Right-hander Jordan Hicks continues to struggle, as he allowed two runs in the ninth inning on Monday. The 28-year-old now has a 6.61 ERA in 28 appearances this season and a 7.07 ERA in 15 outings since the Red Sox acquired him in the Rafael Devers trade. However, manager Alex Cora remained committed to him in the postgame presser, via NESN.

The Boston Red Sox lost first baseman Triston Casas to a devastating knee injury in May. The 25-year-old had struggled early in the season, but carried high expectations to return to his prior form in which he put up a 129 and 124 OPS+ in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

Boston Red Sox reliever Justin Slaten begins rehab while Wilyer Abreu’s calf injury puts his status in doubt for key AL East stretch.

The Yankees/Red Sox rivalry has missed some pizzazz in recent years with Boston only making the MLB postseason once since winning it all in 2018. And yet despite Red Sox fans’ understandable frustrations with their team in that time, they’ve still won two championships more recently than the Yankees’ last one in 2009.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman wants to wait until the offseason to negotiate an extension. Bregman told Newsweek why.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/red-sox as Red Sox Get Good News About Return Of Flamethrower. The Boston Red Sox have one of the best overall bullpens in baseball and it's about to get even better.

The Red Sox may see some relief help arriving soon in the form of Justin Slaten, who is ramping up after being out since June 1 with a shoulder/neck injury. He threw his third bullpen on Friday and is scheduled for a live batting practice session on Monday. If all goes well, his next step would be another live BP or a rehab assignment.