Hours after the Red Sox watched the Yankees agree to deals with marquee free agents DJ LeMahieu and Corey Kluber on Friday night, an email popped into my inbox.

Pitcher Tanner Houck was sitting by himself inside the University of Missouri locker room, preparing for his start just a couple of hours away by eating his usual pregame meal: a large pizza.

The Red Sox added what they hope will be some pitching depth Wednesday.

Boston Red Sox coach Jason Varitek has tested positive for COVID-19, his wife Catherine Varitek wrote Saturday on Twitter.

The Boston Red Sox need to add to their starting rotation this offseason and chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom will do it. It’s just a matter of when and how many starters he’ll add.

When Scott Boras views his client Jackie Bradley Jr.’s free agent prospects, the agent likens the longtime Red Sox center fielder to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

In August, the Red Sox saw first-hand the kind of damage Hunter Renfroe can do at Fenway Park. Now, the club is hoping that the chance to play half his games there will lead to a breakout season for the slugger.

The silver lining for Red Sox while watching Brusdar Graterol throw triple-digit fastballs for the Dodgers in the World Series this year was second base prospect Jeter Downs.

The Red Sox are showing interest in free-agent starter Corey Kluber, according to a report from Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com. As Morosi notes, Kluber makes his offseason home in Massachusetts because his wife, Amanda, is from the area.

Five former Red Sox players — pitchers Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling and Billy Wagner and outfielders Manny Ramirez and Shane Victorino — are on the ballot for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom doesn’t expect Chris Sale to open the 2021 season in the Red Sox rotation. He is estimating a midsummer return for the ace.

Alex Cora delivered an apology to both the Red Sox organization and baseball fans during his opening remarks at his re-introductory press conference Tuesday.

The Boston Red Sox have officially re-hired Alex Cora as their manager, the team announced late Friday afternoon. The club reached a deal with Cora to return after nearly 10 months away as he served a suspension for his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal.

The Red Sox month-long search for the franchise’s next manager could be down to two candidates: Alex Cora and Granite Stater Sam Fuld.

Top Red Sox decision-makers flew to Puerto Rico to meet with Alex Cora about the club’s open managerial job, baseball sources confirmed Wednesday afternoon. The Boston Globe reported earlier Wednesday that chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom and general manager Brian O’Halloran met with Cora …

The best team in a truncated regular season also was the top team in an extended playoffs, as the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a 32-year championship drought with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday at Arlington, Texas.

Before Tuesday night’s game, Mookie Betts was a win away from helping to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to the 2020 World Series Championship. He never thought he’d be here.

Since Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter dramatically beat Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay 1-0 in Game 5 of a 2011 National League division series, there has not been another postseason game in which the winning pitcher went nine innings and his opponent eight. And there have been 389 post…

ARLINGTON, Texas — Brett Phillips, understandably, had a lot to be excited about Saturday night.

BOSTON — The Red Sox won’t divulge if or how they plan to retain Jackie Bradley Jr.

BOSTON — Christian Vazquez and Kevin Plawecki were something of an exception among the 2020 Red Sox.