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3 days ago
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Red Sox make 5 roster moves: Alex Bregman to IL with ‘significant' quad strain
BOSTON — The Red Sox have placed third baseman Alex Bregman on the 10-day injured list after an MRI revealed a significant right quad strain. Top shortstop prospect Marcelo Mayer — who also has played third base and second base in the minor leagues — has been selected to the 40-man roster and will take Bregman's spot on the 26-man active roster. Mayer will make his major league debut in the second game of Boston's doubleheader Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Advertisement To clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Mayer, Boston placed first baseman Triston Casas on the 60-day IL. Casas ruptured his patellar tendon May 2, then underwent season-ending surgery two days later. Boston also designated left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb for assignment and promoted hard-throwing righty Luis Guerrero from Worcester. Bregman injured his quad running out a single that he hit off the Green Monster on Friday. He underwent an MRI early Saturday. 'Significant injury,' manager Alex Cora said after Boston's 6-5 10-inning walkoff victory in Game 1. 'He's going to be out for a while.' Bregman was in the clubhouse after Game 1. He described it as 'a pretty severe right quad strain.' Advertisement 'It is what it is and now try to take it day by day and crush the rehab,' Bregman said. Both Cora and Bregman said it's similar to the left quad strain the third baseman suffered in 2021. That injury kept him on the IL from June 17-Aug. 25. 'I'm not going to give you a timetable,' Cora said. 'Hopefully, trusting our medical staff, it's sooner rather than later. But he's going to be out for a while.' Bregman was optimistic when he left Fenway Park after Friday's game. But it began hurting when he tried to fall asleep. 'Last night, couldn't really fall asleep,' he said. Bregman was batting .299 with a .385 on-base percentage, .553 slugging percentage, .938 OPS, 11 home runs, 17 doubles, 35 RBIs, 32 runs, 22 walks and 42 strikeouts in 51 games (226 plate appearances). Advertisement He agreed the injury is especially tough after how well he began the 2025 season. 'It's horrible,' he said. He said there's no timetable right now. 'It's just day by day,' he said. 'There's no timetable for it. So just focus on the next step.' More Red Sox coverage Read the original article on MassLive.
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Our refrigerator art is a gallery of our life as a family
There's our daughter smiling as she shares a wondrous gaze with the white-breasted nuthatch perched on her outstretched hand on a cold winter morning in Ipswich. And there we are, me and the kids, gathered high up in the Green Monster seats at Fenway days after the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series as the duck boat parade was set to commence. So densely covering the surface of our Westinghouse that even the appliance's logo is obscured, the refrigerator is an album of our lives stationed strategically in a place where the images cannot be unseen. Advertisement I always stop to look at the refrigerator pictures at the homes of my friends and family. Nearly everyone indulges, adding drawings from grandchild artists and magnets from trips abroad. There are no rules. In a life filled with photographs, mostly digitized and on our mobile devices, shared on Facebook or stuffed away in dust-covered albums, these prints, held in place with magnets, are chosen carefully to create a daily notice of what matters. Even those who are gone remain in our sightlines every day as we reach for the milk, the eggs, the ketchup, or a beer. You can't get the mayo without glancing at Aunt Gloria, or our son and daughter-in-law, then newly engaged, or the brand new pictures of their baby, our first grandchild. My wife and her beloved sisters welcome anyone needing to grab the ice cube tray from the freezer. Advertisement Every picture is a life story, the opening paragraph of a narrative journey. The quality of the pictures is of less importance than the subjects. It's a retrospective of family connections, a sometimes static, occasionally changing collection of the faces of those who make or made our lives worth living. They remind us of the tensile strength of these relationships that formed the fabric of our lives. There's no official entry requirement but the space is sacred in its own idiosyncratic way. You don't get included if you are outside the circle. Our new son-in-law was thrilled when he first made it on the fridge. In our kitchen, a gathering place for company as in many homes, visitors often comment on the images while meals simmer on the stove and cocktails get mixed. There are moments of recognition or laughter or surprise, sadness co-mingled with joy. As we share the stories that each image evokes, our friends react to this compilation of lives well lived with the inevitable mix of happiness and sorrow that every family album conjures. Who is here? Who is gone? How much we miss them. Advertisement You can marvel at the Guggenheim or the Louvre, but there is an allure to the refrigerator pictures that is far more personal. The kitchen gallery demands a different kind of attention, based not on often-obscure subjects in a masterpiece but on the conventional images of shared love and devotion. Maybe it's the timelessness and that no one ever really dies if they remain forever in our field of vision. Maybe we just welcome the reminders, on full display, of who we really are. Glenn Rifkin is a journalist and author based in Acton. Send comments to magazine@ TELL YOUR STORY. Email your 650-word unpublished essay on a relationship to connections@ Please note: We do not respond to submissions we won't pursue.
Hamilton Spectator
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Juan Soto comes up with big hit for Mets after week of debate over his move across New York
NEW YORK (AP) — After a week of taking hits, Juan Soto came up with a big one. In a slump that sparked debate over whether he made the right decision to leave the Yankees for a record $765 million contract across town, Soto hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with the bases loaded that led the Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Saturday night. 'I don't listen to any of that. I focus on what we're doing here,' Soto said. Soto had been hitting .119 (5 for 42) with runners in scoring position, 164th among 167 qualified batters, before he drove a 2-2 pitch from Tony Gonsolin high off the right-center field wall for a 4-2 fourth-inning lead. 'I don't think he's swinging great right now and found a way to get a couple knocks tonight,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'You can see him bearing down a little bit more when guys are on base.' Soto's 399-foot drive left his bat at 108.3 mph and missed being a grand slam by about 2 feet. 'When I hit it, I was like, just don't catch it. I wasn't thinking it was going that far,' Soto said. 'When it hit the wall, it actually shocked me. I was like, I didn't know the ball was going that far.' He had one hit in his previous 24 at-bats with runners in scoring position and entered 5 for 40 with no extra-base hits and two RBIs in his last 11 games. He went 1 for 10 with four walks during his first series back in the Bronx as the Mets lost two of three last weekend. And Soto's lack of hustle on a drive off the Green Monster at Boston's Fenway Park on Monday intensified debate over his slow start and the absence of the Soto Shuffle in the batter's box. A night after the Mets lost the series opener 7-5 in 13 innings , they fell behind 2-0. Brett Baty had a run-scoring single in the second as part of a three-hit, two-RBI night. Luis Torrens singled to open the fourth. Gonsolin loaded the bases with four-pitch walks to Baty and Francisco Lindor, and Starling Marte hit a run-scoring infield single. Soto took a close 1-2 slider on the inside corner before the big hit. 'I thought I executed the slider really well there. He's got a really good eye, barely missed, but I was pleased with the execution of it,' Gonsolin said. 'The splitter, I thought it was a solid one, just elevated it.' Soto went 2 for 5 against the Dodgers, raising his average from .236 to .241 with eight homers, 23 RBIs and a .792 OPS. 'I don't know what the underlying numbers are saying, but this guy's been very unlucky,' Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. 'It was good to see him finally get the results' Fans responded to the double with a huge ovation. 'He works his butt off,' Mets starter David Peterson said. 'I think for him to be able to get that today should only give him confidence and I think every guy on this team believes in who he is as a player.' Marte was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on Soto's hit when shortstop Mookie Betts made a quick relay to catcher Dalton Rushing of center fielder Tommy Edman's throw. Peterson matched his career high of 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and five hits while inducing three double-play grounders. He struck out Shohei Ohtani three times. 'I think he made it look human,' Mendoza said. ___ AP MLB:
Fox Sports
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Juan Soto comes up with big hit for Mets after week of debate over his move across New York
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a week of taking hits, Juan Soto came up with a big one. In a slump that sparked debate over whether he made the right decision to leave the Yankees for a record $765 million contract across town, Soto hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with the bases loaded that led the Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Saturday night. 'I don't listen to any of that. I focus on what we're doing here,' Soto said. Soto had been hitting .119 (5 for 42) with runners in scoring position, 164th among 167 qualified batters, before he drove a 2-2 pitch from Tony Gonsolin high off the right-center field wall for a 4-2 fourth-inning lead. 'I don't think he's swinging great right now and found a way to get a couple knocks tonight,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'You can see him bearing down a little bit more when guys are on base.' Soto's 399-foot drive left his bat at 108.3 mph and missed being a grand slam by about 2 feet. 'When I hit it, I was like, just don't catch it. I wasn't thinking it was going that far,' Soto said. 'When it hit the wall, it actually shocked me. I was like, I didn't know the ball was going that far.' He had one hit in his previous 24 at-bats with runners in scoring position and entered 5 for 40 with no extra-base hits and two RBIs in his last 11 games. He went 1 for 10 with four walks during his first series back in the Bronx as the Mets lost two of three last weekend. And Soto's lack of hustle on a drive off the Green Monster at Boston's Fenway Park on Monday intensified debate over his slow start and the absence of the Soto Shuffle in the batter's box. A night after the Mets lost the series opener 7-5 in 13 innings, they fell behind 2-0. Brett Baty had a run-scoring single in the second as part of a three-hit, two-RBI night. Luis Torrens singled to open the fourth. Gonsolin loaded the bases with four-pitch walks to Baty and Francisco Lindor, and Starling Marte hit a run-scoring infield single. Soto took a close 1-2 slider on the inside corner before the big hit. "I thought I executed the slider really well there. He's got a really good eye, barely missed, but I was pleased with the execution of it," Gonsolin said. "The splitter, I thought it was a solid one, just elevated it." Soto went 2 for 5 against the Dodgers, raising his average from .236 to .241 with eight homers, 23 RBIs and a .792 OPS. 'I don't know what the underlying numbers are saying, but this guy's been very unlucky," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. "It was good to see him finally get the results' Fans responded to the double with a huge ovation. 'He works his butt off,' Mets starter David Peterson said. 'I think for him to be able to get that today should only give him confidence and I think every guy on this team believes in who he is as a player.' Marte was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on Soto's hit when shortstop Mookie Betts made a quick relay to catcher Dalton Rushing of center fielder Tommy Edman's throw. Peterson matched his career high of 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and five hits while inducing three double-play grounders. He struck out Shohei Ohtani three times. 'I think he made it look human,' Mendoza said. ___ AP MLB: recommended
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Juan Soto comes up with big hits for Mets after week of debate over his move across New York
New York Mets' Jeff McNeil, left, celebrates with Francisco Lindor, center, and Juan Soto after a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Juan Soto watches the ball hit hit for a two-run double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Juan Soto reacts after the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Juan Soto reacts after the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Jeff McNeil, left, celebrates with Francisco Lindor, center, and Juan Soto after a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Juan Soto watches the ball hit hit for a two-run double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Juan Soto reacts after the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — After a week of taking hits, Juan Soto came up with a big one. In a slump that sparked debate over whether he made the right decision to leave the Yankees for a record $765 million contract across town, Soto hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with the bases loaded that led the Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Saturday night. Advertisement 'I don't listen to any of that. I focus on what we're doing here,' Soto said. Soto had been hitting .119 (5 for 42) with runners in scoring position, 164th among 167 qualified batters, before he drove a 2-2 pitch from Tony Gonsolin high off the right-center field wall for a 4-2 fourth-inning lead. 'I don't think he's swinging great right now and found a way to get a couple knocks tonight,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'You can see him bearing down a little bit more when guys are on base.' Soto's 399-foot drive left his bat at 108.3 mph and missed being a grand slam by about 2 feet. 'When I hit it, I was like, just don't catch it. I wasn't thinking it was going that far,' Soto said. 'When it hit the wall, it actually shocked me. I was like, I didn't know the ball was going that far.' Advertisement He had one hit in his previous 24 at-bats with runners in scoring position and entered 5 for 40 with no extra-base hits and two RBIs in his last 11 games. Soto's lack of hustle on a drive off the Green Monster at Boston's Fenway Park on Monday intensified debate over his slow start and the absence of the Soto Shuffle in the batter's box. A night after the Mets lost the series opener 7-5 in 13 innings, they fell behind 2-0. Brett Baty had a run-scoring single in the second as part of a three-hit, two-RBI night. Luis Torrens singled to open the fourth. Gonsolin loaded the bases with four-pitch walks to Baty and Francisco Lindor, and Starling Marte hit a run-scoring infield single. Advertisement Soto took a close 1-2 slider on the inside corner before the big hit. "I thought I executed the slider really well there. He's got a really good eye, barely missed, but I was pleased with the execution of it," Gonsolin said. "The splitter, I thought it was a solid one, just elevated it." Soto went 2 for 5 against the Dodgers, raising his average from .236 to .241 with eight homers, 23 RBIs and a .792 OPS. 'I don't know what the underlying numbers are saying, but this guy's been very unlucky," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. "It was good to see him finally get the results' Advertisement Fans responded to the double with a huge ovation. 'He works his butt off,' Mets starter David Peterson said. 'I think for him to be able to get that today should only give him confidence and I think every guy on this team believes in who he is as a player.' Marte was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on Soto's hit when shortstop Mookie Betts made a quick relay to catcher Dalton Rushing of center fielder Tommy Edman's throw. Peterson matched his career high of 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and five hits while inducing three double-play grounders. He struck out Shohei Ohtani three times. 'I think he made it look human,' Mendoza said. ___ AP MLB:
