Category: Boston Red Sox

Just in time for 2025 opening day (today), here are the top Red Sox stories from 2024. We said hello to some new people, we said goodbye to some old friends. I always enjoy every season of baseball. Here comes a new one. Play ball!

* Red Sox Sign Brayan Bello To 6-Year Extension (2024-03-09)
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/brayan-bello-red-sox-extension
https://sports.yahoo.com/report-brayan-bello-red-sox-175041811.html
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/3/7/24093432/red-sox-news-links-getting-closer-to-a-brayan-bello-deal-lucas-giolito-trevor-story-injury-update

* Tyler O’Neill Homers For Record-Setting 5th Straight Opening Day As Red Sox Top Mariners 6-4 (2024-03-29)
https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/03/tyler-oneill-homers-for-record-setting-5th-straight-opening-day-as-red-sox-top-mariners-6-4/
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/3/29/24115253/boston-red-sox-6-seattle-mariners-4-starting-the-season-off-right-game-recap-major-league-baseball
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/tyler-o-neill-hits-home-run-on-fifth-straight-opening-day

* Rookie Rafaela Agrees To 8-Year Extension With Red Sox (2024-04-10)
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/ceddanne-rafaela-contract-extension

* Red Sox 7, Tigers 3: Ceddanne Rafaela And Tanner Houck Feature Flashes Of Hope Friday At Fenway (2024-05-31)
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/5/31/24169157/red-sox-7-tigers-3-ceddanne-rafaela-and-tanner-houck-feature-flashes-of-hope-friday-at-fenway

* Schadenfreude 350 (A Continuing Series) (2024-06-17)
Red Sox Steal Nine Bases And Defeat Yankees.
http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/06/schadenfreude-350-continuing-series.html

* Monday Morning Brushback: Year is Half Done, Glass is Half Full (2024-07-15)
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/7/15/24198526/red-sox-news-monday-morning-brushback-year-is-half-done-glass-is-half-full

* Duran’s Decisive Homer Puts Him Among Boston’s All-Star MVP Greats (2024-07-17)
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/jarren-duran-2024-all-star-game-mvp
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/7/17/24200317/red-sox-news-links-coloring-book-aficionado-jarren-duran-wins-all-star-game-mvp
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/7/17/24200340/otm-open-thread-7-17-jarren-duran

* Red Sox Officially Announce Alex Cora’s Three-Year Extension (2024-07-24)
https://nesn.com/2024/07/red-sox-officially-announce-alex-coras-three-year-extension/
http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/07/alex-coras-contract-extended-through.html

* CT Native Joe Castiglione Retiring After 42 Years As Voice Of The Red Sox (2024-09-15)
https://sports.yahoo.com/ct-native-joe-castiglione-retiring-200400875.html
https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/09/longtime-red-sox-radio-broadcaster-joe-castiglione-announces-retirement-following-42-seasons/
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/joe-castiglione-to-retire-from-red-sox-radio-booth-after-2024-season
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/joe-castiglione-announces-retirement-from-broadcasting/3489215/
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/9/16/24245883/red-sox-news-joe-castiglione-retires-monday-morning-brushback-can-you-believe-it
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/joe-castiglione-retiring-after-legendary-career
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/joe-castiglione-honored-by-red-sox-retirement-from-booth
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/10/4/24261294/joe-castiglione-says-goodbye-to-the-green-fields-of-fenway-we-all-sob
https://survivinggrady.com/2024/10/saying-goodbye-to-joe-castiglione.html

* Red Sox, Cuban Legend Luis Tiant Passes Away At 83 (2024-10-08)
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/luis-tiant-dies
https://sports.yahoo.com/legendary-boston-red-sox-pitcher-142337027.html
http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/10/rip-luis-tiant-1940-2024.html
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/10/9/24266001/red-sox-news-links-rip-luis-tiant
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/10/11/24267344/red-sox-mlb-news-goodbye-to-luis-tiant

* How To Celebrate Yankee Elimination Day! (2024-10-31)
https://www.overthemonster.com/2022/10/24/23412537/dodgrs-win-2024-world-series-celebrating-yankees-elimination-day
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/10/30/24283641/deep-dive-should-you-pry-the-ball-out-of-a-players-glove-like-giant-loser-mookie-betts-world-series
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/10/30/24283487/otm-open-thread-10-30-yankees-fans-are-the-worst
http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/10/schadenfreude-358-continuing-series.html
http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2024/11/schadenfreude-359-continuing-series.html
https://theonion.com/undeterred-yankees-fan-attempts-to-wrestle-world-series-trophy-away-from-mookie-betts/
https://www.overthemonster.com/2025/1/1/24332879/the-yankees-losing-the-world-series-is-still-funny

* Abreu Is Boston’s First Rookie Gold Glove Winner Since 1975 (2024-11-03)
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/wilyer-abreu-wins-2024-gold-glove-award-red-sox
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/2024-gold-glove-award-winners
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/11/4/24287573/otm-open-thread-11-4-gold-glove-for-wilyer-abreu
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/dwight-evans-on-wilyer-abreu-gold-glove-award
https://www.overthemonster.com/2024/11/4/24287729/red-sox-highlights-celebrate-wilyer-abreus-gold-glove-by-reliving-his-nine-outfield-assists