Eight years ago today: The Blue Jays made a fantastic comeback to beat the Red Sox in Boston. It would be our 9th win in a row. We would sweep the Red Sox, running our winning streak to 11.
The Reds have claimed righty Luke Farrell off waivers from the Cubs, per a team announcement. Cincinnati already had an open spot on the 40-man roster, so a corresponding move wasn’t required.
Ortiz had a long list of people to thank when he delivered his Hall of Fame induction speech, but one of his former managers did not make the cut. That is hardly a surprise.
Seven years ago today: The Blue Jays made a rather fantastic comeback to beat the Red Sox in Boston. It would be our 9th win in a row. We would sweep the Red Sox, running our winning streak to 11.
The Twins have re-signed left-hander Danny Coulombe, righty Juan Minaya and catcher Tomas Telis. They’ve also brought infielder/outfielder Rob Refsnyder and right-handers Glenn Sparkman and Luke Farrell into the fold.
After winning an MLB-high 108 games during the regular season, the Red Sox earned the top seed in the American League playoffs. Without much trouble, they were able to defeat the rival Yankees in the ALDS and the reigning champion Astros in the ALCS to advance to the 2018 World Series.
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