Jason Varitek News

Victorino was injured in the eighth inning against the Rays on Thursday when he crashed into a wall making a catch in right field.

Today is an off-day for the Dodgers, and as they are flying into Atlanta for a weekend series starting on Friday, I thought it would be a perfect time to bring you another great guest article from Michael V. Pina of ESPN's TrueHoop Network.

If you've never heard of Lavarnway, it's understandable. The Pawtucket Red Sox catcher is wicked smart; he graduated from Yale in 2008.

The Red Sox had lost six of seven entering their series opener with the Blue Jays, and the team had dropped Lester's last two starts.

Sports stars with connections to Massachusetts came out to pay honor to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan honed his skills while playing for Boston College.

Though Red Sox fans will go on about the constant suffering endured until the team finally won a World Series in 2004 - and again in 2007 - there have been plenty of momentous events throughout Boston's long history.

The Red Sox just cruised into May with the best record in the Majors, yet apparently they are already considering some changes.

The Red Sox are rumored to be unhappy with their catcher's production, and could be looking for someone else to take over.

The Boston Red Sox seem to be firing on all cylinders this year at 18-7 while simultaneously cultivating one of the best farm systems in baseball.

I go outside of mine from time to time but for the most part, you know what you're getting into when you click on my articles.

Ever since Jason Varitek started losing playing time to offense-heavy catchers, the pitching staff's effectiveness has experienced a downward spiral.

Right fielder Shane Victorino left Wednesday's 6-5 Red Sox win over the Athletics after the sixth inning with a sore lower back, the same injury that caused him to miss two games over the weekend.