TAMPA -- The timeline for the return of three key Red Sox pitchers is coming into focus. Righty reliever Liam Hendriks is at last on the verge of pitching in a regular-season game for the first time since he joined the Red Sox on Feb. 20, 2024. The righty reliever

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CHICAGO -- A day after Richard Fitts left his start at Rate Field with what the team called right shoulder pain, the Red Sox placed the rookie right-hander on the 15-day injured list Sunday morning with a right pectoral strain.

CHICAGO -- Richard Fitts pulled a sweeper outside for ball one, and he felt a tightness in his shoulder area that he hadn’t felt before. He went back to the sweeper on the next pitch, but he pulled that one even further outside and felt the same sensation.

BOSTON -- After an offseason of defensive adjustments with new catching instructor Parker Guinn, Connor Wong was looking forward to putting together his best all-around season. While that could still happen, it will now be a shortened season.

ARLINGTON -- For the Red Sox, the season started with a surprise roster move. Liam Hendriks, who lost out on the closer’s competition to Aroldis Chapman late in spring camp, was placed on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right elbow just hours before Thursday afternoon’s opener against

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Red Sox feel better about their starting pitching depth than they’ve felt in years, and it’s going to be put to the test early in the season. Red Sox manager Alex Cora revealed to The Boston Globe before Thursday’s game in Port St. Lucie against

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Though Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello is trending in the right direction after a bout of right shoulder inflammation at the start of Spring Training, he won’t be ready for the start of the regular season, manager Alex Cora announced on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Grapefruit

BRADENTON, Fla. – While Brayan Bello fights an uphill climb to open the season on the active roster as he works his way back from right shoulder inflammation, Red Sox manager Alex Cora has identified the two likeliest candidates to sub for Bello in the first turn or two through

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Slowed by right shoulder inflammation in the early weeks of camp, Red Sox righty Brayan Bello took a big step forward on Friday when he threw a bullpen session that he hopes will be a springboard toward being able to start the season on time.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Red Sox came into camp excited about having the most starting pitching depth they’ve had in years, and it looks like some of that depth will be needed. Righty Kutter Crawford continues to be slowed by soreness in the patellar tendon in his right knee

BOSTON -- The Red Sox announced on Wednesday that designated hitter Masataka Yoshida underwent a successful right shoulder labral repair on Oct. 3. The procedure, deemed successful, was performed by Dr. Evan O’Donnell at Massachusetts General Hospital. Though no further details were made available in the team’s press release, a

BOSTON -- The Red Sox received some encouraging news on Rafael Devers. There is no structural damage in the star third baseman's ailing shoulders. So even though Devers is now shut down for the season -- he went on the injured list on Saturday, with left shoulder soreness the official

BOSTON -- For weeks, Rafael Devers has been playing with soreness in both of his shoulders. On Saturday, the Red Sox finally shut him down for the rest of the season. Devers underwent an MRI on both his left and right shoulder on Saturday afternoon, and the Red Sox subsequently

BOSTON -- The second pitch of Saturday’s game at Fenway Park was hit to Trevor Story -- and not a second too soon for the Red Sox returning shortstop, who gathered it and fired to first for the out. When Story fractured his left shoulder on a dive attempt in

DETROIT -- Trevor Story's chances of a comeback this season, which seemed off the table entirely when he was injured in April and then developed into a plausible concept in mid-July, has turned into reality. The Red Sox shortstop will start a Minor League rehab assignment on Sunday with Triple-A

BOSTON -- David Hamilton knew something was wrong right away. Trying to lay down a bunt in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s victory over the Blue Jays, Hamilton had a fastball ride up and in on him. He couldn’t get his bat completely above the pitch, but he got the

BOSTON -- Marcelo Mayer, MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 prospect and the top-ranked prospect in Boston’s farm system, took a leap forward with a strong performance for Double-A Portland this season. However, it appears the shortstop won’t get the chance to enjoy the fruits of the promotion to Triple-A Worcester he

BALTIMORE -- Not only did the Red Sox get Triston Casas back on Friday night, but they got the good vibes that accompanied his return to action following a four-month absence. Facing one of the best pitchers in the American League in Corbin Burnes, the Boston bats erupted early and

BOSTON -- With the Red Sox on the brink of being swept at home for the first time since April, the presence of pitcher James Paxton, who was coming off a winning performance in his last outing, was enough to provide some hope for the weekend. But just five pitches

BOSTON -- When Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story first spoke a couple of weeks ago about a potential return to action this week, it sounded like a long shot. One of those “if everything went perfectly” scenarios. Now? It sounds like it’s more probable than not that Story will suit

KANSAS CITY -- Tyler O'Neill is headed back to the injured list. Boston’s slugger, who had missed the past four games due to an undisclosed general illness, was placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Aug. 4) pregame Wednesday with a left leg infection. Manager Alex Cora said the infection

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. LOS ANGELES -- The All-Star break had just ended, and Trevor Story reappeared in the visitors' clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Friday afternoon.

BOSTON -- The Red Sox held a meeting with third baseman Rafael Devers on Tuesday, at which point a joint decision was made for the star slugger to give up his spot on the American League All-Star team. Though Devers will continue to play for the Red Sox, he’d like

BOSTON -- After placing trusted reliever Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list due to anxiety on Wednesday, the Red Sox put their support behind the veteran right-hander and applauded him for being open about what he is going through. Martin, who hasn’t pitched for Boston since May 30, first