Adrian Gonzalez News

A day game after a walk-off victory the night before is always more appealing when you have a chance to win a series.

In 2005, Gonzalez, then a Texas Ranger, played in just 43 games, totaling 150 at-bats. His stat line for the season read: six home runs, 17 RBI, a .227 batting average and an on-base percentage of .272. Following the season, Gonzalez was dealt to the San Diego Padres and over the course of the next six full seasons spent between the Padres and the ... (more)

"I am not so much the pebble dropping in the pond as I am the ripples that follow." -- Miles Levin.

Boston's Jarrod Saltalamacchia caught Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk's ceremonial first pitch honoring a memorable Fenway Park moment.

In lifting Adrian Gonzalez for a pinch-runner in the sixth inning, Valentine was trading one at-bat by Gonzalez for the defensive upgrade he'd get in the outfield -- first from Che-Hsuan Lin, later from Scott Podsednik, who pinch-hit for Lin in the eighth inning.

With that in mind, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher tweeted Saturday that he has no plans to "bean" anyone on the Red Sox Saturday night at Fenway Park.

I apologize for being a bit late in getting you this weeks Seesaw report. So with further delay, let's get to it: Matt Adams - The big call up from last week, Adams will attempt to fill the void left by Lance Berkman .

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012 , an annual "must buy" for all baseball fans, is now shipping.

Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena rounds first after hitting a solo homer off Boston's Jon Lester in the fourth inning.

He is considered the ace of the Red Sox, but Jon Lester would probably be the first one to admit he hasn't pitched up to his title at this point of the season.

After Franklin Morales drilled Luke Scott in the top of the ninth - apparent retaliation for a plunking of Dustin Pedroia earlier - benches cleared in Friday's game between the Rays and Red Sox at Fenway Park.

The slugger was slotted in at first base on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays with Kevin Youkilis at third, but manager Bobby Valentine said there's a strong chance that Gonzalez will move to right on Saturday so he can cram third baseman Will Middlebrooks into the lineup.

The MLB trade deadline can be a tough time for fans. If the team you're cheering for is in third when they were supposed to be contenders, it's not a surprise if they sell players.

Through 44 games and nearly 200 plate appearances, he has hit three home runs - one fewer than outfielder Daniel Nava, who was called up by the Red Sox [ team stats ] only three weeks ago.

The Orioles finally heeded the call of prospect hounds everywhere when they promoted uber pitching prospect Dylan Bundy on Wednesday.

Adrian Gonzalez has started the last two Red Sox games in right field, a necessity borne out of the absence of Cody Ross , Ryan Sweeney , and another entire outfield's worth of outfielders.

The MLB trade deadline is just over two months away and it's time to start thinking about whether the Boston Red Sox will be "buyers" or "sellers." At the moment, Boston sits at .500 for only the third time this season and have yet to get over that hump this year.

In Major League Baseball, trades are rarely able to be properly evaluated after just a few months.

Here we are again talking about injuries. The Red Sox seem to have an outsized injury problem, or maybe a decade-sized, but it's there.

Daniel Bard junked his delivery in the fourth inning Wednesday, pitching from the stretch as he tried to find some way to get the ball over the plate.