Bobby Doerr

Statistical analysis, financial-impact reports and questions about the slugger's age and fielding indifference aside, Frank McCourt will have a hard time showing his face in Dodger Stadium next season if he fails to re-sign Manny Ramirez. . . . The much-...

Mike Mussina wrapped up a postgame television interview on the field then returned to the New York Yankees clubhouse. In a season with little to celebrate, his teammates gave him a rousing welcome -- one he had waited his entire 18-year career to...

It rained on Johnny Pesky's number retirement ceremony Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, but maybe that wasn't such a bad thing. It certainly helped mask Pesky's tears of joy. Pesky, who turned 89 Saturday, had his No. 6 added to the pantheon along the...

He signed with the organization as an 18-year-old in 1940, but only after a scout wooed his family with a bouquet of flowers for his mother and a bottle of bourbon for his father. That began a 57-year association between Johnny Pesky and the Red Sox....

— He signed with the organization as a 19-year-old in 1939, but only after a scout wooed his family with a bouquet of flowers for his mother and a bottle of bourbon for his father. That began a 57-year association between Johnny Pesky and the Red...

Rookie J.A. Happ is moving into Philadelphia's rotation for at least one start as the Phillies continue to battle for the NL East lead. Manager Charlie Manuel said the left-hander will replace Kyle Kendrick in the rotation for Wednesday night's game...

— For the second time this week, J.D. Drew appeared on the verge of playing in a game, only to have another setback with his cranky back. Friday night, he was set back even further by events off the field. Drew, who had an injection Friday to...

It's becoming a daily ritual at Fenway Park. Dustin Pedroia does something that hasn't been done in decades, if ever, and another ball has to be retrieved. "He keeps playing the way he's playing, they're going to have to keep throwing balls out," manager...

Joe Torre, Ron Santo and Gil Hodges are among 10 players on the latest Hall of Fame ballot for Veterans Committee voters. Dick Allen, Jim Kaat and Luis Tiant are on the list, made up of major leaguers whose careers began in 1943 or later. Tony Oliva,...

Joe Torre, Ron Santo and Gil Hodges are among 10 players on the latest Hall of Fame ballot for Veterans Committee voters. Dick Allen, Jim Kaat and Luis Tiant are on the list, made up of major leaguers whose careers began in 1943 or later. Tony Oliva,...

Joe Torre, Ron Santo and Gil Hodges are among 10 players on the latest Hall of Fame ballot for Veterans Committee voters. Former Phillies Dick Allen, Jim Kaat and Al Oliver are on the list, made up of major leaguers whose careers began in 1943 or later....

Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing chest pains. The Boston Red Sox confirmed the 68-year-old Yastrzemski was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital and...