Pedro Ciriaco

BOSTON — The Orioles arrived at Fenway Park on Friday focused on continuing their march toward the playoffs. The Boston Red Sox were waiting, their focus and motivation an open question after a season gone terribly awry. So, what exactly is...

Carl Crawford says he needs Tommy John surgery. What the Red Sox really need is Tommy John of 1977. What the Red Sox really need is a road map to get them rowing in the same direction. As the rain fell Saturday on a delayed start to the alleged greatest...

The 2013 Serie Del Caribe (The Caribbean Series, also known as the Caribbean World Series), the annual professional baseball tournament for the winter season's winning teams from the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (Caribbean Professi...

Pedro Ciriaco's promotion to Boston over the weekend could open the door for the IronPigs Kevin Frandsen to start at second base for the Internaitonal league in Wednesday night's Triple-A All-Star game in Buffalo. Ciriaco, hitting 301 for Pawtucket, was...

Columbus' Cord Phelps will start at second base for the International League in tonight's Triple-A All-Star game. The position became open when Boston recalled the scheduled starter, Pedro Ciriaco, last weekend. Ciriaco's promotion opened the door for...

IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg has been named to International League manager Mike Sarbauch's coaching staff for next month's Triple-A All-Star game in Buffalo while first baseman Cody Overbeck and starting pitcher Tyler Cloyd have taken over the lead...

Tyler Cloyd is the only IronPig among the fans choices so far for the squad that will represent the International League in the Triple-A all-star gmae next month at Buffalo. Cloyd is running second among starting pitchers to Buffalo's Harvey. An IronPig...

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...