It's just about time for regular season baseball for the Boston Red Sox. Boston will take the field in just over 24 hours, as of writing, on Thursday afternoon

The Red Sox have struggled to score runs early this season, and with that in mind, Alex Cora is prioritizing offense over defense with an old friend on the mound for the Padres on Sunday.

Pitcher Garrett Crochet will start on Opening Day for the Boston Red Sox for the second consecutive season. The team is opening the season on the road against the Reds in Cincinnati.OPENING DAY BATTING LINEUP Roman Anthony (LF)Trevor Story (SS)Jarren Duran (DH)Willson Contreras (1B)Caleb Durbin (3B)Wilyer Abreu (RF)Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2B)Carlos Narváez (C)Ceddanne Rafaela (CF)BOSTON RED SOX ACTIVE ROSTERPitchers (13): Brayan Bello,

The Boston Red Sox announced a notable roster move before Friday's game against the San Diego Padres (at home).

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The home opener lineup is Roman Anthony (DH), Trevor Story (SS), Jarren Duran, (LF), Wilson Contreras, (1B), Wilyer Abreu, (RF), Caleb Durbin (3B), Marcelo Mayer (2B), Carlos Narvaez (C), Ceddanne Rafaela (CF) and pitcher Sonny Gray will be on the mound.

Red Sox minor league pitcher Tyler Uberstine was the latest player to receive the call from Tracy that he was headed to Boston.Tracy had hoped to make the moment special, but plans changed quickly when the WooSox were rained out in St.

The Boston Red Sox have announced their Opening Day roster for the 2026 MLB season, as well as their initial starting rotation.

Roman Anthony served as the Red Sox’ designated hitter just once on the six-game season-opening road trip. On Saturday, though, he’s doing so for the second straight day.