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A person familiar with negotiations says the Red Sox have agreed to a minor league contract with right-handed reliever Tony Pena Jr.The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team has not made an announcement.Pena, the son of former Boston catcher Tony Pena, became a pitcher for Kansas City in 2009 after playing shortstop with the Atlanta Braves and the Royals. Last season he was in the San Francisco Giants system where he pitched in 53 games, all in relief, at Double-A Richmond, where he had a 2.35 ERA, and Triple-A Fresno, where his ERA was 6.60.The agreement was first reported by ESPN.com.The Red Sox announced two other moves, claiming catcher Max Ramirez on waivers from Texas and designating righty reliever Matt Fox for assignment....
The Red Sox are preparing to announce that John Farrell will be their new manager, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the deal to bring the former Bo...
The Boston Red Sox have reportedly worked out a deal to hire John Farrell as their next manager.The 50-year-old Farrell worked as the manager for the Toronto Blue Ja...
The Boston Red Sox introduced John Farrell as their new manager on Tuesday and the team's former pitching coach is excited to get a chance at the job he lost out on ...
The Yankees want to ease the pressure on Michael Pineda."We don't need him to be a 30-win All-Star. We need him to be Michael Pineda," Mark Teixeira said. "Wherever ...
Jesse Carlson , Carlos Silva and Brandon Duckworth are among 12 players the Red Sox have signed to minor league contracts.Boston, which announced the signings Tuesda...
The Boston Red Sox inked pitcher Ross Ohlendorf and first baseman Mauro Gomez to minor league deals with invitations to spring training on Thursday.Ohlendorf went 1-...
Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run home run, Fausto Carmona pitched six strong innings and the Cleveland Indians extended their season-high winning streak to seven games wi...
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — David Ortiz believes his power swing is all the way back. After a big finish in the Home Run Derby, Boston's beloved slugger has a trophy to p...
Kyle Drabek struck out five and allowed five hits over five innings in a matchup of sons of former All-Stars, but Boston rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Toronto B...
The Oakland Athletics have made a habit of close games this season.One night after a thrilling victory, Oakland got a glimpse of the other side of a one-run decision...
Brett Gardner led off the Yankees ' six-run fifth inning with a homer for their first hit of the game, and Nick Swisher homered and had four RBIs in New York's 12-3 ...
New York Yankees bench coach Tony Pena is the second person to be interviewed as the Red Sox continue to search for Bobby Valentine's replacement.The former Red Sox ...
Atlanta second baseman Dan Uggla escaped a scary incident without serious injury.Uggla says he is fine after getting hit by a pitch in the back of the neck during th...
If you have a deep seeded urge to get your patriotic juices flowing, you might be in luck because the World Baseball Classic is about to begin.Unfortunately, this is...
The Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to one-year contracts with left-hander John Danks, outfielder Carlos Quentin and right-hander Tony Pena, avoiding arbitration wi...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago White Sox have agreed to one-year contracts with pitchers John Danks and Tony Pena and outfielder Carlos Quentin, thus avoiding arbit...
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A baseball official familiar with the discussions says the Red Sox have asked the Toronto Blue Jays for permission to talk with manager John Farrell about the openin...