Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart hit a pair of home runs in Wednesday's 10-4 win over the New York Yankees, becoming the first Red Sox rookie since Jason Varitek (a fellow catcher) in 1998 to hit multiple homers in a game at Yankee Stadium, per Sportsnet Stats.

The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that Sam Kennedy, the team's chief operating officer, will be taking over as club president on Oct. 16. He'll inherit the position from Larry Lucchino, who will remain with the franchise as the president/CEO emeritus and as part of the ownership group.

The Boston Red Sox continue to fill out their front office, with Frank Wren joining the team as senior vice president of baseball operations. 

After battling a left forearm contusion, jammed thumb and right elbow contusion, Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval has been diagnosed with pneumonia, according to CSN New England's Sean McAdam. 

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The Boston Red Sox officially promoted Mike Hazen to general manager Thursday, the team confirmed. Hazen takes over for Ben Cherington, who resigned shortly after Dave Dombrowski was named president of baseball operations.    

If David Ortiz wasn't playing under the lights at Fenway Park, he would be starring on a much different stage.

When the Players' Tribune handed the Boston Red Sox designated hitter a list of 10 questions for the website's "What the (Blank)?" series, he scribbled in one particularly interesting answer.

His dream job (if he weren't an athlete)? Wait for it...porn star.

The Boston Red Sox have reportedly begun their search for a new general manager and are interviewing a respected candidate to start.

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is a movie fanatic.

Man on Fire, starring Denzel Washington, is his favorite movie of all time. Comedies are his first choice in genre. Among his comedy classics, remember he was born in 1990, are Ace Ventura and Major Payne. His favorite baseball movie is, no surprise, The Sandlot.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz hit his 35th home run of the year in the first inning of Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, giving him a franchise-record six seasons with 35 or more home runs, per Sportsnet Stats.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There is nothing small about Big Papi.

The smile. The swing. The “bombs.” The strut. The stature. The numbers. The persona. The divide among fans and media over his legacy. 

They're all bigger-than-big, even in an era of supersized everything.