Ryan Dempster News

Backup catcher David Ross, who is out with a concussion, was cleared to start working out.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster throws to a Minnesota Twins batter in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Minneapolis.

With roughly 25 percent of the MLB regular season now in the books, it's time to take a step back and figure out something we've learned from each team.

Last year, the Cubs were sellers at the Trade Deadline, as general manager Jed Hoyer dealt veterans such as Ryan Dempster and Paul Maholm to acquire players for the future.

The Blue Jays took two-of-three games from the Red Sox over the Weekend Four Blue Jays combined for five home runs, piling it on a Red Sox team struggling to score runs of its own, in a 12-4 Toronto win Sunday at Fenway Park.

Cubs third baseman Luis Valbuena was able to play catch and hit in the batting cage on Sunday, one day after spraining the little finger on his right hand sliding into third base.

Every week, Sporting News' Ryan Fagan will take a deeper look at the players making on-field headlines-both good and bad-with the help of advanced baseball metrics.

Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum officially dubbed Kevin Gregg his closer Wednesday, making Gregg the third pitcher to hold the job since opening day.

La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 . Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs.

With Ryan Dempster on the mound and their longest slide of the season in the past, the Boston Red Sox are poised to continue their success at home.

If you don't remember the 2012 Ryan Dempster saga, you're probably better off. But in case you do, it's probably playing like a crappy soap opera in your head.

A 2-5 week dropped the Chicago Cubs to No. 29 in this week's MLB power rankings, as they are now 11-20 on the season.

But when the Red Sox's Clay Buchholz pitches against the Blue Jays next Saturday, that should be interesting.

Two members of last year's club returned for this series: Boston right-hander Ryan Dempster and first baseman Mike Napoli.

If the Phillies go into fire sale mode, teams will be asking about Chase Utley and Roy Halladay, among others.

Ryan Dempster is no longer third in baseball in K/9 so you can cancel that party and don't forget to call the clowns and tell them this time.

Ryan Dempster remains unbeaten in his native Canada after helping the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

RHP Ryan Dempster , a native of Sechelt, B.C., is scheduled to start the series finale on Thursday.

The Red Sox matched a club record with 18 wins in April. They began their May in similarly dominant fashion.

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH The Red Sox activated reliever Joel Hanrahan from the disabled list on Tuesday after he missed two weeks with a sore hamstring, but he will not be returning to the ninth inning.