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  • 5 days ago | espn.co.uk | Jeff Passan |Buster Olney

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Boston Red Sox put first baseman Romy Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list with a left-quad contusion, retroactive to May 8. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled 2B Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester with a plan to have him split time with Abraham Toro. Sogard was in the starting lineup Saturday against Kansas City left-hander Cole Ragans. "I think is a short-term thing," Boston manager Alex Cora said of Gonzalez before Saturday's game.

  • 1 week ago | espn.ph | Buster Olney

    BOSTON -- Rafael Devers is the Boston Red Sox's designated hitter. And he's not interested in another position switch. Speaking with reporters for the first time since Triston Casas was ruled out for the season after rupturing his left knee tendon and undergoing surgery, Devers said Thursday that Red Sox management approached him about the idea of filling in as Boston's first baseman.

  • 1 week ago | espn.co.uk | Buster Olney

    BOSTON -- Rafael Devers is the Boston Red Sox's designated hitter. And he's not interested in another position switch. Speaking with reporters for the first time since Triston Casas was ruled out for the season after rupturing his left knee tendon and undergoing surgery, Devers said on Thursday that Red Sox management approached him about the idea of filling in as Boston's first baseman.

  • 1 week ago | espn.com | Buster Olney

    INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani could have pursued a 15-year contract through age 44, agent Nez Balelo said Thursday, explaining the two-way superstar didn't want to risk a decline in his skills while under the big deal. Balelo pulled back the curtain that shrouds Ohtani a bit when he spoke at Sportico's Invest West conference featuring decision-makers in sports, entertainment and finance at the new Intuit Dome, home of the NBA's LA Clippers.

  • 1 week ago | espn.com.au | Buster Olney

    Three-time All-Star center fielder Chet Lemon, who won a World Series with the 1984 Detroit Tigers, died Thursday at his home in Florida. He was 70. "He was sleeping on his reclining sofa," his wife, Gigi Lemon, told the Detroit Free Press. "He just wasn't responsive."Lemon had battled a rare blood disease for the past three decades and had suffered a series of strokes, leaving him unable to walk or talk.

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Buster Olney
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
8 May 25

RT @Buster_ESPN: Ranking the Red Sox's options at first base: Devers back in the infield? A prospect moving positions? Boston has plenty o…

Buster Olney
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
8 May 25

Ranking the Red Sox's options at first base: Devers back in the infield? A prospect moving positions? Boston has plenty of in-house options to fill a sudden need. Here's what those in the game think is the best choice. https://t.co/LKDQRiIGSj

Buster Olney
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
8 May 25

RT @Buster_ESPN: On the podcast, https://t.co/a48HmgnPo2 @kurkjian and I kicked around the teams that could be candidates to be opportunist…