His eyes, still red, and the napkins in his hand for dabbing told a different story. When he starts out by telling us that, your heart just stops. We had just about every emotion you possibly can. They traded Mike Aviles to Toronto to get Farrell back, one of the rare instances...
The Red Sox hit three of them in their 15-1 victory over the Mariners on Friday night, the rout coming just hours after the team found out that its manager had been diagnosed with lymphoma and was taking a leave of absence. He will begin chemotherapy next week.
All things considered, Jon Lester came away from a conversation with John Farrell feeling optimistic about the Boston Red Sox manager’s Stage 1 lymphoma diagnosis.
Blue Jays: Toronto added to the roster right-hander Mark Lowe and outfielder Ben Revere, acquired Friday from Seattle and Philadelphia, and recalled infielder Munenori Kawasaki from Triple-A Buffalo.
UPDATE, 7:38 p.m.: Severino’s already thrown more than 40 pitches, but he just got through the second inning with a strikeout to end it. It’s a 1-0 game.
He had only eight plate appearances against lefties, though they did include two hits and two walks. Tazawa was entrusted to secure a one-run lead in the 8th inning, but ended up taking the loss when the Rays tagged him with a pair of doubles, followed by a bloop single that...
Lucchino has been with the Red Sox since becoming a co-owner of the team back in 2002, alongside principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Warner. The last two months of the season will have more of a focus on youth and on the future.