasn’t… I really was going to head to Springfield. I must admit, I was looking forward to putting …
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Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images That’s the only way to read the Red Sox chairman’s comments at Winter Weekend. The Friday night vibes couldn’t hide it. The blue sky aspirations for the 2024 (and beyond) Red Sox being painted in Springfield couldn’t hide it. Not even the (drunken?) musings of Jonathan Papelbon in …
Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images The win streak is now at five games! The Boston Bruins kept their win streak alive as they slowed the engines on the Winnipeg Jets, shutting them out in the third period and came away with a 4-1 win at the TD Garden on Monday night. There was some …
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Plus, Trevor Story says he’s healthy. We’re now in the fallout stages of a frustrating Winter Weekend for Red Sox fans, as Sam Kennedy, Tom Werner, and Craig Breslow all declared 2024 to be yet another bridge year for the team. Of those three, Breslow is the only one who should get any slack. Who …
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Blaze Jordan has been ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 7 first base prospect in baseball heading into the 2024 season, the publication revealed on Friday. Jordan played more games (122) than any other Red Sox minor-leaguer in 2023. The 21-year-old split the season between High-A Greenville and Double-A Portland, batting .296/.350/.481 with 32 …
Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bruins look to keep their win streak alive. Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:00 PM Where: TD Garden — Boston, Mass. How to follow: NESN, NHLN, 98.5 The Sports Hub Opposing SB Nation site: Habs Eyes on the Prize Know your enemy 19-19-7, 45PTS, 6th …
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Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Boston will return to Tsongas for the first time since the opener and looks to continue their momentum. Just the facts When: Today, 1230 PM Where: Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA How to follow: NESN, NESN 360, PWHL YouTube (Out of Market) Know your enemy Alex Carpenter, Abby Roque, Chloe Aurard: …
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Heinen records first career hat trick in win. It was a goal frenzy as the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens at the TD Garden on Saturday night which included Danton Heinen’s first career hat trick. On a night honoring the Bruins’ team who “broke the jinx” against the Canadiens …
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Michael Riley/ PWHL This one wasn’t pretty for the home crowd. Replays seem to have ben taken away by the league from their YouTube site. When those return we will include clips for goals again Let’s not sugar coat this. This was a bad loss that the team can ill afford. First Period The opening …
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Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tonight may be the fourth consecutive start for Swayman this season. Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:00 PM Where: TD Garden — Boston, Mass. How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub Opposing SB Nation site: Mile High Hockey Know your enemy 29-13-3, 61PTS, 2nd in Central …
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Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Plus, the prospects get to know Boston Now that the full throttle era appears to have ended before the throttle was even greased up (note: I don’t really know how throttles work), all eyes turn to the supposed future of the Red Sox: prospects Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kyle …
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PWHL It wasn’t pretty but it is a win for Boston and defeat for Montreal. This game was a thriller from the get go, lots of great goalie play, then an exciting middle Fram before another great goalie duel in the third and a very controversial, but well officiated overtime period. First Period Both goalies …
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Trying again for that first win. First time on the road, first time playing the former Boston Captain, first time against Captain clutch. Also looking for the first point. Game is on NESN and YouTube.
Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images Another one on the road. Look, it’s Bobby Orr playing against the St. Louis Blues in the 70s! Surely these are the vibes we need tonight. A win? A loss? Anything that doesn’t go beyond 60 minutes? Let’s see what tonight has in store for us all. Discuss.
Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Definitely a much better effort this time around! The Boston Bruins came into St. Louis honestly just looking for this road trip to end. Three post regulation losses in three games has been brutal physically and mentally on this team. Could the Black and Gold leave St. Louis not Black …
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Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer is a “full go” and will be part of the club’s rookie development program that gets underway next week, according to WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford. Mayer missed the final six-plus weeks of the 2023 minor-league season due to a left shoulder injury he suffered much earlier in the year and …
Kyle Teel has wasted little time in establishing himself as the top catching prospect in the Red Sox farm system. After a storied three-year career at the University of Virginia, Teel was selected by Boston with the 14th overall pick in last summer’s amateur draft. The 21-year-old was viewed by most industry publications as the …
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