Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman had to leave Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a back injury, but Boston appears to have avoided a massive hit to its bullpen.

The Boston Red Sox’s surplus of outfielders has been a frequent topic of discussion this season.

It’s Monday, July 28 and the Red Sox (57-50) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (50-55). Richard Fitts is slated to take the mound for Boston against Simeon Woods Richardson for Minnesota.

That the Red Sox are a team opponents feel they can take advantage of is something manager Alex Cora and the coaching staff need to fix before next season.

The Boston Red Sox would have to "eat most if not all of" a major contract to make room for the Philadelphia Phillies slugger.

The Sox have informed left-hander Connelly Early and right-hander David Sandlin that they have been promoted to Triple-A ahead of this week’s series against Lehigh Valley. Beyond The Monster’s Andrew Parker first reported the news.

They were Red Sox teammates from 2010-12, both with connections to Boston. Hill grew up in Milton, while Bard is the grandson of Fran O’Brien, who coached baseball at MIT and basketball at Stonehill.

Alex Bregman's towering home run, Romy González's grand slam, Carlos Narváez's clutch home run and more make the Red Sox Top 5