The Boston Red Sox are urged to target two familiar faces, Lucas Sims and Luis Garcia, to bolster their bullpen ahead of the trade deadline.

The Boston Red Sox need to add a first baseman this year. They could turn to the rival Baltimore Orioles to swing an unexpected trade.

Ceddanne Rafaela is playing second base and batting in a new spot in the Red Sox lineup for the first time in his career.

The Boston Red Sox are open to a reunion with former World Series champion catcher Christian Vázquez to backup Carlos Narvaez at the trade deadline.

The All-Star break has seemingly cooled the red-hot Red Sox, who won 10 straight games before the season intermission and have lost two in a row coming out of the break.

Speaking of disappointing teams, the Rangers haven't bounced back to their 2023 championship form as hoped, and that could mean a soft pivot of sorts at the deadline. The emphasis, however, is on soft, as ESPN's Buster Olney reports :

Garrett Crochet will try to help the Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep on Sunday. The Cubs had not announced a starter.

Oh, wow! That’s Bryce Harper.’ The two-time NL MVP introduced himself to Red Sox star rookie Roman Anthony during a pitching change in a spring training game.

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