Outfielder Manny Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal between the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the L.A. Dodgers. To Red Sox Jason Bay, OF (Pittsburgh) To Dodgers Manny Ramirez, OF (Boston) To Pirates Craig Hansen, RHP (Boston) Brandon...

Dustin Pedroia has without a doubt been the hottest hitter in baseball since June 14th. Over his past 31 games, Pedroia is putting up gaudy numbers that would make Ichiro Suzuki blush. A .444 batting average, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 13 doubles, 29 runs, a .472 on base percentage, a .667 slugging...

MLB - Boston Red Sox The Sox fell 4-2 in an afternoon matchup with the Los Angeles Angels yesterday. Josh Beckett was the starter and actually pitched extremely well. He pitched better than his numbers show. It was a solid performance in which Beckett ended up going 8 innings, striking...

MLB - Boston Red Sox The Red Sox took on the Los Angeles Angels late last night. Clay Buchholz took the mound and the Angels taught him a lesson, scoring 6 runs on him in 5 innings. His breaking ball was left hanging way too much and the Angels hitters, some of the best in the...

Japanese right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo, who won National League Rookie of the Year honours in 1995, on Thursday announced his retirement from baseball. The 39-year-old Nomo, who pitched two no-hitters in the US Major Leagues, announced his decision on his website, saying only: “Retiring....