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Ken Blaze-Imagn Images North of the border for the week Did you know the Red Sox have played 30 games in 33 days? That’s the most in the big leagues, even more than the Cubs and Dodgers, who got a two-game head start. For the rest of the season, save for a week or two, they’ll get at least one off-day, which should go a long way in managing the bullpen and allowing me … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 4/29: Oh, Canada

Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images I would walk for $500 million. The Red Sox are staying on the road, this time north of the border to the happiest place on earth: Toronto, Ontario home of the Blue Jays. Toronto has had a number of close calls on free agents over the last few years but with money to spend and a guy who wants to take it, they decided … [Read more...] about Series Preview: Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays, aka The Forever Vlads

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Cool! Now lets’ get him up to the show. Much of the talk about the Red Sox this season as revolved around youth. But one of the team’s best performers is a veteran who is defying the clock. At age-34, Rob Refsnyder contemplated retirement in the offseason. Instead, he’s back in his lefty-mashing platoon role and playing … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Former GM calls Roman Anthony a “future star”

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Bregman is just the latest of the Red Sox’ doubles kings. Here’s a list of the MLB team leaders in doubles over the past 10 years. Let me know if you notice anything interesting: BOS — hey, that’s us! Yes, the Boston Red Sox absolutely own the doubles leaderboard. Or, more precisely, the city of Boston’s … [Read more...] about Alex Bregman probably won’t break the MLB record for doubles this year. But keep an eye on it…

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Let’s hope so! April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring a big league promotion for Roman Anthony. Right? That’s the old saying isn’t it? Pretty sure my grand pappy used to say that when he was bouncing me on his knee on Spring mornings of yore. Anyway, we’ll see whether we get any Anthony in a Red Sox … [Read more...] about Red Sox Minor Lines 4/26: Is Miguel Bleis heating up?

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images The Red Sox week in review dives into Jarren Duran, the team’s newfound kleptomania, and Walker Buehler. Don’t look now, but the Red Sox are on a pretty nice run. Maybe it doesn’t feel like it considering that a disappointing set against the Seattle Mariners got us off on the wrong foot to begin this past week, but Boston has gone 9-5 from their … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Brushback: Jarren Duran is controlled chaos

David Butler II-Imagn Images But like, the Red Sox are off? But I’m still here working? What the... So if the Red Sox don’t have to play today, does that mean I don’t have to work today? Hi folks, happy Monday. There’s no Red Sox game today, but hopefully that won’t stop you from reading the great work here at OTM—I wonder who has their weekly feature piece published … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 4/28: Wait, it’s not a Monday holiday?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images You need to read this. Dear Cleveland Guardians Baseball “Fan” who “Interacted” with Jarren Duran during the Guardians/Red Sox Game on April 27th, 2025 (in which the Sox absolutely crushed the Guardians in, by the way): I like to think that I am inherently a good person. Maybe I’m not. I’ve been told that I have a very large amount of … [Read more...] about An open letter to the “fan” who “interacted” with Jarren Duran

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images A simple message. Yesterday, a fan in Cleveland said an unconscionably bad thing to Jarren Duran. Sox fans have their own history of saying terrible things to players, so let this be a reminder: It is bad and don’t do it. … [Read more...] about Don’t be jerks