Red Sox rookie Tsung-Che Cheng’s 407-foot double to center field in the fourth inning Friday against the Yankees marked his first major league hit news sports entertainment obituaries subscribe

June 27, 2026 The MassLive Red Sox Newsletter Red Sox Red Sox rookie ‘waited for a year’ for first major league hit Red Sox rookie Tsung-Che Cheng’s 407-foot double to center field in the fourth inning Friday against the Yankees marked his first major league hit By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com Read more Red Sox Sick Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle was ‘a lazy bum in bed all day’ before dominating Yankees Red Sox rookie starter Payton Tolle woke up Friday with a fever and body aches. By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Red Sox reactions: Payton Tolle retires first 16 Yankees batters in dominant win Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 6-1 win over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Friday: By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Red Sox, Yankees benches clear as Willson Contreras tries to bring ‘saltiness’ to rivalry For the first time in years, the Red Sox and Yankees had a benches-clearing incident Friday at Fenway. And you guessed it, Willson Contreras was right in the middle of the action. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox Marcelo Mayer details ‘extremely frustrating’ forearm injury that led to Red Sox placing him on IL The forearm injury that landed Marcelo Mayer on the injured list Friday is not a new ailment. Instead, it’s something that has hampered him for months and became too painful to play through. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox Who’s Red Sox roster call-up Tsung-Che Cheng? What’s the plan at SS with Marcelo Mayer on IL? Tsung-Che Cheng, an offseason addition, will appear in his first game for the Red Sox on Friday. He’s starting at shortstop and batting ninth against the Yankees. By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com MORE    See more     Unlimited Digital Access to MassLive․com   $1 for 3 months   Subscribe Now   Cancel anytime.