The Boston Red Sox are investigating the possibility of moving the Salem Red Sox to Lowell, the town where their former New York-Penn League affiliate was located. According to Ballpark Digest, Lowell officials have engaged a consultant to tally the costs of bringing Minor League Baseball back to LeLacheur Park, as the Boston Red Sox eye a move of the Salem…
Normally, relief outings last only a few innings with one exception: When a long man is brought in. In that case, a starting pitcher that didn’t make the rotation, is sent to the mound because the actual starter’s stuff isn’t working. 114 years ago, something similar happened with a notable feat that the game ended…
Today, 48 years ago, the designated hitter made its first appearance in the American League. On this day, there were some firsts regarding this newly created “position.” On the Opening Day game in Boston between the Red Sox and the Yankees, Ron Bloomberg of the Yankees is the first designated hitter in the AL. In…
In today’s episode of Baseball Related Songs, we pay attention to the somewhat rougher genre in music: The Celtic Punk group Dropkick Murphys with “Shipping up to Boston.” In a previous episode, the Dutch Baseball Hangout already paid attention to another song of the Dropkick Murphys: “Tessie”. In contrast to “Tessie,” “Shipping up to Boston…
Former Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a one-year deal with the Seibu Lions. The 40-year old returned to the old nest last season, the first time since he was posted back in 2006. Last season, Dice-K, how the former Red Sox ace was called by Red Sox nation, didn’t play an official game…
Today, 61 years ago, Pumpsie Green debuted for the Boston Red Sox, making the bean towners the last team to hire an Afro-American player. Since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, it took the Red Sox 12 years to integrate as well. Ironically, the Red Sox were the club that gave Jackie Robinson, Marvin Williams,…
In today’s episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to a phenomenon that Red Sox fans will surely know. It is a phenomenon that could be found in Fenway Park. Duffy’s Cliff was a ten-foot-high mound that formed an incline in front of the left-field wall from the day the park opened in 1912 until…
Infielder Juremi Profar from Curaçao has signed a one-year] minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. After seven years with the Texas Rangers organization, the younger brother of Jurickson opted for free agency on November 4, 2019. Before last season, the Rangers clearly didn’t know where to put Juremi as they let him play…
There is a story floating around about a trade between the Yankees and the Red Sox back in the 1940s. Both owners would trade away their biggest star to the opponent. Eventually, the trade never happened but it would have been something to see both Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams in the uniform of the…
On this day a hundred years ago, the New York Yankees bought Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for “just” $100,000. But did you know that Fenway Park would also be part of the deal? According to the legend, financially strapped Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to generate money for his…
