Last week The Futures League officially released its 2024 schedule. The league’s 14th season of summer baseball action in New England will begin with three games on Opening Day, which is scheduled for Friday, May 24. The Worcester Bravehearts begin their season that day with a matinee at Bullens Field in Westfield, Massachusetts against the... Continue Reading →
My 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame vote, if I had one
Welcome to 2024 and the ninth year of 210Sports, and in what has become a New Year’s tradition here on the blog I’ll begin the year off by casting my completely unofficial Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. To be eligible to cast an official ballot a person must be a Baseball Writers’ Association of America... Continue Reading →
WooSox 2023 season ends with series split in Lehigh Valley
The Worcester Red Sox visited the Lehigh Valley IronPigs for their last series of the 2-23 season needing a sweep and a lot of help, help they did not get, and ended up with a 2-2-2 series, with each team winning twice and having two games canceled due to weather. Worcester finished the second half... Continue Reading →
WooSox split series with Mets in last homestand of season
The Worcester Red Sox took on the Syracuse Mets last week at Polar Park, going 3-3 against their International League East division rivals to end their 2023 home regular season schedule. Tuesday WooSox 10, Syracuse 2 LP: Shane Drohan (5-7) Key Plays for Worcester: 1st inning Stephen Scott RBI double and Ronaldo Hernandez RBI single.... Continue Reading →
WooSox split in Gwinnett drops them farther back in second-half playoff race
The Worcester Red Sox spent last week at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia for a series against the Gwinnett Stripers (Atlanta) and only managed a 3-3 split, keeping them in fifth place in the International League's East Division second-half standings but dropping them farther behind first-place Durham. Tuesday WooSox 6, Gwinnett 5 WP: Justin Garza... Continue Reading →
WooSox playoff chances go out with the Tide after 1-5 week
The Worcester Red Sox entered last week's series at Polar Park against the International League's East Division first-half champion Norfolk Tides (Baltimore) in first place in the second-half standings, and then promptly lost the first five games en route to a 1-5 week as they tumbled down the standings, landing in fifth place with just... Continue Reading →