Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Dick Drago Dead at 78
Dick Drago, one of the stalwarts of the Boston Red Sox bullpen and starting rotations in the mid-1970s, died Thursday following complications from surgery.

Dick Drago, one of the stalwarts of the Boston Red Sox bullpen and starting rotations in the mid-1970s, died Thursday following complications from surgery.
Tim Wakefield, a pitcher known for delivering masterfully placed knuckleballs and using that skill to help the Red Sox break their 86-year World Series drought, has died.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ramón Urías fielded a grounder and threw to first for the final out, and the Baltimore Orioles poured onto the field for a celebration at the mound.
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander shouted at Red Sox mamager Alex Cora to “f*ck off” during a heated exchange near home plate Tuesday night.
Emotions were running high for Red Sox fans on Father’s Day after a little boy threw a caught foul ball back into the field.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Darmody is making his first start on Thursday night. But before he could do that, his team had to address a tweet he posted during Pride Month almost two years ago.
ESPN’s Karl Ravech created an awkward moment during the network’s Sunday Night Baseball telecast when he asked Red Sox infielder Triston Casas about his deceased mother.
New Hampshire police arrested a homeless woman Monday for allegedly misleading police to the location of a baby boy she reportedly had given birth to and left in the woods, where temperatures were around 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
A woman slapped a man after he dropped to one knee and pulled out a ring pop instead of an actual wedding ring.
Far-left Boston University professor Ibram X. Kendi, a proponent of critical race theory, made a surprise visit at Fenway Park.
An ex-MLB pitcher who became a NY Port Authority police officer died in a traffic accident on the way to Manhattan’s 9/11 memorial service.
Fox Sports has apologized for adding the logos of the Yankees and the Red Sox to an image of New York’s Ground Zero memorial site on Saturday
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale trashed the dugout after a particularly rough rehab start at Triple-A Worcester.
Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is expected to miss Tuesday’s game in Toronto against the Blue Jays for not being vaccinated, making it clear that it is a “personal choice.”
During Sunday night’s series finale between the Yankees and the Red Sox, Boston outfielder Kike Hernandez was wearing a mic and actually conversing with broadcasters during the game. Not only that, he correctly predicted the play that was about to unfold in front of him.
The Boston Red Sox released minor-leaguer Brett Netzer after being alerted to reports of racist, and homophobic social media posts.
Chants of “F*ck Joe Biden” repeatedly interrupted the Fox ALCS postgame show Tuesday as producers tried to mute the noise.
A female Red Sox fan is taking heat for being seen on video spitting on a man at Orioles Park in Baltimore as the two argued over seating.
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez got into an argument with a fan outside of Fenway Park after a tough outing over the weekend.
A fan was removed from a Red Sox game at Fenway Park after unfurling a “Trump Won” banner over the center-field wall.
Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park plans to open to full capacity Memorial Day weekend with masks no longer required for fully vaccinated fans.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins postponed their game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the potential for unrest in the area.
Dick Stockton, the legendary play-by-play man known for broadcasting all major sports over his 55-year career, is retiring.
After joining the group that owns the Boston Red Sox, L.A. Lakers star LeBron James says he wants to own an NBA team.
LeBron James has joined the group that owns the Boston Red Sox, according to a new report.
Former Major League Baseball star Johnny Damon was arrested on charges of DUI in Florida on Friday.
Curt Schilling did not get enough votes to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, and neither did anyone else.
Insurance giant American International Group (AIG) canceled Boston Red Sox legend Curt Schilling solely because he is a conservative.
Jan. 5 (UPI) — The Boston Red Sox have hired Bianca Smith as a Minor League coach, and she will be the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history.
Alex Cora will become the next Boston Red Sox manager despite his one-year suspension over the Houston Astros cheating scandal.
The Boston Red Sox have placed a huge, team-branded Black Lives Matter billboard along the Massachusetts Turnpike next to Fenway Park.
This year’s Little League World Series and the championship tournaments in six other Little League divisions have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox escaped severe penalties in Major League Baseball’s cheating investigation on Wednesday, with Commissioner Rob Manfred concluding that the 2018 World Series champions’ sign-stealing efforts were less egregious than the Astros’ when they won it all the previous season.
Boston’s Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for an extended period if Major League Baseball and its players adopt an all-Arizona start to the season.
BOSTON (AP) — A minor league player for the Boston Red Sox has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the team to close down its training complex in Fort Myers, Florida.
Former Houston Astros pitcher Collin McHugh says that palers were told other teams were cheating too, as a justification for Houston’s now infamous sign-stealing scheme.
A top prospect for the Boston Red Sox who had just arrived from Taiwan, has been placed in quarantine to guard against possible Coronavirus infection.
NEW YORK (AP) — Attempts at cheating are a part of sports, Major League Baseball said in urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by fantasy contestants.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid says that if President Trump extends an invite to celebrate Kansas City’s Super Bowl win at the White House, he’s going to go.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) may represent the great state of Massachusetts in Congress, but at least one of her most high-profile constituents seems to favor former Vice President Joe Biden for the Democrat nomination.