John Farrell

Pirates' Francisco Liriano to make season debut Saturday

2013-05-10 19:25:00

Francisco Liriano will come off the disabled list and make his Pittsburgh Pirates debut Saturday against the New York Mets. The left-hander has been sidelined all season while recovering from a broken right arm. Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle says the...

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz denies cheating accusations

2013-05-02 18:45:00

Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is one of the hottest players in baseball, leading the majors with a 6-0 record, but a Toronto Blue Jays radio color commentator believes he knows the young right-hander’s secret: He’s cheating. “...

Brewers' Yovani Gallardo is arrested on drunk-driving charges

2013-04-16 18:28:00

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo was arrested on a drunk-driving charge Tuesday after authorities say he was driving on a highway with a blood-alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit. Deputies responded about 2 a.m. to a report of...

They said it: Quotes from baseball

2013-04-06 15:33:00

"Four years from now, if I'm able to sit up and take nourishment, I would." —Joe Torre, 72, jokingly, on whether he would be interested in an encore as Team USA manager when the World Baseball Classic returns in 2017. "What do you think you...

Rangers' Matt Harrison has sore lower back

2013-04-08 19:34:00

Texas Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison has been dealing with soreness in his lower back since coming out of his last start. The Rangers said Monday that Harrison had been kept out of on-field team activities for two days since pitching Saturday against the...

For Francona, The Love Returns

2013-05-23 20:20:00

BOSTON — He loves the ballpark again. Not Fenway or Yankee Stadium or Progressive Field specifically — Terry Francona loves them all again. "I get there absurdly early," he said Thursday. "I stay there absurdly late. I have no perspective."...

Indians thrash Red Sox as Francona returns to Boston

2013-05-23 20:50:03

BOSTON Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona was worried before Thursday's game that his return to Fenway Park and all the media attention it received might distract his relatively young team from its purpose in the first of a four-game series. But if...

Swingin' in the rain

2013-05-20 00:00:00

For three hours yesterday, they idled in the visitors' clubhouse. Some ventured into the dugout to watch "The Sandlot" (in its entirety) on the video screen in left field, others played cards or grabbed a bite to eat. Mike Napoli even took a nap. But...

Failure to finish

2013-05-19 05:04:02

It is not easy to squeeze 127 pitches into 4 2/3 innings like Ryan Dempster did last night. It requires both an incredible array of deep counts, walks, hits and an overall near-complete absence of command. A manager willing to give a veteran pitcher...

MLB: Red Sox down Twins

2013-05-18 22:12:00

MINNEAPOLIS— David Ortiz insists he isn’t trying to do anything special to show the Minnesota Twins they made a big mistake by letting him go in 2002.�� It just looks that way every time he crushes another ball into the Target Field seats.�...

Jacoby Ellsbury struggling

2013-05-18 04:44:02

All along, the assumption was that the anticipation of free agency after this season would inspire Jacoby Ellsbury to once again reach MVP-caliber heights. But take it from two of Ellsbury's Red Sox teammates: It isn't so simple. A year ago, Shane...

Concussion symptoms still dogging Ross

2013-05-18 04:44:02

The Red Sox have had their share of injuries this season, but one body part in particular is getting more than its fair share of hurt. The head. David Ross is the second Red Sox player this season to go on the disabled list with a concussion. And,...

Add Clay Buchholz to your list of Cy Young candidates. And John Farrell as the front-runner for AL Manager of the Year.

2013-04-14 00:00:00

Clockwise from top-right: Red Sox manager John Farrell and infield coach Brian Butterfield, Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson, Rays manager Joe Maddon and Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes.

2013-02-28 09:52:17

Red Sox manager John Farrell gets his dream job after Boston's nightmare season.

2012-10-23 15:41:00