The NFL on Monday shared reporting dates for training camp for each of its 32 teams along with a finalized joint practice schedule. The New England Patriots, it was shared, will combine practices with two NFC squads before facing them in preseason games before the 2021 season.
Well, it appears the lineup changes made by manager Alex Cora paid dividends for the Boston Red Sox. And it didn’t take long to prove just that as the Red Sox scored eight runs on three homers in the first inning of Monday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
It only was a matter of time before Jarren Duran hit his first Major League Baseball home run. And that time came Monday night when he put the Boston Red Sox on the board against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning.
The backcourt depth of the Boston Celtics is a bit thin after the trade of point guard Kemba Walker this offseason, and it seems it could get thinner. Tremont Waters, who is on a two-way deal with the Celtics, reportedly is hoping he lands elsewhere for the 2021-22 season.
The Boston Red Sox offense has been in a rut stretching before the Major League Baseball All-Star break, so they’re doing something to change that. The team has lost its three most recent series and has just two wins in its last eight games.
The American League East is competitive with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays rounding out the top three teams in the division. Boston holds a slim half-game advantage over the Rays heading into its series opener against the Blue Jays on Monday night.
The Boston Red Sox are looking to snap their two-game losing streak Monday. After taking the first game against the New York Yankees on Friday night, Boston proceeded to lose each of the next two contests.
Keith Law of The Athletic believes four teams just drafted their new No. 1 prospect: the Pittsburgh Pirates (Henry Davis), Texas Rangers (Jack Leiter), Boston Red Sox (Marcelo Mayer) and Miami Marlins (Kahlil Watson).