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Papi Faces Suspension
Papi Faces Suspension
Papi Faces Suspension
Major League Baseball is suspending Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz one game for making contact with an umpire.  He's also been fined an undisclosed amount. The incident took place Sunday against the Orioles when Ortiz argued a checked swing call by third base umpire Jerry Meals...
Betts Stars In Home Opener
Betts Stars In Home Opener
Betts Stars In Home Opener
Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, took a two-run shot away from Bryce Harper with a flashy catch and stole two bases on the same pitch, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday in their home opener...
Papi: I'm A Hall Of Famer
Papi: I'm A Hall Of Famer
Papi: I'm A Hall Of Famer
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is certain on this point: "I never knowingly took any steroids." And this, too: "I deserve to be in the Hall of Fame." The remarks by the 39-year-old designated hitter came in a column Thursday for The Players' Tribune, a website founded by Derek Jeter that gives professional athletes a platform...
Baseball Is Here
Baseball Is Here
Baseball Is Here
Clay Buchholz started with one perfect inning, Rick Porcello followed by retiring six straight batters and the Boston Red Sox beat Northeastern 2-1 Tuesday, completing a double-header sweep of college teams. The game was tied after the scheduled seven innings, and the Red Sox won in the eighth on a throwing error...
Unclaimed Money
Unclaimed Money
Unclaimed Money
Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady and one-time World Series MVP David Ortiz are among tens of thousands of Massachusetts taxpayers on the state treasurer's latest unclaimed property list. Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots, and Ortiz, designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox, as well as Patriots coach Bill Belichick, are all owed $300 or less...
Big Papi Not Happy
Big Papi Not Happy
Big Papi Not Happy
David Ortiz says he ``might run out of money'' if baseball enforces the new pace-of-play rule requiring hitters to keep at least one foot in the batter's box. Ortiz used part of his first spring training session with reporters Wednesday to colorfully rant about the rule...
Here They Come!
Here They Come!
Here They Come!
David Ortiz hit the 452nd and 453rd home runs of his career, moving past Boston great Carl Yastrzemski into 36th place on the all-time list, and the Red Sox won their fifth straight game Monday night, routing the Toronto Blue Jays 14-1. Ortiz matched Yastrzemski with a two-run blast to center off left-hander Brad Mills in the fourth, then broke the short-lived tie with another two-run shot off Mil
Napoli Hits Game-Winner
Napoli Hits Game-Winner
Napoli Hits Game-Winner
Mike Napoli and David Ortiz hit consecutive homers with one out in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied past Minnesota 2-1 Wednesday, sending the Twins to their fifth straight loss. Boston was held to one hit _ a fifth-inning double by Daniel Nava _ before the homers...
A.J's Triple Game Wnner
A.J's Triple Game Wnner
A.J's Triple Game Wnner
It was only fitting that a batter who was by a pitch scored the winning run. Beanballs were the theme Friday night as the Red Sox and Rays had another AL East rumble, with Boston earning a 3-2 victory on A.J. Pierzysnki's RBI triple in the 10th inning that drove in Jonny Gomes...
Ortiz Leads The Way
Ortiz Leads The Way
Ortiz Leads The Way
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox were in desperate need of a big hit. On Monday, at long last, Big Papi delivered. Ortiz homered and drove in four runs as the defending World Series champions ended their 10-game losing streak, rallying from a five-run deficit to defeat the Atlanta Braves 8-6...

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