Franklin Morales

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Even after embattled reliever Daniel Bard's meltdown Wednesday night at Double-A Portland, manager John Farrell said the Red Sox are not yet considering sending him to extended spring training or...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH After seeing righty Andrew Bailey uncork 15 pitches without incident in a simulated inning Thursday, Red Sox manager John Farrell admitted to at least some temptation to activate the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Andrew Bailey's return to the mound for the Red Sox may be only a few days away. Bailey threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Tuesday and didn't feel any lingering effects from the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Turns out, there may be more to David Ortiz' slump than a negative newspaper column. After going 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Tuesday night in the Red Sox' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH One day after taking a pair of hard foul balls to the mask, catcher David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list and replaced by Ryan Lavarnway on the roster. Ross...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH And the hits keep coming. Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino, whose kamikaze style in right field has already made him a fan favorite, was taken to Mass. General after Sunday's 12-4...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Red Sox reliever Joel Hanrahan's star-crossed season is up in the air. After having an MRI and being examined Friday morning by Dr. James Andrews, the orthopedist he saw for a second...

David Ortiz believes fingers pointing at him and other Dominican players regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs amount to profiling. The Boston Red Sox designated hitter took issue with a column by the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy that...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH David Ortiz is once again defending his reputation. With the designated hitter off to a hot start, whispers are mounting again that Ortiz is using performance-enhancing drugs. Ortiz...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Joel Hanrahan's injury has had far-reaching effects on the Red Sox pitching staff. An MRI exam administered Tuesday confirmed the initial diagnosis that Hanrahan suffered a strained...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH It turns out Will Middlebrooks will not become the first big-leaguer in history to play his entire career without experiencing a slump. The young Red Sox third baseman was flying high...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Clay Buchholz knows what awaits him when he takes the mound against the Twins on Monday at Fenway Park. "The camera's going to be on my arm all night," he said with a shrug. Ever since...