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July 12, 2009 - July 18, 2009 Archives
8:08 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer TORONTO -- The talk around New England this weekend will surely focus on the state of the Red Sox' starting rotation. Discussions will begin with why Clay Buchholz, who pitched so well in a......
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3:54 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO -- Brad Penny surrendered eight hits and six runs in five innings as the Red Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, Saturday afternoon at the Rogers Centre, snapping their four-game winning streak. Jed Lowrie, playing his first......
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2:45 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
TORONTO _ While the Red Sox continue their trek through Toronto and Texas on this road trip, pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka remains at the organization's spring training complex in Fort Myers. The right-hander is doing well with his rehab and......
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2:41 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO _ Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was given Saturday off because manager Terry Francona thinks having the captain play five consecutive games in a row after the All-Star break doesn't make much sense. "We'd hate to have him catch......
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1:56 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO _ For the second consecutive game, Jacoby Ellsbury was out of the lineup with "intestinal turmoil" according to manager Terry Francona. Despite fighting a bug, Ellsbury is still with the team. "He just doesn't feel too good," said......
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12:37 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer TORONTO _ Red Sox manager Terry Francona wasted little time putting Jed Lowrie in the lineup. The shortstop was activated on Saturday and he's starting and batting eighth for Boston. His return has been......
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12:18 PM Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON Drew, rf Pedroia, 2b Youkilis, 1b Ortiz, dh Bay, lf Lowell, 3b Baldelli, cf Lowrie, ss Kottaras, c Penny, sp TORONTO Scutaro, ss Hill, 2b Lind, lf Rolen, 3b Overbay, 1b Rios, cf Millar, dh Bautista, rf Chavez, c......
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10:04 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer TORONTO -- Clay Buchholz stood in the visitor's clubhouse at Rogers Centre Friday afternoon and was completely focused. The Red Sox pitching prospect grabbed a pearly white baseball from his locker and began to......
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8:04 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO -- Red Sox rehabbing utility man Jeff Bailey is on the disabled list with a high-ankle sprain, but he's feeling better and has been able to do some baseball activities, including ground balls. The club won't rush him,......
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7:55 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO _ Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie will be activated from the disabled list on Saturday after a long rehab from wrist surgery. The 25-year-old played with a fracture in his left wrist for the majority of the 2008......
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7:39 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer TORONTO -- The last time Mike Lowell felt this good was May 2008. It was before the Sox' veteran third baseman began to have issues with his right hip, and months before he would......
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7:37 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NEW YORK (AP) - Sergio Mitre will become the Yankees' No. 5 starter while Chien-Ming Wang is on the disabled list. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the team plans to bring up Mitre and start the 28-year-old right-hander against Baltimore......
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6:17 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
TORONTO _ Jacoby Ellsbury was scratched from Friday's lineup and has been replaced with Rocco Baldelli. Ellsbury was removed from the starting lineup due to sickness. Baldelli will play center and bat eighth. --JOE McDONALD......
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5:50 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer TORONTO _ Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein made it official Friday afternoon that the club designated shortstop Julio Lugo for assignment. Epstein said the motivation behind the move it's a matter of putting......
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5:23 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer TORONTO -- Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein announced Friday afternoon that the club and outfielder Jason Bay have "tabled" contract talks until the end of the season. The sides were talking and when......
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4:23 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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RED SOX J.D. Drew, RF Dustin Pedroia, 2B Kevin Youkilis, 1B David Ortiz, DH Jason Bay, LF Mike Lowell, 3B Jason Varitek, C Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Nick Green, SS -- Clay Buchholz, P BLUE JAYS Marco Scutaro , SS Aaron......
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2:21 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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Julio Lugo has confirmed to the Boston Herald that he's been designated for assignment by the Red Sox, and hopes to continue his career with another team. "When you see a good looking girl, you get married and sometimes things......
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1:19 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Red Sox, having found no team willing to take Julio Lugo in a trade, will designate the veteran shortstop for assignment later today. That means Lugo will be removed from the active roster......
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9:25 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
TORONTO -- The Red Sox arrived here around 6 p.m. Thursday night and their charter was a little light. Red Sox players had to be at the Rogers Centre for the mandatory workout, and could arrive on their own. The......
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9:24 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO -- Mark Kotsay said the break helped his ailing right calf. The Red Sox first baseman/outfielder has been hampered by it for the last few weeks, but was able to play through it, especially with Mike Lowell on the......
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9:19 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO -- Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is with the team after missing the All-Star game to stay home with his pregnant wife, Kelli. She's about six weeks from her due date and went into premature labor last week.......
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8:55 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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TORONTO -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona was very vague when asked the whereabouts of shortstop Julio Lugo, who was not with the club during a mandatory workout for non-All-Stars Thursday night at the Rogers Centre. Supposedly, Lugo didn't realize......
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4:16 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Alex Speier of WEEI.com is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have signed Jose Vinicio, a 16-year-old from the Dominican Republic, for $1.95 million. Baseball America has described Vinicio as the top prospect in Latin America who "projects to play......
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10:15 AM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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Bloomberg Reggie Jackson, a two-time World Series most valuable player, said there's no room in baseball's Hall of Fame for those who have used steroids. The 63-year-old Jackson, who played Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1987, is 12th on......
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9:07 AM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Erik Kratz and Drew Stubbs each hit two-run home runs, leading the International League to a 6-5 victory over the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star game on Wednesday night. Click here to see the......
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9:01 AM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Daily News is reporting that a former gym owner in the Houston area has been issued a subpoena by the Washington grand jury investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. The......
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8:37 AM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Associated Press THURSDAY'S GAME TO WATCH Seattle at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EDT). The Indians host the Mariners in baseball's first game after the All-Star break. Cleveland's Cliff Lee (4-9, 3.47 ERA), the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, is scheduled......
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3:43 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The NHL's Winter Classic is coming to Fenway Park. The league made the announcement at the major league's oldest ballpark Wednesday afternoon. The outline of a rink was laid out over the field with temporary fencing that......
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2:34 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Here's part two of our examination of where Red Sox players stand in less conventional stats categories, courtesy of our partners at Stats Inc. Pitches Thrown: Jon Lester (1,937), 5th in A.L. (Kevin Millwood of Texas leads with 2,081) Runners......
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1:18 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tim Wakefield did not pitch in last night's All-Star Game because he was being held back in case of another lengthy extra-innings affair, as was seen last year. That's what Wakefield said himself this morning when reached via text message......
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11:14 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki at last night's All-Star Game spoke up on behalf of his countryman Daisuke Matsuzaka, predicting that Matsuzaka would get through his latest struggles and dismissing the implication that they are linked to Dice-K's participation in......
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10:46 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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Thanks to our partners at Stats Inc., we present to you the Red Sox team leaders in a range of batting and pitching categories that you might not normally see in your morning paper. For each category, we've listed the......
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9:37 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. says three-time Cy Young winner Pedro Martinez has agreed to a contract with the team. Amaro announced the deal Wednesday morning. The Phillies immediately put Martinez on the 15-day disabled......
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9:10 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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By RICHARD SANDOMIR The New York Times News After Ted Williams' death seven years ago and during the ensuing controversy over the cryonic preservation of his remains, his daughter Claudia was rarely, if ever, heard. Her brother, John Henry, was......
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8:55 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mannywood is back. So is its tenant. Manny Ramirez returns to Dodger Stadium on Thursday to play his first game there since being suspended, with fans expecting to embrace the slugger like they would any superstar.......
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8:07 AM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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Associated Press PRESIDENT'S PITCH President Barack Obama threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star game, barely reaching the plate. St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols helped the president, moving up on the plate and reaching out to scoop......
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10:17 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Jonathan Papelbon's All-Star Game mirrored his season: Sloppy, untidy, tension-filled . . . and ultimately successful. The Red Sox' closer was the winning pitcher Tuesday night in the American League's 4-3 victory over the National League in the 80th All-Star......
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7:02 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Yahoo! Sports' Gordon Edes reports that Pedro Martinez passed his physical with the Phillies, opening the way for the veteran right-hander to sign with Philadelphia on Wednesday. Read the story here.......
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2:05 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig wants to keep players on drug suspensions from going to the minor leagues before they return. Manny Ramirez drew sellout crowds last month in the minors when he played two games at......
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7:39 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
According to multiple media reports today, future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez will take a physical for the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday and could sign with the team by Wednesday. The reports indicate that the Phillies are hoping Martinez will......
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2:05 PM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Here's the starting lineup for the American League announced today by Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon: Ichiro Suzuki, rf Derek Jeter, ss Joe Mauer, c Mark Teixeira, 1b Jason Bay, lf Josh Hamilton, cf Evan Longoria, 3b Aaron Hill, 2b......
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8:38 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Much has been made about Boston's 8-0 record against New York this season. But the Red Sox are not the only first-place team that has given the Yankees a hard time in the first half. Against the other three first-place......
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7:21 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Red Sox head into the All-Star break with a 54-34 record, in first place at the break for the fifth consecutive year. It's the 12th year in a row that Boston has been over .500 at the break --......
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5:53 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
BOSTON _ Almost lost in the madness of Saturday's marathon with the Royals, Red Sox rookie first baseman Aaron Bates collected his first major-league hit. He made an error in the top of the eighth inning, but answered with......
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5:33 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
BOSTON -- Jason Bay had an interesting day Sunday. The Red Sox' left fielder reached base five times without recording a hit. He walked three times and was hit twice. In fact, he saw 15 straight balls. "It was......
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5:26 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Run, Jacoby, run. The Sox' Jacoby Ellsbury is quickly stealing his way into the record books. With 74 games remaining in the regular season, the speedster needs only 14 stolen bases to tie the club's single-season mark......
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5:22 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- After Sunday's 6-0 victory, all the Red Sox players were packing their bags and heading to different locations to enjoy the hiatus from baseball. For the non-All-Stars, the next few days will be nothing but R&R. Jacoby......
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4:52 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Triple-A All-Star Clay Buchholz will be called up to the Red Sox and will start Friday night's game in Toronto, Sox manager Terry Francona said today. We'll have more on this story soon.......
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12:18 PM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer BOSTON _ Dustin Pedroia has decided to put family first. The Red Sox second baseman, and reigning A.L. MVP, will not play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday in St. Louis. He will......
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11:46 AM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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KANSAS CITY DeJesus, rf Maier, cf Butler, 1b Teahen, 3b Guillen, lf B. Pena, dh Callaspo, 2b Buck, c T. Pena, ss Chen, sp BOSTON Ellsbury, cf Pedroia, 2b Youkilis, 3b Ortiz, dh Bay, lf Varitek, 2 Baldelli, rf Green,......
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11:38 AM Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer BOSTON _ Dustin Pedroia has decided to put family first. The Red Sox second baseman, and reigning A.L. MVP, will not play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday in St. Louis. He will remain......
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