Casas, Duran carry Red Sox All-Stars
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.It was no secret that the Red Sox farm system was expected to enter a down
Four Salem alum earn Boston yearly honors
BOSTON, Massachusetts (September 19, 2019) - Four Salem Red Sox players were honored at Fenway Park Thursday afternoon by the Boston Red Sox for Boston's yearly Minor League awards.Triston Casas earned Boston's Offensive Player of the Year. The 2018 first round draft pick crushed the South Atlantic League, batting .254
Salem overpowers Wilmington 5-2
SALEM, Virginia (September 5, 2019) - Tyler Esplin destroyed two home runs in his first Carolina League postseason appearance to send the Salem Red Sox to a 5-2 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks in Game One of the Carolina League North Division Championship Thursday night at Haley Toyota Field.How
Esplin's power backs Ward's gem for Salem
Tyler Esplin had only a small cup of coffee with Class A Advanced Salem during the regular season, but he came through in a big way in the playoffs on Thursday. The Red Sox outfielder homered twice and drove in three runs to back eighth-rankedThad Ward's six-inning outing as Salem rolled to
Sox shutout Pelicans 1-0
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (August 16, 2019) - Thaddeus Ward dealt five innings of shutout ball en route to a 1-0 win for the Salem Red Sox over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Friday night at TicketReturn.com Field.How it Happened * The stalemate finally broke in the fifth inning. Keith Curcio
Salem blanks Carolina 3-0
ZEBULON, North Carolina (August 10, 2019) - Pedro Castellanos blasted a home run to back a one-hit performance from Thaddeus Ward and hand the Salem Red Sox a 3-0 win over the Carolina Mudcats Saturday night at Five Counties Stadium.How it Happened * Pedro Castellanos smashed the silence with a
Dash drop Salem 8-6 in ninth inning rally
SALEM, Virginia (July 24, 2019) - Garrett Benge homered as Salem cruised along but a ninth-inning rally from Winston-Salem dropped the Red Sox 8-6 Wednesday afternoon at Haley Toyota Field.How it Happened * Winston-Salem snagged an initial 1-0 lead in the second on a passed ball.* The Red Sox pushed
Red Sox sweep Blue Rocks
SALEM, Virginia (July 8, 2019) - Home runs and stellar pitching capped a two-game sweep for the Red Sox over the Blue Rocks Monday at Haley Toyota Field.GAME ONEHow it Happened * The tilt began Sunday afternoon. Wilmington batted around in the first inning, connecting five runs on four hits
Salem rallies to sweep Fayetteville
Fayetteville, North Carolina (July 3, 2019) - Thaddeus Ward struck out 10 Woodpeckers in a brilliant performance but it took a late rally from Salem to overcome Fayetteville for a 2-1 win and series sweep.How it Happened * Fayetteville and Salem held even until the fourth inning when a solo
Late Winston-Salem rally dashes Sox 6-2
SALEM, Virginia (June 28, 2019) - Thad Ward dazzled in his home debut, striking out seven Dash, but an eigth-inning onslaught boosted Winston-Salem 6-2 over the Salem Red Sox Friday night at Haley Toyota Field.How it Happened * Tanner Nishioka led-off the second inning with a single and stretched into
Three Drive Players Tabbed for South Atlantic League All-Star Game
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Three Greenville Drive players were selected to represent the organization at the 60th annual South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 18th in Charleston, West Virginia.The Southern Division team will feature Drive right-handed pitcher Thad Ward and infielders Triston Casas and Devlin Granberg. Casas and Granberg will
Braves' Muller leads Pitchers of the Week
Kyle Muller has the size at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds. He has the stuff, highlighted by a return to the velocity that led him to be a second-round pick in 2016. But he didn't yet have the control in 2019 to make the whole package come together. Now he's got that,
Drive's Ward keeps rolling with one-hitter
Thad Ward grew up rooting for the Red Sox. On Saturday, he continued blazing a path toward Fenway Park.The Red Sox prospect tossed a one-hitter for his first career complete game, extending his scoreless streak to 21 1/3 innings and pitching Class A Greenville to a 4-0 seven-inning win over
Prospect Roundup: Games of May 20
Royals LHP Daniel Lynch, Class A Advanced Wilmington: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K -- Lynch was the third pitcher taken in the first round by Kansas City in last year's Draft, and early returns on him have been nothing short of stellar. The No. 4