Tim Wakefield’s $4M option for next season has been exercised by the Red Sox, according to an Associated Press report on Friday.
The 42-year-old knuckleballer was 10-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 30 starts this year.
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Oct 31, 2008 10:34 AM EST
Manny Ramirez, Ben Sheets and Jason Varitek were among the 65 players who filed for free agency Thursday, the first day players were eligible to file.
Ryan Dempster, Milton Bradley and Joe Crede were other notables that filed.
Dempster is one player that hopes to remain with his current team.
"Absolutely. I love it here," Dempster said two days after the Cubs were swept from the NLDS. "I love the city. I love playing here. Hopefully, everything works out."
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The Red Sox haven't made any official decisions, but they are expected to continue calling Fort Myers, Fla. their Spring Training home.
Lee County -- where Fort Myers is based -- voted, 3-1, to approve an agreement with the Red Sox to build a new facility.
According to a report, the new stadium would have a Fenway Park feel to it, with 9,999 seats plus a berm area, which would bring the capacity up to about 12,000.
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Red Sox Oct 2008 Archive
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Boston Globe | Oct 27, 2008
If the Red Sox are able to sign Mark Teixeira, they could move Kevin Youkilis to third base, which would make Mike Lowell expendable.
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ESPN | Oct 23, 2008
Red Sox rookie infielder Jed Lowrie reportedly played with a sprain and non-displaced fracture in his left wrist down the stretch and in the playoffs.
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Boston Herald | Oct 21, 2008
The Red Sox could look to extend the contracts of Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, and Jonathan Papelbon this winter.
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ESPN | Oct 21, 2008
Red Sox Manager Terry Francona will have offseason back surgery to fix a problem that has been bothering him all season.
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Boston Globe | Oct 21, 2008
The Red Sox are expected to make a run at Mark Teixeira, but there is not an obvious slot to put him.
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The Day | Oct 21, 2008
Boston GM Theo Epstein has warned fans not to expect major changes this off-season.
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ESPN | Oct 21, 2008
Game 7 of the AL Championship Series drew the most viewers ever for a baseball game on cable television.
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Boston Herald | Oct 21, 2008
Red Sox captain Jason Varitek will become a free agent after the World Series and has spend the better part of the season avoiding the subject.
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Providence Journal | Oct 20, 2008
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz says that he will not need surgery on his troublesome left wrist.
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Boston Channel | Oct 20, 2008
Manny Ramirez did not watch Game 7 of the ALCS, but he was pleased with the result, a Red Sox loss.
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Boston Globe | Oct 20, 2008
The Yankees, Mets, Tigers, Indians, Cardinals, Cubs, Angels, Braves, Phillies, Rangers, Astros, and Blue Jays are all said to be very interested in Derek Lowe.
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MLB.com | Oct 20, 2008
The Rays and Red Sox combined to set a new record for home runs in a league championship series on Sunday night in Game 7.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 19, 2008
The Rays defeated the Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS, 3-1, on Sunday night behind series MVP Matt Garza to advance to their first-ever World Series.
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MLB.com | Oct 19, 2008
The Red Sox and Rays have made a few lineup changes prior to Game 7 of the ALCS in hopes of advancing to the World Series.
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AP | Oct 19, 2008
The Red Sox beat the Rays 4-2 on Saturday night to force a Game 7 in the ALCS.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 18, 2008
Rays outfielder B.J. Upton hit his seventh home run of the 2008 postseason on Saturday night in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Red Sox.
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New York Post | Oct 18, 2008
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon says that he isn't concerned about how his team will play in Tampa Bay this weekend with their backs against the wall.
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New York Post | Oct 18, 2008
Rays' Manager Joe Maddon claims that his team isn't focused on their Game 5 collapse heading into the two deciding games at Tropicana Field.
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ESPN | Oct 17, 2008
The Boston Herald has reported that Red Sox players voted in September to give Manny Ramirez a two-thirds share of playoff money.
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AP | Oct 17, 2008
J.D. Drew's two-out double, in the ninth inning, gave the Red Sox a stunning 8-7 comeback win over the Rays on Thursday night, to send the ALCS back to Tampa Bay for game six this weekend.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 16, 2008
Until Games 2, 3 and 4 of the ALCS, the Tampa Bay Rays had never hit 10 home runs over three consecutive games in their history.
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Boston Globe | Oct 16, 2008
Jason Varitek will be a free agent this winter and after a poor season offensively, Game 5 could very well be his final game at Fenway Park or even in a Boston uniform.
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ESPN | Oct 16, 2008
Major League Baseball has agreed to move the first pitch of Game 6 of the World Series by about 15 minutes to accommodate a half-hour Barack Obama ad buy.
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ESPN | Oct 15, 2008
Scott Kazmir will start for the Rays against the Red Sox in Game 5 at Fenway Park on Thursday.
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ESPN | Oct 15, 2008
A fire on Wednesday melted and blackened some of the plastic panels on the red, white, and blue Citgo sign over Fenway's Green Monster in left field.
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Boston Herald | Oct 15, 2008
Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell will have his right hip surgically repaired on Monday in hopes that he'll be ready for spring training.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 14, 2008
The Tampa Bay Rays thumped the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park for the second-straight night, 13-4, on their way to a 3-1 lead in the ALCS.
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Multichannel News | Oct 14, 2008
TBS has enjoyed increased viewership while broadcasting the first two games of the ALCS this month.
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FoxSports | Oct 14, 2008
Ken Rosenthal of Fox makes an argument in a column on Tuesday that the Red Sox have a dearth of non-white players on their roster, which could make landing free agents more difficult.
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Boston Globe | Oct 14, 2008
Whether directed at him, or the Red Sox as a whole, Fenway fans booed following Jason Varitek's foul out to end the fourth inning.
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AP | Oct 13, 2008
The Rays went deep four times on Monday, defeating the Red Sox 9-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS.
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Boston Globe | Oct 13, 2008
Red Sox starter Josh Beckett insists that recent elbow and oblique problems are not the reason for his postseason struggles this month.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 12, 2008
Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay are nearly even after playing two games each in the NLCS and ALCS, respectively.
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Boston Globe | Oct 12, 2008
Red Sox starter Josh Beckett reportedly had an injection in his right oblique during the final weekend of the regular season.
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AP | Oct 12, 2008
The Rays outlasted the Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings on Saturday night to even the AL championship series.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 11, 2008
The Red Sox and Rays have tied a postseason record for home runs in a game with seven on Saturday night.
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Hartford Courant | Oct 11, 2008
Red Sox starter Josh Beckett hopes to be sharper against the Rays in the ALCS than he was against Los Angeles in the ALDS.
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Salem News | Oct 11, 2008
Dr. Craig Morgan said earlier this week that Curt Schilling could have pitched in the postseason had he followed his advice to have surgery on his troublesome shoulder last winter.
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AP | Oct 11, 2008
The Red Sox beat the Rays 2-0 Friday night in the opener of the ALCS.
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New York Post | Oct 10, 2008
Yankees' outfielder Johnny Damon believes that the Red Sox have a very good chance to repeat as World Series champions this month.
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ESPN | Oct 8, 2008
Tim McCarver believes that Manny Ramirez's lack of commitment to the Red Sox early this season was 'despicable'.
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AP | Oct 8, 2008
The Red Sox plan to open with Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound against the Rays on Friday.
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Newsday | Oct 7, 2008
A number of teams are expected to go after Jake Peavy if the Padres trade him, and the Yankees could join the Red Sox as suitors.
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MLB.com | Oct 7, 2008
Red Sox manager Terry Francona hasn't decided who will pitch in Game One of the ALCS against the Rays on Friday.
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Associated Press | Oct 7, 2008
In an interview with the Sporting News, Curt Schilling said that he might try to pitch next season under the right circumstances.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 6, 2008
Rookie Jed Lowrie singled to right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, scoring Jason Bay, to give the Red Sox a 3-2 win over the Angels on Monday night.
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AP | Oct 6, 2008
Last year's World Series MVP Mike Lowell was removed from the Red Sox roster on Monday because of a right hip strain.
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Boston Globe | Oct 6, 2008
If the Padres decide to trade starting pitcher Jake Peavy, the Red Sox could be among several teams interested in his services.
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Boston Herald | Oct 6, 2008
Mark Teixeira insists that he isn't thinking about where he'll play next season, but his comments might prove otherwise.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 6, 2008
Nine innings were not enough to decide the third game of the ALDS series between the Red Sox and Angels on Sunday night, as L.A. remained alive with a 5-4 win in extra innings.
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Boston Herald | Oct 5, 2008
Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew may sit tonight's Game Three against the Angels to rest his sore back.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 4, 2008
After a pair of divisional series games, Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez still stand nearly even offensively.
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AP | Oct 4, 2008
The Red Sox defeated the Angels 7-5 on Friday night to take a commanding 2-0 lead back to Fenway Park for game three on Sunday.
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Denver Post | Oct 2, 2008
The Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox are two of the more realistic destinations for Matt Holliday and Garrett Atkins, who both are likely to be shopped by the Rockies.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 2, 2008
Outfielders Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez had virtually the same statistics on Wednesday night in their respective playoff games.
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AP | Oct 2, 2008
Jason Bay's go-ahead, two-run homer led the Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Angels in the opener of their AL playoff series Wednesday night.
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