Team USA lineup vs. the Giants:
Bobby Witt Jr., SS
Bryce Harper, 1B
Aaron Judge, RF
Kyle Schwarber, DH
Alex Bregman, 3B
Cal Raleigh, C
Roman Anthony, LF
Byron Buxton, CF
Brice Turang, 2B
Paul Skenes, RHP
Team USA lineup vs. the Giants:
Bobby Witt Jr., SS
Bryce Harper, 1B
Aaron Judge, RF
Kyle Schwarber, DH
Alex Bregman, 3B
Cal Raleigh, C
Roman Anthony, LF
Byron Buxton, CF
Brice Turang, 2B
Paul Skenes, RHP
ICYMI: Here's a Red Sox season preview on Rates & Barrels with @enosarris.bsky.social and @dvr.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfOJ...
Plus, our latest Red Sox roster projection:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Weekend reading ICYMI:
Marcelo Mayer’s homer in his first game Friday might be a sign of the significant muscle he put on this offseason
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Kristian Campbell spent the winter literally staring in the mirror to rebuild his swing
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
Weekend reading ICYMI:
Marcelo Mayer’s homer in his first game Friday might be a sign of the significant muscle he put on this offseason
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Kristian Campbell spent the winter literally staring in the mirror to rebuild his swing
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
Episode thumbnail for the Feb. 27th episode of Rates & Barrels featuring Roman Anthony, Tarik Skubal, and Byron Buxton. Photo Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images (Anthony), Stacy Revere/Getty Images (Skubal), Stacy Revere/Getty Images (Buxton)
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More team previews!
@jcmccaffrey.bsky.social joined me to talk Red Sox, @codystavenhagen.bsky.social dropped by for the Tigers, and @aarongleeman.bsky.social explained the Twins' bizarre offseason....
Audio: pod.fo/e/398f97
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
Roman Anthony said he’s fine - the collision with Rafaela knocked the wind out of him a bit, and he banged his left forearm off Rafaela in a way that was sort of surprising, but he felt fine and knew he’d be OK to stay in the game.
27.02.2026 20:10 — 👍 46 🔁 1 💬 4 📌 0Anthony is up after a couple minutes on the ground. It appeared the trainer was looking at his left wrist after Anthony landed awkwardly while trying to avoid a more vicious collision. But both Anthony and Rafaela remain in the game.
27.02.2026 18:24 — 👍 31 🔁 1 💬 4 📌 0
Marcelo Mayer is batting sixth and playing second in his first game today.
“Last year was obviously a struggle for me. That’s not the player that I think I am.”
It's a pivotal year for Mayer, who added significant strength this winter to stay healthy
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Marcelo Mayer spent the offseason adding strength, speed and tweaking his swing to finally prove he can be the player everyone expected when he was drafted in the 1st round.
“The second I got home, I got to work because I knew there was no time to waste"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Mayer worked with an NFL Combine coach in San Diego, lifting and doing speed workouts that helped him beat Jarren Duran and Trevor Story at Story's camp this offseason.
"He kept posting the best time and me and JD were disputing the technology."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Marcelo Mayer knows the narrative: He’s injury-prone.
This offseason, he gained strength and speed to withstand the rigors of his first full big-league season.
He has a position to win, a manager to please and a lot to prove
"I still got to earn a job”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Really happy to see this.
The Athletic is adding a bunch of great former Washington Post staffers to our roster and greatly expanding our coverage of the Nationals, Commanders, and D.C. sports as a whole.
Their loss is our gain, and our readers' gain.
www.nytco.com/press/the-at...
You've seen Kristian Campbell's new swing, but what goes into that change?
Inside a tedious offseason studying video of Bregman and Vladdy, visualizing his new stance in a mirror, tee work, Trajeckt, Puerto Rico and more.
On Campbell's quest to get back to Boston
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
thanks very much, appreciate that.
25.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You've seen Kristian Campbell's new swing, but what goes into that change?
Inside a tedious offseason studying video of Bregman and Vladdy, visualizing his new stance in a mirror, tee work, Trajeckt, Puerto Rico and more.
On Campbell's quest to get back to Boston
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
Kristian Campbell spent much of his offseason standing in the living room of his parents’ house, staring into a mirror.
Inside an offseason of change for Campbell:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
Kristian Campbell spent much of his offseason standing in the living room of his parents’ house, staring into a mirror.
Inside an offseason of change for Campbell:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
What I’m seeing in Red Sox camp:
Thoughts on new locker locations
Willson Contreras’ intensity
An under-the-radar utility infielder with a chance for a roster spot
Sonny Gray’s schedule and more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
What I’m seeing in Red Sox camp:
Thoughts on new locker locations
Willson Contreras’ intensity
An under-the-radar utility infielder with a chance for a roster spot
Sonny Gray’s schedule and more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
Weekend reading ICYMI
Catching up with budding media star Koji Uehara
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Inside the Red Sox plan to *finally* fix their infield defense
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Caleb Durbin on why he was relieved to have offseason elbow surgery
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Caleb Durbin had been scheduled for work at second today but had an emergency root canal and had to leave camp this morning. He’s back and said he should be good to go tomorrow
20.02.2026 16:58 — 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2
FanGraphs projects the Red Sox to have an 18 fWAR from their rotation, tops in baseball. Detroit ranks second at 17.3. Both staffs have big aces, solid veterans and strong depth.
@enosarris.bsky.social compares each projected SP to determine which rotation is better
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Since retiring Koji Uehara has delved into media working for a Tokyo news station and hosting a YouTube channel with a million subscribers.
He was in Red Sox camp doing a piece on Yoshida and I was able to catch up with him about his budding media career
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Sandoval had his second live BP. Gray, Early, Bello, Crawford have bullpens.
Also Durbin is at second, Mayer at third in backfield drills. Durbin spent much of his time in the minors at 2B. Said the other day in here how it’s a more natural spot for him
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Red Sox vs Northeastern: Eaton RF, Yoshida LF, Campbell CF, Hickey 1B, Romero 2B, Capra 3B, Cheng SS, Castro DH, Rosario C, Uberstine P
20.02.2026 12:41 — 👍 25 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 2
Roman Anthony was on-deck to face a minor leaguer on the back fields earlier this week, when a tall righty walked up the fence and made a comment about him wearing the No. 19. It was Koji Uehara,
Catching up with Koji on his budding media career
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Red Sox pitching probables:
Friday: Uberstine, Olds, Song, Wu-Yelland
Saturday: Tolle, Samaniego, Whitlock, Watson
Sunday: Bello, Moran, Weissert, Gamboa, Sweet
Monday: Early
Tuesday: Suarez
Wednesday: Oviedo
Thursday: Crochet
Caleb Durbin on why he was relieved to have offseason arthroscopic elbow surgery.
Plus, how he views playing 2B vs 3B, how wrestling in high school elevated his defensive game in baseball and what he’s liked about Red Sox infield drills so far
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Caleb Durbin on how he managed elbow pain last season that led to offseason surgery and what he's doing to ensure it doesn't crop up again this season.
Plus, his view on playing second vs. third base and more:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Cora had said Durbin would play second today but he’s still listed at third in drills. Mayer still at second.
Also Chapman, Oviedo, Kelly and Bennett throwing live BP today.