Tim Wakefield was honored for his long and knuckle-ball-filled career. Â More photos.
Babe Ruth’s Sudbury home for sale
- The 5,124 square-foot home, on sale for $1.65 million, has been thoroughly modernized and is a far cry from the house that Ruth knew.
(PHOTO COURTESEY COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE)
Red Sox sellout streak proves to be a real numbers game
- The Sox embrace a definition of “sellout” that permits them to declare a game sold out even if hundreds of tickets go unsold but others are distributed for free.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
It’s Fenway Park’s time to shine
- Ballparks don’t live to be 100. All the great old ones, except Fenway Park, are gone. Forbes Field, Tiger Stadium, Ebbets Field, the Polo Grounds, Shibe Park, Crosley Field, the original Yankee Stadium. All gone.
FENWAY AT 100 | BOOK EXCERPT
Fenway Park an indelible part of Boston history
- Why is the park so beloved? Explore in this excerpt from the Boston Globe’s keepsake book on the ballpark’s centennial.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Terry Francona wants no part of Fenway’s celebration
- The ex-Red Sox manager is still smarting from his contentious breakup last fall and says “someone in the organization went out of their way to hurt me.”
100 years later, Harvard takes swings at Fenway
- The current Harvard team took batting practice at Fenway Park to mark the 100th anniversary of the 2-0 Red Sox exhibition game victory over the Crimson on April 9, 1912.
FROM THE ARCHIVES | PHOTOS
The Boston Common
- “From the Archives” is a new series that highlights scenes of the city from the Globe’s rich, 140-year history. The Boston Common, in the heart of the city, is a good place to start.
By Matt Carroll
Baseball players’ salaries measured in hot dogs. Praying
for victory, and helping out nonprofits financially. And even a treasure trove of baseball literature.
These apps and sites were among the nine that were created as part of Boston Baseball Hack Day, held…
Questions remain about chicken-and-beer fiasco
- It was impressive to hear that David Ortiz at least spoke up, but you have to wonder, where were the rest of the players? Where was management?