Like Dobbins, the Red Sox as a whole are trending in the right direction. Saturday’s win brought them back to .500 and back in the mix in the AL East. Once all of Boston’s pitchers are healthy, having Dobbins in the organization as a reliable extra arm wherever Cora needs him will be handy late in the season.

The Red Sox have beaten the Yankees in four of their five matchups so far this season, and Hunter Dobbins has beaten them twice this week.

Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins talked the talk, then walked the walk by beating the Yankees twice in a seven-day period this week. Dobbins has been a headline-maker in recent days by first telling The Boston Herald that he’d rather retire than join the Yankees,

The Boston Red Sox announced a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, sending pitcher Brian Van Belle to the Reds for cash.

The Reds swung a trade on Saturday by acquiring right-handed pitcher Brian Van Belle from the Red Sox for cash considerations. Cincinnati optioned Van Belle to Triple-A Louisville and now have a full 40-man roster.

Abreu was placed on the injured list on Monday due to a left oblique strain. The post Red Sox’ Wilyer Abreu could return from IL after minimum 10-day stint appeared first on Boston.com.

The Boston Red Sox have kicked the can down the road all season. Soon, that objective will become much more difficult. Integrating three star prospects onto the big-league roster has been a serious challenge for the Red Sox,