BOSTON — Pink Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom stated Wednesday that the staff hasn’t mentioned buying and selling All-Stars Xander Bogaerts or Rafael Devers on the deadline, and “we’re not planning to debate them with anyone.”
Bloom advised reporters earlier than the sport towards Cleveland that he nonetheless thinks the Pink Sox, who entered the night time 3½ video games again within the AL wild-card race, can seize a postseason berth. However that might change in the event that they proceed a slide during which they’ve misplaced 14 of their previous 18 video games and fallen into final place within the division.
“We might be foolish to attempt to fake that that scoreboard does not exist,” he stated within the dwelling dugout at Fenway Park, searching on the scoreboard that confirmed the Pink Sox in final place within the AL East.
“We’re not too pleased with the way it seems proper now. We’ve to issue that in,” Bloom stated. “Each sport strikes that needle a method or one other. It does not change how we really feel concerning the expertise on the membership, nevertheless it does change our scenario.”
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One 12 months after Boston got here inside two wins of the World Collection, the staff has stumbled to a .500 document thanks partially to accidents that left the Pink Sox plugging as a lot as half of their lineup with minor leaguers. However regardless of dropping into fifth within the AL East, they’re nonetheless within the race for a playoff berth.
“I perceive usually you would not be sitting right here in final place and saying that. It’s a actually distinctive 12 months in our division,” stated Bloom, whose staff has not gained a sequence towards a division opponent all season. “A part of it’s that we’re in a very good division, however that is no excuse. We’ve to be trustworthy. If we do not reverse that, we’re not going to get the place we wish to go.”
Complicating issues is the standing of Bogaerts and Devers, two younger stars who may very well be the cornerstones of the ballclub for a decade — in the event that they re-sign. Bogaerts, 29, can choose out of his contract after this season, and the 25-year-old Devers is eligible to be a free agent after subsequent season.
Designated hitter J.D. Martinez is within the final 12 months of his contract — one other participant who could be enticing to a staff seeking to make a playoff push in 2022. Might they go the best way of 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts, who was traded away in his free company 12 months as Bloom’s first massive transfer in Boston?
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Whereas repeating that the staff wasn’t “planning” to debate trades for the 2 infielders, Bloom additionally stated, “The most effective factor I can say is we’re not doing our jobs if we’re not contemplating all prospects.”
Bloom stated he nonetheless likes the expertise on the membership — when wholesome — and conceded that the depth has not delivered the best way he had hoped. Prospects like pitcher Brayan Bello, infielder Jeter Downs, outfielder Jarren Duran and first basemen Franchy Cordero and Bobby Dalbec — a few of them rushed to the majors to plug holes — have all struggled on the plate or within the discipline or each.
Bloom preached persistence on the younger gamers and lamented the accidents which have included Devers together with ace Chris Sale, heart fielder Kiké Hernandez and second baseman Trevor Story.
“Clearly, we’ve not performed properly recently. We have been banged up and we have not been enjoying properly,” Bloom stated. “I do assume we now have a superb staff. I feel we now have a really gifted staff. It isn’t an ideal membership, no query. And you understand, at instances we’ve not performed in addition to we might at instances. … However I would stack our expertise up towards nearly any staff within the league.”
“One World” will take place at the Christian Science Plaza.Carolina Vilcapoma
AROUND THE WORLD The final week of the Mary Baker Eddy Library’s “One World” series will take place this week, with activities themed to India. Author Rajani LaRocca will read from two of his books at 12:15 p.m. — “I’ll Go and Come Back” and “Seven Golden Rings” — copies of which will be available for children to take home for free. There will also be a dance performance from Triveni School of Dance at 11 a.m. and art activities ranging from Diwali diya pots to Uttarayan festival paper bag kites. July 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. Christian Science Plaza, 210 Massachusetts Ave. marybakereddylibrary.org
CELEBRATE To commemorate 44 years of service to Boston’s LGBTQ+ community, BAGLY, The Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, is hosting a mixer. Head to its community center to learn more about the group’s programming, hear from executive director Grace Sterling Stowell, and enjoy a slice of the annual cake-cutting. BAGLY, which is a “youth-led, adult-supported organization,” according to its website, was founded in 1980 to serve young LGBTQ+ individuals in greater Boston. July 31, 6 to 8 p.m. Free. BAGLY Community Center, 28 Court Square. eventbrite.com
LISTEN The Fort Point Arts Community is hosting its first concert series, and its second of five concerts will take place at FPAC Art Space this week. Two performers, Mattias Kaufmann and Bahar Badieitabar, will take the stage to present a program of their original compositions, traditional Persian music, and more. Kaufmann, an accordionist who graduated from New England Conservatory, has performed in numerous festivals and currently performs with the New England Greek orchestra. Badieitabar moved from Tehran to the United States to study at Berklee, and now performs in Danilo Perez’s Global Jazz Messengers. Aug. 2, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. FPAC Art Space, 70 Sleeper St. eventbrite.com
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Crowds gather for a taste at the Bon Me food truck at a SoWa Open Market. Bon Me will be present at the first annual food truck festival. SoWa Boston
EATING GOOD Head over to SoWa Boston’s Summer Food Truck Festival for a day of delicious eats, music by DJ CarlitosWave, and lawn games and sidewalk chalk for the whole family. Admission is free, with food available for purchase at 18 vendors, ranging from 90+ Cellars wine truck to Crepe Shop to Wanderlust Global Food and Wild Pops ice pops. The fun will go on rain or shine. Aug. 3, noon to 5 p.m. Free. SoWa, 500 Harrison Ave. sowaboston.com
COME TO YOUR SENSES MF Dynamics and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture is hosting the first-ever Future Fest, which will have a multisensory performance using City Hall’s facade as a stage for projections onto the building while performers play music. Plus, there will be five interactive light art pieces, including one where your movement will become a “lava lamp-like work of art,” on the building, according to Maria Finkelmeier, owner of MF Dynamics. Aug. 3, 8 to 11 p.m. Free. City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square. eventbrite.com
The Great Oak Tree at Hummingbird Books.Andrea Chiang
STORYTIME Since it opened in April 2022, Hummingbird Books in Chestnut Hill has hosted a weekly Sunday story time in its Great Oak Tree. This week, join author Tim Button as he reads from his books “Are You Wiggly?” and “Are You Giggly?” Aug. 4, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Hummingbird Books, Suite 5510 55 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill. thebostoncalendar.com
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GARDEN OF INFLUENCE On the first Thursday of every month, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers free admission. This month, it’s also hosting “Party on our Block,” in celebration of how queer communities have influenced Boston. From 5:30 to 6:30 and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Dorchester native DJ RAYVINO will play in the museum’s courtyard, and there will be a workshop on how “how queerness can be a map to true love,” per its website, at the same times. Plus, check out the museum’s many exhibits, including “On Christopher Street: Transgender Portraits by Mark Seliger.” Aug. 1, 3 to 9 p.m. Free. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way. gardnermuseum.org
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BOSTON (WHDH) – A United Flight bound for Boston was diverted to Washington-Dulles on Sunday after a customer experienced a medical issue.
United Flight UA2477 from Houston is now undergoing a deep clean and the airline is working to get customers on their way to Boston. The flight had 155 passengers and six crew members.
No passengers or crew members needed medical assistance.
No additional information was immediately available.
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It sounds like the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees may be doing more than competing on the field.
Boston and New York are in the middle of a three-game series at Fenway Park but the 2024 Major League Baseball trade deadline also is just a few days away and the two rivals have been linked to some of the same players.
The deadline will pass on July 30th and the Red Sox and Yankees both reportedly have been pursuing Miami Marlins All-Star Tanner Scott, according to The Athletic’s Jim Bowden.
“Scott is the best left-handed closer available on the trade market and he will be dealt over the next 24 hours, according to Major League sources,” Bowden said. “He’s a late-innings difference-maker, whether he’s used as a closer or set-up reliever. He could end up in the American League East, as the Yankees, (Baltimore Orioles), and Red Sox have all been pursuing him, along with other contenders.”
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It’s not hard to see why the Red Sox have shown interest in Scott. Boston’s bullpen hasn’t performed as expected since the second half of the season kicked off and it is thin on left-handed relievers. Scott is one of Major League Baseball’s best left-handed relievers and immediately would give the Red Sox another dynamic option with swing-and-miss stuff toward the end of games.
The Red Sox have struggled since the All-Star break but adding another top-tier reliever could help change their fortunes. Don’t count them out on Scott yet.
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