Boston Red Sox News

The Boston Red Sox have activated relief pitcher Andrew Bailey from the 15-day disabled list before their game Monday against the Chicago White Sox.

According to baseball-almanac.com, there is video evidence of his fastball being clocked at 100 m.p.h. during an April 22, 2008 game at Fenway Park.

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.

David Ortiz smacked a pair of homers against his former team and accounted for six RBI, as the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins, 12-5, at Target Field.

Playing at home did no favors for the Minnesota Twins, so they'll try to find their way back to the win column on the road when they open a nine-game journey Monday against the Atlanta Braves.

Jon Lester tries to stay undefeated on the season and pitch the Boston Red Sox to a sixth straight victory on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.

Minnesota Twins' Brian Dozier fields a grounder for a single by Boston Red Sox' Daniel Nava in the first inning Friday, May 17, 2013, in Minneapolis.

It's been almost nine months since the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox completed one of the biggest trades in Major League Baseball history.

This is what good teams do. They rebound. Which is what happened after a couple of weeks where the Boston Red Sox struggled during a disappointing home stand against the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays .

As a Boston Red Sox fan I realize that this is an extremely biased statement, but I strongly believe that Dustin Pedroia is the best second baseman in baseball.

The Redskins sent hard-throwing right-hander Alex Wilson to the mound to try to stay alive in the Class AAA Region 4, Section 3 best-of-three series.

John Lackey allowed one hit over six innings before a three-hour rain delay, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight win.

The decline of one of the most promising pitchers in recent Red Sox history has been epic.

Shane Victorino missed his second consecutive game against the Twins with lower back pain and Stephen Drew was added to the injured list with a bad back of his own.

May 4, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks bats in the 4th inning of the game against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Minnesota starter Scott Diamond stayed out of trouble against David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox batters at Fenway Park 11 days ago.

Red Sox starter Jon Lester delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays during Wednesday night's game in St.

A healthy Dustin Pedroia is a very good thing for the Boston Red Sox. Conversely, Pedey is simply making the rest of the league miserable whenever he shows up to the park.

Stephen Drew has never won a Gold Glove for his play at shortstop and probably never will.

May 12, 2013; Boston, MA USA; Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Munenori Kawasaki during the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.