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Kyle Schwarber continues to provide for Red Sox in leadoff spot
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Kyle Schwarber continues to provide for Red Sox in leadoff spot
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Boston Red Sox fans depressed after team swept at Fenway Park by Pittsburgh Pirates: Sox just stink Too cheap to want to compete
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Boston Red Sox fans depressed after team swept at Fenway Park by Pittsburgh Pirates: Sox just stink Too cheap to want to compete
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Shut the f**k up” - Boston Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta had some choice words for Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after hitting Alejandro Kirk with a pitch
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John Keats And David Ortiz - the joy of sox
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Shut the f**k up” - Boston Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta had some choice words for Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after hitting Alejandro Kirk with a pitch
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Kutter Crawford's Awful Start Leads to Boston Red Sox Getting Swept
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Tough criticism of the Sox, where it counts - The Boston Globe
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Disappointed Red Sox officially eliminated from postseason contention - CBS Boston
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Red Sox Reportedly Could Trade Struggling Slugger Back To Dodgers - Sports Illustrated Inside The Red Sox
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A few things about the Red Sox you may have missed while following other sports … - The Boston Globe
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Kiké Hernández as Boston Red Sox's leadoff hitter? 'I'm going to take a look at it,' Alex Cora says
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Shut the f**k up” - Boston Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta had some choice words for Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after hitting Alejandro Kirk with a pitch