SI:AM | The Weirdest Baseball Play You’ll See All Season The umps in the Red Sox-Blue Jays game had to apply the rarely used “fourth out” rule after a confusing sequence in the seventh inning. Sports Illustrated · Aug 11
How did the Red Sox score a run without tagging up on a sacrifice fly? The unusual score represented Boston’s only run during a 2-1 defeat to the Blue Jays The Independent UK · Aug 11
How Red Sox Player's Calculated Risk vs. Aaron Judge Paid Off in Game 1 Win Red Sox second baseman Nick Sogard tested Judge's arm during Boston's seventh-inning rally. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1, 2025
Wild-Card Day 1 Notebook: Aaron Boone Should Shoulder the Blame for Yankees’ Loss New York’s manager lost the battle of wits to his Boston counterpart. Plus, Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell used the same pitch to dominate different games. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1, 2025
Red Sox Expose Three of Yankees’ Flaws, Push Rivals to Brink of Early Elimination Boston escaped New York with a 3–1 win in Game 1 of the best-of-three wild-card series, taking advantage of a few weaknesses in the process. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1, 2025
Alex Cora Lays Out Red Sox's Four Options if Alex Bregman Misses Significant Time Bregman left the first game of Friday's day-night doubleheader with quad tightness. Sports Illustrated · May 23, 2025