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Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez said goodbye to the Fenway faithful Wednesday. Will it be for the final time?

Bogaerts said he hasn’t talked to the Sox front office in recent weeks about a new contract and Martinez hasn't had any real conversations with the team about his future.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Alex Cora makes no excuses for this miserable Red Sox season

“To be honest with you we were a big disappointment,” the manager said, while also noting he has a plan already in place for 2023.
red sox 6, rays 3

Red Sox take their time securing one final win to cap 2022 campaign

Pivetta needed 103 pitches to get through four innings, but he held Tampa Bay to just two runs while Martinez hit two homers in a game for the first time in nearly two seasons.
Chad Finn

‘You never realize how blessed you are.’ NESN’s Dennis Eckersley retires after 50 years in professional baseball.

Eckersley announced in August that this, his 20th season as part of NESN’s broadcast team after a Hall of Fame 24-year playing career, would be his last.

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Mets’ Jeff McNeil, Twins’ Luis Arraez clinch batting titles on final day of regular season
McNeil finished with a major-league best .326 average after Freddie Freeman flew out to center in the fifth inning for the Dodgers.

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Alex Verdugo tops Alex Cora’s list of Red Sox players who can make a leap next season
"He’s getting to that area in his career, where [you ask] who is he going to be?" Cora wondered, noting he can improve his base-running and defense.

Rays at Red Sox | 4:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 162: It’s the final game of the Red Sox season; see lineups and notes

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound Wednesday as the Red Sox look to close out the 2022 season with a sweep of Tampa Bay.
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Cory Youmans, the fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run ball, could be in for a big payday

Judge said:" It would be great to get it back, but that’s a souvenir for a fan. He made a great catch out there, and they’ve got every right to it.”
Stan Grossfeld

Photos: One last look back at the 2022 Red Sox season

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But if you had to describe the 2022 last-place Red Sox season in one word for a family newspaper — no expletives, please — what would it be?
Red Sox 6, Rays 0 (5 innings)

In a rain-shortened Red Sox win, Xander Bogaerts provided one more great moment for the Fenway faithful

It might be the last time he stars in a Sox uniform, and if it is, Bogaerts went out with a bang.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With his future in Boston unclear, the Red Sox’ Nate Eovaldi wanted the ball, as he always has

Eovaldi's value and best use could be up for debate, but no one could ever question his willingness to take to the mound, regardless of circumstance.
Red Sox Notebook

With hip surgery out of the way, Red Sox’ Garrett Whitlock looks ahead to 2023 — likely as a starter

Whitlock's second half was hampered by hip issues, but should be ready to go for spring training.
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Braves complete big comeback to capture another NL East title

Defending World Series champions claim the division from the Mets, who led by 10½ games in early June, with a win against the Marlins.
Rays at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 161: Rays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Nate Eovaldi will be on the mound Tuesday, perhaps for the final time as a member of the Red Sox, to face Tampa Bay.
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Watch: Globe reporter Alex Speier shares touching tribute to retiring Dennis Eckersley

Speier, who covers the Red Sox for the Globe, shared an anecdote about Eckersley's words in a video at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The ex-Sox pitcher was clearly touched.
Red Sox 4, Rays 3

Rich Hill had one last chance to start this season, and he starred again as the Red Sox finally got one over on the Rays

Hill sparkled once more in his final start of the season, allowing just three hits and one earned run to finish up the year with a win.
Baseball Notebook

Tony La Russa steps down as White Sox manager over heart issue

La Russa, a three-time World Series champion who turns 78 on Tuesday, missed the final 34 games with the underachieving White Sox.
Red Sox Notebook

Rafael Devers had another All-Star campaign for the Red Sox, but he knows he’s capable of much more

Devers was hitting .324/.379/.602 with 22 homers in 87 games when he landed on the injured list in late July, even better than his best season to date back in 2019.

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Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez said goodbye to the Fenway faithful Wednesday. Will it be for the final time?

Bogaerts said he hasn’t talked to the Sox front office in recent weeks about a new contract and Martinez hasn't had any real conversations with the team about his future.

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