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The Boston Red Sox will be without their ace to begin the 2020 regular season, as Chris Sale will begin the year on the injured list. Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke told reporters on Thursday that Sale is about two weeks behind and will not pitch on …
No Houston Astros players were disciplined by Major League Baseball for their role in the team’s sign-stealing scheme, but there’s a growing sense that opposing pitchers may try to punish them this upcoming season. While he didn’t …
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale got some good news about his ailing elbow when he visited with Dr. James Andrews on Monday, but it sounds like the left-hander is unlikely to pitch again in 2019. The Red Sox released a statement updating Sale’s …
Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale got the best possible diagnosis on Monday when his sore left elbow was checked out. Sale saw Dr. James Andrews, who confirmed the club’s original diagnosis of inflammation. That means Sale will not need Tommy …
The Boston Red Sox are getting some worrisome news on the Chris Sale front. Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reported on Saturday that the seven-time All-Star pitcher has been placed on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his left …
The New York Yankees beat up Boston starter Chris Sale on Saturday as the Red Sox fell to a 9-2 loss. Compounding Sale’s aggravation was home plate umpire Mike Estabrook’s strike zone. Sale felt that he was getting squeezed for much of …
Chris Sale talked his way into one more batter during the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and he had an awesome reason for doing so. Sale had labored through 114 pitches through 5.2 innings for the Boston Red Sox and …
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale was roughed up yet again on Tuesday night, this time in an 8-0 blowout loss to the division rival New York Yankees. The left-hander has lost all four of his starts this season and has looked horrible out of the gate, but …
The Boston Red Sox confirmed earlier this offseason that they have had conversations with Chris Sale about a contract extension, and the team is reportedly close to a new deal with the left-hander. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Sale and …
Chris Sale struggled through some shoulder issues to help the Boston Red Sox win the World Series last year, and there have been questions about whether or not those will linger. Heading into 2019, the left-hander says he has no concerns. Sale threw …
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale is entering the final year of a contract that has been one of the best values in all of sports, and he could be the most coveted pitcher on the free agent market at this time next year. The defending champs are trying to …
Chris Sale appeared to be less than 100 percent healthy down the stretch and throughout the playoffs, but the Boston Red Sox do not anticipate him having any lingering issues in 2019. Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told …
The Boston Red Sox have decided to go with David Price instead of Chris Sale in Game 5 of the World Series, and that has led to speculation that Sale continues to be hampered by shoulder issues he had toward the end of the season. The Red Sox are …
The Boston Red Sox certainly have a selfless group of starting pitchers. An 18-inning marathon in Game 3 of the World Series left the team in a bind as to who would start Saturday’s Game 4, as scheduled starter Nate Eovaldi ended up throwing …
Chris Sale may have been having some fun with the media when he claimed with a straight face that he wound up in the hospital during the ALCS because of issues he was having with his belly button ring, but it sounds like he started what could become …
Chris Sale pulled a fast one on the media this weekend. On Saturday, Sale blamed a belly button ring for causing irritation and putting him in the hospital, subsequently keeping him from starting Game 5 of the ALCS. Chris Sale says he’s feeling …
