Wed, 10/06/2010 - 10:51 by Rakhi
Boston -- The owners of the Boston Red Sox have submitted a bid to purchase the British soccer club Liverpool FC, a source told The Boston Globe Tuesday.
The newspaper reported New England Sports Ventures, the parent company of the Boston Red Sox led by Sox owners John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino, are in the mix of possible new ownership for the club, which is facing a looming deadline to repay $450 million in debts.
Britain's Daily Telegraph reported the Red Sox owners are one of two groups bidding for Liverpool who have put offers of between $445 million and $475 million on the table.
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Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:07 by shalini.bahadur
Boston -- The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Jeremy Hermida Thursday in a trade that sent left-handed pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez to the Florida Marlins.
A roster spot opened when Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay filed for free agency.
Hermida, 25, the 11th overall pick in the 2002 Player Draft by the Marlins, is a .265 career hitter with 57 homers and 210 RBI. Last season, he hit .259 with 13 homers and 47 RBI, but struck out 101 times in 429 at-bats.
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Wed, 10/28/2009 - 12:17 by shalini.bahadur
Houston -- Brad Mills, who spent 11 seasons as a major-league coach and another 11 as a minor-league manager, was hired Tuesday to manage the Houston Astros.
Mills, 52, most recently was the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox, a position he's held for six seasons. In Houston, he replaces Cecil Cooper, who was fired Sept. 21. Mills is the team's fifth manager since 2002.
He was offered the position after former Washington Nationals Manager Manny Acta turned down the job to take a similar position with the Cleveland Indians. Former Astros Manager Phil Garner and Dave Clark, who finish out the 2009 season on an interim basis, were also considered.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:19 by shalini.bahadur
Boston, Sept. 29: Adam Lind had three home runs and four RBI Tuesday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-7 win over the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox could have clinched the American League wild-card berth with a win, as their magic number is one.
Lind had his first career three-homer game, hitting one in the first, fifth and seventh innings. Jose Bautista and Aaron Hill also homered and Kevin Millar went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Toronto, which has won five in a row and eight of nine.
Ricky Romero (13-9) got the win after limiting the Red Sox to two runs on seven hits in five innings.
Clay Buchholz (7-4) took the loss after giving up seven runs on eight hits in five innings.
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Tue, 09/29/2009 - 10:35 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 29: Ervin Santana pitched a shutout and Kendry Morales had a home run and three RBI Monday when the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 11-0 to clinch the AL West title.
Santana (8-8) went the distance, scattering seven hits, walking one and striking out three for the Angels, who won their third straight division title.
Morales drove in two runs with his 33rd home run of the season in the first inning, when the Angels scored three runs. Vladimir Guerrero, Maicer Izturis and Erick Aybar each drove in two runs and Bobby Abreu and Torii Hunter each drove in one for the Angels, who came into the four-game series with the Rangers needing one victory to clinch the division crown.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 12:09 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 27: Kendry Morales had three hits and three RBI Sunday, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Morales' 32nd homer of the season, a two-run blast, gave Los Angeles a 4-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the third.
Maicer Izturis hit a two-run eighth-inning double, Mike Napoli hit a solo homer, and Vladimir Guerrero added an RBI single for the Angels -- who snapped a four-game losing streak and reduced their magic number for clinching the AL West title to two. The second-place Texas Rangers face elimination from the division race if they drop any of the four games in the series set to begin in Anaheim Monday.
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Fri, 09/25/2009 - 12:37 by shalini.bahadur
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 25: Clay Buchholz threw 6 2/3 shutout innings Thursday and the Boston Red Sox moved closer to a playoff berth with a 10-3 decision over Kansas City.
Boston climbed eight games in front of Texas in the American League wild-card race with 10 games remaining. Any combination of three Boston wins or Texas losses will make the Red Sox a playoff team for the third straight year.
Buchholz (7-3) allowed five hits and struck out eight. He left the game with a 5-0 lead, thanks in part to a solo homer David Ortiz during a three-run fourth.
Kansas City closed within 6-3 in the eighth, but the Red Sox tacked on four runs in the ninth -- two of them scoring on a double by Ortiz.
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Thu, 09/24/2009 - 09:46 by shalini.bahadur
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 23: Jacoby Ellsbury and Jason Bay both had two RBI during a six-run fifth Wednesday that vaulted the Boston Red Sox to a 9-2 win over Kansas City.
David Ortiz added a three-run homer in the ninth to help bring the Red Sox closer to the American League's wild-card playoff berth. Boston opened the night owning a seven-game lead over Texas in the wild-card chase.
Kansas City had a 2-0 lead before the Red Sox sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth. Ellsbury tripled in two runs in the inning and Bay had a two-run single.
Luke Hochevar (7-11) stayed in for the entire inning, giving up six runs on seven hits to take the loss.
The win went to Josh Beckett (16-6), who allowed two runs on 12 hits in six innings.
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Tue, 09/22/2009 - 10:14 by shalini.bahadur
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 22: Yuniesky Betancourt stroked a two-run single to ignite a six-run sixth inning Monday and the Kansas City Royals beat Boston 12-9.
Mike Jacobs had a three-run home run and Billy Butler, Alberto Callaspo and Alex Gordon drove in two runs apiece for the Royals, who erased an 8-2 deficit and earned their 11th win in 14 games.
Jason Bay had a three-run home run for the Red Sox, who lead Texas by 7 1/2 games in the AL wild-card chase, pending the outcome of the Rangers' game in Oakland Monday.
Victor Martinez had two RBI and ran his hitting streak to a career-best 20 games. Jacoby Ellsbury knocked in two runs for Boston.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 10:39 by shalini.bahadur
Boston, Sept. 16: Daisuke Matsuzaka returned to the mound for the first time in three months Tuesday to pitch Boston to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Matsuzaka (2-5), in his first start since June 19, worked six-plus innings of three-hit, shutout ball for his first victory since June 2. The outing was the longest of the season for Matsuzaka, who had been out with a shoulder injury.
David Ortiz had a homer and two RBI for the Red Sox, who have won five in a row. Jason Bay also drove in a run for Boston, which increased its lead in the AL wild-card race to five games over Texas.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 03:00 by surajdogra
Boston -- New York Mets left-handed reliever Billy Wagner joined the Boston Red Sox Tuesday.
The Mets, who had put him on waivers four days earlier, will get two players to be announced later from the Red Sox, Major League Baseball said on its Web site.
Wagner waived his no-trade clause in return for the Red Sox agreeing not to exercise his 2010 option while keeping the right to offer him salary arbitration.
That allows Wagner to become a free agent after the season and puts Boston in line to be compensated by any team that signs him.
The Red Sox reportedly are on the hook for the prorated portion of his $10.5 million 2009 salary for the rest of the season.
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Sat, 08/15/2009 - 03:38 by surajdogra
Cincinnati -- Cincinnati traded veteran shortstop Alex Gonzalez to the Boston Red Sox Friday for a young minor league shortstop, the Reds announced.
"The Red Sox had interest in Gonzo and have had problems at shortstop," Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty said. "We viewed this as an opportunity for him to play for a contender in a possible playoff situation."
Boston is in second place in the American League East and Cincinnati is fifth in the National League Central.
The 32-year-old Gonzalez, who missed a month after surgery on his right elbow, has batted .210 with three homers and 26 RBI.
The Reds got Kris Negron, 23, who has batted .264 with three home runs and 34 RBI for Salem in the Carolina League this season.
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