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August 20, 2026 The MassLive Red Sox Newsletter Red Sox In Red Sox loss, 28-year-old grinder finally ‘gets monkey off his back’ The Red Sox second baseman said, “It’s not like my strength but of course you wanna get one (homer), right?" By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com Read more Red Sox Red Sox bullpen, overworked and short of key arms, buckles at the wrong time Two and a half weeks without a day off finally caught up to the Red Sox and their bullpen Wednesday. By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Willson Contreras on being booed again, fan altercation: ‘If you’re a smart fan, you know what’s going on’ For the second time this month, Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was booed for not running hard down the first base line at Fenway Park. This time, though, things carried over into a tense altercation with a fan behind Boston’s dugout. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox Red Sox reactions: Reliever Jovani Morán walks in run in 10th inning, Boston loses Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 7-6 10-inning loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Fenway Park on Wednesday: By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Why Red Sox unplugged rookie starter from rotation this week, giving him 9-day break The Red Sox are giving Jake Bennett nine days between starts — but it's not performance-related, Chad Tracy said. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox When will Red Sox’ Roman Anthony play next? Chad Tracy maps out the plan Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy laid out of the plan for when Roman Anthony will play again this week. By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com MORE    See more     Get Back to What You've Missed   Unlimited Digital Access   $1 for 3 months   Subscribe Now     Cancel anytime.