Jacoby Ellsbury was an MVP candidate for the Boston Red Sox in 2011, but every fantasy baseball owner is curious if he is still on the rise or if he will regress in the 2012 MLB season. Ellsbury finished 2011 with a .321 batting average, 32 home runs, 39 stolen bases, 119 runs and...

The 2011 Major League Baseball season was tough for several of the game#39;s top hitters. To exacerbate things, some players, like Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford, are already having a tough start to the new season as well.

It#39;s one of sport#39;s great rivalries - the New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox - and soon American Mark Melancon will have lived both sides of it.Drafted by the Yankees in 2006, the Colorado-born baseball pitcher made his major league...

The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed closer Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros on Wednesday for infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Kyle Weiland.

When he left the Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona said the players needed to hear from a new voice. ESPN thinks his voice will be an excellent fit for its baseball coverage. The network hired Francona to replace analyst Bobby Valentine after he replaced Francona as manager of the Red Sox. The one thing I do know is I'll probably sleep better next year than Bobby, Francona said during a...