Hernandez had been out with June 8 with a strained right hip flexor. He revealed before Boston’s game with Pittsburgh that he also had an internal hematoma in an abdominal muscle on his right side drained in June. “I’ve never missed that much time in my career and I kind of felt like I wasn’t […]
Continue readingBOSTON — Raimel Tapia put his head down and started a slow jog to first base, not sure he’d gotten the pop he wanted when he drove a bases-loaded fly ball to deep center field in the third inning. Then everything about the play — and the rest of the night — changed. Tapia hit […]
Continue readingThe team announced the moves Friday, making both players free agents. Encarnacion’s deal did not include a buyout, while Gonzalez will receive $500,000. The team also exercised a $3.5 million option on utility man Leury Garcia, reinstated right-hander Michael Kopech from the restricted list and activated righty Jimmy Lambert from the 60-day injured list. The […]
Continue readingCHICAGO — If the Chicago White Sox thought ahead to the day their rebuilding plan would come together, they could not have envisioned what the scene looked like. But they will take it. Riding the mix of power and athleticism that has fueled Chicago’s sudden rise to the top of the American League, the White […]
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