Red Sox asked for too much, got ‘crickets' at trade deadline (report)

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The Boston Red Sox reportedly played hardball at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. In return, they got a pair of mid-level trades that left fans grumbling.
On Monday, former MLB general manager Jim Bowden broke down his trade deadline superlatives for The Athletic. The Red Sox did not make out favorably.
Of note, Bowden identified the Red Sox as the team 'that asked for too much in trades,' citing multiple MLB general managers.
That led to another undesirable superlative for Boston: 'The fan base that heard crickets.'
'The front office publicly built up their trade deadline, but then didn't make any trades to move the needle in their quest to beat out the Blue Jays and Yankees,' Bowden wrote.
Bowden did give Boston some credit for its hot stretch after the trade deadline. However, that hasn't quite quelled the discontent from fans who may once again feel burned by the front office promising to go all-out to build a contender – only to back down due to the asking price.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow says he's aware of the discontent from fans. He maintains that the team went into the deadline with the intention of doing something big.
'I understand the frustration and disappointment from our fan base and walking out of the deadline without making a big splash, especially relative to what some of the other teams have been able to do,' Breslow said Friday on WEEI. 'But that doesn't change what our intentions were going into this deadline, what we were willing to do and offer.'
Regardless, the Red Sox walked away from the trade deadline having acquired just two players: pitchers Steven Matz and Dustin May. Will that be enough for a playoff push? We'll find out in the coming weeks and months.
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Luke Keaschall drives in three runs as Twins beat Tigers 9-4

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Luke Keaschall drives in three runs as Twins beat Tigers 9-4

DETROIT (AP) — Luke Keaschall drove in three runs for the second straight game and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday. Keaschell is hitting .393 in his nine-game major league career, which was interrupted in April by a broken arm. He returned on Tuesday and has four hits and six RBIs in his first two games back. Thomas Hatch (1-0) picked up the win with 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. He was claimed off waivers on Monday from the Kansas City Royals. Jack Flaherty (6-11) took the loss, giving up six runs in 4 2/3 innings. The Twins took a 2-0 lead in the first. Alan Roden and Matt Wallner started the game with singles, and Keaschall drove them in with a two-out double. Keaschall had three RBIs in Tuesday's 6-3 win, including his first career homer. Minnesota made it 3-0 in the second when Brooks Lee scored on a wild pitch, but Spencer Torkelson's 24th homer narrowed the game to two runs in the bottom of the inning. Zach McKinstry pulled the Tigers within one with a leadoff homer in the third and Kerry Carpenter's two-run shot put Detroit ahead 4-3 later in the inning. Lee homered in the fourth and the Twins took a 6-4 lead on RBI doubles by Ryan Jeffers and Keaschall in the fifth. Austin Martin and Roden homered off Tyler Holton in the sixth. Key moment The Tigers had runners on first and third with one out in the eighth and their 3-4-5 hitters due up. A.J. Hinch sent Jahmai Jones in to hit for Carpenter and Kody Funderburke got him to ground into an inning-ending double play. Key stat Keaschall has reached base in his first nine career games, the second-longest streak in Twins history. Glenn Williams reached in his first 13 games in 2005. Up next Each team is off on Thursday before starting weekend home series on Friday. Twins ace RHP Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.83) is scheduled to start against the Kansas City Royals, while Tigers All-Star LHP Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.18) will face the Los Angeles Angels. ___ AP MLB: