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The Red Sox handled the Astros in five games in the American League Championship Series last month. Imagine beating the same team, but with Bryce Harper. That's nearly what happened, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic . Rosenthal wrote that the Astros and Nationals had agree to a...

By EVAN MARINOFSKY We’re a little over a week removed from the roller coaster ride. For an entire postseason run, it felt as though God was a Red Sox fan. Everything went their way. From the bullpen being magnificent to David Price shaking off postseason woes to Steve Pearce being the World Series...

The Red Sox rolled through the postseason en route to their ninth World Series title, knocking off the Yankees, Astros and Dodgers while losing just one game in each round. The championship run featured a bunch of unforgettable moments, so let's take a look back at the top 10. 10. J.D. Martinez...

The Houston Astros' excuse for why they sent a person affiliated with the organization next to the Red Sox dugout in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series -- suggesting they were trying to catch the Red Sox cheating -- is made to look even worse considering the protocol Major League...

HOUSTON -- Yes, Blake Swihart talked to his buddy Alex Bregman about his Instagram post. "He just said he wasn’t expecting it to be like that, the reaction," the Red Sox catcher said after his team wrapped up the American League Championship Series. "He was just trying to pump up the team. It’s...

HOUSTON -- Just as the media was starting to filter out what had been a jubilant Red Sox' clubhouse following a Game 4 win over the Astros, Craig Kimbrel walked down the long hallway to the manager's office to talk to Alex Cora. Kimbrel had barely hung on to finish off his two-inning stint, having...

The Red Sox are heading to the World Series. But before they leave, they want to celebrate Alex Cora's birthday. The manager turned 43 on Thursday and received the ideal gift, a 4-1 victory over the Astros to win the American League Championship Series and earn a berth in the World Series. Watch...

As the Red Sox barreled to the conclusion of the greatest regular season in franchise history, the words grew to something between an admonition and a threat: We will ultimately judge you on the playoffs. The 108 wins. The third straight division title. The stomping of every challenger in the...

Alex Cora has one possible explanation for Craig Kimbrel's mystifying struggles this postseason – he's tipping his slider. Kimbrel allowed a run for a fourth straight postseason outing on Wednesday, and it took a diving catch from Andrew Benintendi to keep him from allowing three more in what would...