Boston Red Sox

There may be new evidence that disgraced all-time hit king Pete Rose bet on baseball while he was still playing. According to ESPN's "Outside the Lines," a notebook kept by his bookie indicates that Rose bet heavily on baseball and the Cincinnati Reds as he finished his playing career in 1986...

The fan at Yankee Stadium who wound up with the ball that Alex Rodriguez launched for his 3,000th hit is holding on to the prized souvenir. For now, anyway. "At first, I was 100 percent adamant about not giving the ball back," Zack Hample told The Associated Press by telephone late Friday night...

Have you ever had a daffy desire to become Snapchat famous? This is one of the best chances you will get! On Friday June 19, the people behind the famous app will be choosing photos and videos from Bostonians and collect them in one place for the whole world to see...

Brock Holt became the first Boston player to hit for the cycle since 1996 and the Red Sox slugged their way out of a seven-game losing streak with a 9-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Holt's solo homer in the seventh put Boston up 5-2, leaving him a triple from completing the cycle...

The Boston Red Sox held a team meeting before Monday night's game against the Atlanta Braves as they tried to snap a six-game losing streak. The Red Sox were the favorites to win the AL East after finishing last in 2014. Instead, they entered the night with a 27-37 record that left them eight games out in the division...

The Kansas City Royals' dominance in American League All-Star balloting continues with eight players now in line to start next month's game in Cincinnati. Omar Infante is now in the lead at second base, surpassing the Astros' Jose Altuve ...

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon says he prefers his grandchildren sit behind the protective screen when they're at games. Major League Baseball has said it will re-evaluate fan safety at stadiums after a woman at Fenway Park was hit in the head by a broken bat last week...

With the seventh pick in the MLB  Draft, the Boston Red Sox drafted outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the University of Arkansas.  He's one of the top college players in the country.  Here's what the Arkansas Razorbacks website had to say about Benintendi...

The Boston Red Sox are adding outfield depth from a division rival. FOX Sports reports the Sox have acquired Alejandro De Aza from the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. The 31-year-old was hitting .214 with three homers in 30 games before being designated for assignment by the O's last week...

The Minnesota Twins game at the Boston Red Sox was postponed on Monday because of wet grounds and a forecast of heavy rain during the day. The game will be made up Wednesday as a day-night doubleheader. The Red Sox are 22-29 and enter the series against the Twins on a three-game losing streak...