BOSTON — The 425-foot homer Masataka Yoshida crushed to right-center field (106.3 mph off the bat) made manager Alex Cora think back to the first half of last season.“That swing, I was like, ‘This guy, he was pretty good in Japan; he was good for...
Dear Eric: Throughout my childhood, my cousin always had to have her friend join family events.Fast-forward 40 years and my cousin has moved back home after widowhood. Guess who’s back at everything?The friend is a lovely person. I have no issue with her. It’s just...
BOSTON — If you’ve been paying attention — and even if you haven’t — you know that it has not gone well for the Red Sox ever since the All-Star break.The hottest team in baseball before the break, they quickly backslid. They got swept in...
BOSTON — Wilyer Abreu appeared to have lost his third-inning battle against Mariners starter Logan Gilbert when the All-Star righty clipped the bottom of the zone with a 1-2 fastball that looked like it would end the inning. Home plate umpire Andy Fletcher didn’t see...
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HOLYOKE – bankESB won just four games during the Tri County Baseball League regular season. After posting a series-clinching 2-0 win over the Chicopee Falls Tigers in the decisive game of their best-of-3 series Monday night at Holyoke Community College, bankESB climbed within one win...
BOSTON — Throughout an 162-game season, missed calls can both cost and hand games to teams. On Monday night at Fenway, the Red Sox benefitted greatly from one.Mariners starter Logan Gilbert didn’t get a strike-three call on a 1-2 count to Wilyer Abreu with two...
PARIS (AP) — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles.The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Tuesday night’s Olympic team finals.Biles tweaked her left calf while warming up for floor exercise during qualifying on Sunday. She retreated briefly to...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Parked railcars blocking a key route and the risk of train strikes will be a thing of the past thanks to a $20 million project to build an overpass at the Front Street rail crossing in West Springfield.U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal,...
SPRINGFIELD – A fire broke out Monday in one of the historic row houses on Maple Street, adding a new challenge to the battle to save the buildings.A 911 caller reported seeing smoke coming from 174 Maple St., the first house in the line of...