By Thursday, the Red Sox will have to attempt to make deals with all of their arbitration-eligible players — or be forced to have an independent panel determine their 2026 salaries. On Tuesday, Boston got a head-start on that business.

Since July 1, the Boston Red Sox have been one of the hottest teams in baseball — the second-hottest to be exact. With their 22-8 record heading into Friday’s road-trip opener against the San Diego Padres, only the Milwaukee Brewers have been slightly ...

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that left-hander Ranger Suárez and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $130 million, five-year contract. A 30-year-old who became