Rocco Baldelli News

The Red Sox announced Friday afternoon that Tim Bogar has been named first-base coach.

There won't be a trip from Fort Myers, Fla., to Tokyo next spring. No preparations for early games that count or adjustments for beginning the season in a foreign country.

My 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot arrived in the mail the other day. I gave it a once-over and then put it aside.

Fernando Perez served Joe Maddon well in the postseason. The Rays manager coveted the speedy Perez as an ace in the hole.

According to The Heater Rocco Baldelli has won the 2008 Tony Conigliaro Award. The award is presented to a major league player who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and ...

Rocco Baldelli's remarkable comeback from a career-threatening mitochondrial disorder inspired many throughout the 2008 season.

TAMPA BAY AREA NEWS Ray's Baseball Foundation Awards $150,000 To Local Nonprofits The Weekly Challenger Originally posted 11/21/2008 ST.

Yesterday's deal that landed reliever Ramon Ramirez from the Royals for outfielder Coco Crisp doesn't necessarily mean the Red Sox are satisfied with their pitching.

What Do They Need? Strong across the board, the upstart pennant winners' most glaring flaw-exhibited during the World Series-was a weakness against left-handed pitching.

Free agency began Friday, one minute after midnight ET, ending the exclusive negotiation window between clubs and their respective free agents.

Once, Major League rookies were around only to provide relief, comic and otherwise.

There's no mistaking the shallow end of the free-agent pool this winter: smack dab in center field.

To say the 2008 season was bittersweet for Rocco Baldelli would be a major understatement.

Bill Chastain defends Rays manager Joe Maddon's decision to have Grant Balfour start the suspended Game 5. I don't like the way Joe Maddon managed the bullpen during the World Series.

The Boston Red Sox will keep their spring training home in the Fort Myers area for 30 more years after signing an agreement Saturday with Lee County.

The Tampa Bay Rays won the American League pennant, but they still have some improvements to make just to defend their division title, let alone win the 2009 World Series.

I guess if Topping and Yawkey get like really, really drunk. Also, as we all know, J.D. Drew is a second away from the DL list.

Happy sendoff Their season didn't end with a World Series title, but the Rays still celebrated their accomplishments with fans Friday at North Straub Park in St.

The Tampa Bay Rays hope to start talks soon on a new contract with right fielder-designated hitter Rocco Baldelli.

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Joe Maddon has only a few days until he gets married. He wishes he had a few more days of baseball to keep his mind on the diamond.