The Red Sox appeared to be on the verge of sweeping the Marlins when they took a 3-1 lead into the eighth inning on Sunday, but the bullpen couldn’t come through after Garret Crochet departed following the seventh inning, and Miami rallied for a 5-3 win.

BOSTON — The Red Sox are close to adding a veteran first baseman for the home stretch.

The Boston Red Sox lost first baseman Triston Casas to a devastating knee injury in May. The 25-year-old had struggled early in the season, but carried high expectations to return to his prior form in which he put up a 129 and 124 OPS+ in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

Why would the Sox want him? Because right now, second base has been truly unfilled since the days of Dustin Pedroia. Right now, they split Ceddanne Rafaela and Romy Gonzalez at second, but Rafaela struggles to hit while playing second, and Gonzalez is a very good bench player, but not an everyday starter.

Baltimore and Boston meet for a short two-game series in Boston. The season series is tied between the two teams at 4-4 through games. However, the Orioles have been the slightly hotter team recently at 4-1 over the last five games compared to the Red Sox who are 3-2.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman wants to wait until the offseason to negotiate an extension. Bregman told Newsweek why.

Fans are clamoring for the Boston Red Sox to make a decision on David Ortiz, even nearly a decade after his retirement.

The Boston Red Sox made a shocking move when they traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, but the return has not looked great so far.