The Red Sox enter the offseason with some money to spend before entering the luxury tax and could be in play for some top players. The post 9 things to know about Red Sox’ situation entering MLB offseason appeared first on Boston.

Baseball‘s most famous rivalry picks up in the postseason as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox face off.

Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito has declined his end of a $19 mutual option and is now a free agent, a source confirmed Monday. The decision comes as no surprise. Mutual options, which need to be exercised by both sides, are usually mechanisms that allow teams to manipulate CBT (competitive balance tax) numbers and are almost never picked up.

The Boston Red Sox will need to win the Alex Bregman sweepstakes again this winter if they want him at Fenway Park in 2026.

Brayan Bello was pulled in the third, with Alex Cora opting to go to the lefties in the bullpen. Garrett Whitlock gave up the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.

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In a season that started with infield candidates ranging from Alex Bregman, Trevor Story, Kristian Campbell, Triston Casas, Rafael Devers, and Marcelo Mayer, David Hamilton managed to make it into 91 games. That’s way too many! His large presence in box scores is the byproduct of a tumultuous year in the infield.

Mookie Betts broke out of his World Series slump, while Kiké Hernandez made a highlight play to seal the win. The post Pair of former Red Sox save Dodgers to force Game 7 of World Series appeared first on Boston.

When star shortstop Mookie Betts entered Game 5 of the World Series in a 3-for-19 slump, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts bit the bullet. He dropped Betts down into the batting order, from second to third.