Sometimes, the Major League Baseball offseason is like one big game of dominoes.
The Boston Red Sox have already played a major role in this offseason, trading for the biggest starting pitching name available in left-hander Garrett Crochet. But depending on how things shake out the rest of the way, they could be involved in more deals.
Plus, the Red Sox are still waiting to see where righty Nick Pivetta signs. Now that they have six quality starting pitching options, they likely won’t want Pivetta back, unless it’s on a cheap deal to fill a swingman role. But they still hope to collect a draft pick for him, which will happen if he signs somewhere new before mid-July.
Pivetta isn’t only important to the Red Sox and whichever team signs him, though. As one insider explains, where he signs could impact the trade market at large, possibly helping another team land a superstar in their rotation.
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On Tuesday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote about trades that could still be coming before Opening Day, and mentioned that signing Pivetta could free the San Diego Padres up to deal one of their two marquee starting pitchers: righties Dylan Cease and Michael King.
“Getting Pivetta, for example, could free up the Padres to move either Dylan Cease or Michael King, both right-handers set to hit free agency after this season. (King is far less likely to be dealt, according to sources.)”
“San Diego also has listened to offers for closer Robert Suarez, an understandable tack considering the Padres’ bullpen depth –Jason Adam could step in to close — as well as Suarez’s ability to opt out of the final two years of his contract next winter.”
Though plenty of Red Sox fans would love to see Boston get Cease or Rhode Island native King, it’s unlikely they’d be heavily involved given their deep rotation. But Suarez could certainly be of interest, and trading the closer wouldn’t be dependent on Pivetta (or another starter) signing in San Diego.
So even though the market may seem stagnant at the moment, the Red Sox could still get involved in a number of ways. And it’s even possible an old friend, Pivetta, could be at the center of the action.
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BOSTON (WHDH) – The maker of the online learning platform Canvas has reportedly reached a deal wit the hackers who took down the site last week to get their data back.
The company did not reveal what was given to the hackers in exchange for the return of more than 275 million users’ data, but said they confirmed the data was detroyed.
Canvas was down for several hours last week because of the cyberattack.
The hacking group said nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were impacted, including Harvard University.
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They said they accessed billions of private messages and personal information.
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Investigators identified Tyler Brown of Boston as the man who allegedly opened fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, leaving two victims with life-threatening injuries.
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said Brown fired 50 to 60 shots on the busy road shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
Two male victims were hit in vehicles, Ryan said. They are in critical condition and fighting for their lives.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper and a civilian with a license to carry a firearm went toward the gunman and fired their weapons at him. Officers treated Brown at the scene, and he was brought to a Boston hospital, where he is in intensive care, according to the district attorney.
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This video shared with NBC10 Boston appears to show a man opening fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, May 11, 2026.
Authorities have, so far, shared limited information about the suspect.
“Mr. Brown is from Boston, and apparently was in the process of moving here. We understand that Mr. Brown was under the supervision of either the Massachusetts Probation Department or Department of Parole,” Ryan said.
She did not elaborate on why Brown may have been on probation or parole.
“We will address Mr. Brown’s criminal record, if any, at the arraignment,” she said.
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Ryan added that she did not know enough about Brown’s condition to say whether he would be arraigned in court or in a hospital bed. The timing was also not clear.
He will face two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and firearms charges, and “a variety of other charges as we unfold what took place, exactly, and we have a chance to speak to the many, many people who were out there,” Ryan said.
An inbound stretch of Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road will be closed each night through August for tunnel repairs, officials announced.
Starting Monday, the closures will begin at 8 p.m. and last until 5 a.m., state officials said.
Road closures begin at North Harvard Street in Allston and stretch along the Charles River Esplanade to Mugar Way in Boston, near the Hatch Memorial Shell, officials said.
Traffic will be detoured into Cambridge over the Anderson Bridge, along Memorial Drive, and then be routed into Boston over the Longfellow Bridge.
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The closures will allow ongoing repairs to the Storrow Drive Tunnel in the Back Bay.The work is the first phase of a two-stage project to extend the lifespan of the tunnel, which carries roughly 50,000 drivers to and from downtown Boston daily.
The outbound portion of the tunnel and accompanying roadways will not be affected.
State transportation officials said changes to the work schedule will be made when necessary to minimize impacts during major local events at TD Garden, Fenway Park, or during the FIFA World Cup and 250th anniversary celebrations scheduled for this summer.
Additional changes may be made without notice due to weather.
Transportation officials have not specified when the closures will end.
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