The Detroit Tigers are the best team in baseball and will likely add to their bullpen. One writer believes they could get one of the best relievers this year.

Having grown up in Cambridge, Ben Affleck is well-known as a longtime Red Sox fan, and he’s clearly passing the tradition on to his kids.

Perhaps more importantly, Crochet’s decision sends a message to the fans and to the front office. It’s hard for a pitcher to be the face of a team, but with Rafael Devers gone and Roman Anthony still in his professional infancy, Crochet is the guy right now in Boston. His decision declares that he’s putting winning this year first.

With the Red Sox planning on bringing Richard Fitts back to the starting rotation after the All-Star break, where does that leave Tanner Houck?

For the Yankees, as of July 12, two days before the All-Star break, the New York offense leads the MLB in homers (149), walks (372), OBP (.339), SLG (.458), and OPS (.797), while the pitching staff has permitted the fewest hits (694), lowest OBA (.224), and rank top 10 in WHIP (1.21), and strikeouts (846).

Kilen, a middle infielder from the University of Tennessee, was originally drafted by the Red Sox out of high school in 2022, but went on to become one of the better contact hitters in college baseball.