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The Fenway Ledger
A clear-eyed daily accounting of the Red Sox — the wound, the kids, and the front office's math.
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Recent Briefings
A weekend sweep in Anaheim should have been a pressure-release valve for the The Fenway Ledger Sox. Instead, Ranger Suárez's early exit with an adductor injury pushes a fragile rotation closer to coll…
Two pitching All-Stars were crowned, but it was a pair of snubs—Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras—who drove an 8-1 victory over the Angels in Anaheim. As the The Fenway Ledger Sox continue their West C…
Today in The Fenway Ledger: Aroldis Chapman etched his name into the MLB history books with his 1,364th relief strikeout, cementing a 5-2 series-opening win in Anaheim. Meanwhile, the fallout from Tue…
Today in The Fenway Ledger: The dust is settling on Tuesday's bench-clearing brawl against the Nationals, bringing a wave of suspensions that will further cripple the lineup just as the The Fenway Led…
The brief illusion of contention that followed the Yankees sweep has quickly dissolved. Following Wednesday's blowout loss to the Nationals and a slew of sobering roster updates—including Connelly Ear…
The recent winning streak came to a chaotic end Tuesday at Fenway, as an 8-1 loss to the Nationals was overshadowed by a bench-clearing brawl, multiple ejections, and a potentially significant injury …
Boston's unexpected five-game winning streak has thrown Craig Breslow's trade deadline strategy into chaos. With the team suddenly surging, a previously certain fire sale is on hold as the front offic…
A thrilling four-game sweep of the Yankees provided a rare jolt of excitement at Fenway, but the front office's calculus appears unchanged. With top prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer facing si…
The Fenway Park crowd finally had something to cheer about this weekend as a historic streak of quality starts anchored a stunning three-game sweep of the Yankees. As the rotation continues to execute…
Payton Tolle's dominant outing delivered a second straight win over the Yankees on Friday, injecting a rare dose of optimism into Fenway Park. That on-field success, however, is sharing the spotlight …