In 2021, the Boston Red Sox owned the No. 4 overall pick in the MLB draft, the highest pick the organization possessed since 1967. The club used that coveted selection on the player who was rated the top prospect in that draft class by MLB Pipeline — Chula Vista, California, prep shortstop Marcelo Mayer.

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Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow vowed in mid-June after the Rafael Devers trade that he would still bolster the team at the deadline. Now it’s crunchtime, and despite a 2-5 record with a tough schedule coming out of the All-Star break, another commanding win Saturday gave Breslow more reason to fortify the club.

10) The Red Sox and Dodgers will play the final game of their three-game series at 1:35 p.m. Sunday. Righty Walker Buehler (6-6, 5.72 ERA) will face his former team for the first time. Righty Dustin May (6-6, 4.73 ERA) will pitch for Los Angeles.

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As the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class to Cooperstown, which former Red Sox players could be next to earn enshrinement?

The Boston Red Sox are named by MLB insiders as a potential landing spot for former aces Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen at the trade deadline.

Former Boston College baseball player Emmet Sheehan continued his impressive 2025 campaign against the Boston Red Sox. Sheehan, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, got the start at Fenway Park on Friday night and allowed three hits, two runs (both earned), walked two batters, and struck out five in five innings of work.