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Tim Healey

@timbhealey.bsky.social

Red Sox beat reporter for The Boston Globe

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Alex Speier@alexspeier.bsky.social · 16h ago

The Sox added Adley Rutschman to chase a title. One issue: There’s exactly ONE game in World Series history when a catcher acquired by midseason trade started behind the plate for a championship team. On that history - and how catchers acclimate to new staffs: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/s...

Catching on with new team is hard, as new Red Sox Adley Rutschman and Jake Rogers are finding out - The Boston Globe

Although Rutschman's on the injured list, he’s free to catch bullpen sessions with his new teammates and spend more time in the dugout to get to know them.

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Alex Speier@alexspeier.bsky.social · 18h ago

Jarren Duran didn’t think he’d be with the Red Sox past the trade deadline. He’s relieved to still be with the team in its playoff push. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/s...

Jarren Duran ‘thankful’ to remain with the Red Sox after passing of trade deadline - The Boston Globe

The outfielder is well aware of his disappointing numbers this season. Duran's worries extended beyond being traded. "I thought I was going to be released," he said.

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · 2d ago

“You have to constantly zoom out to remind yourself that what you’re trying to do is improve your major league team in this season.” With Adley Rutschman the headliner, Craig Breslow was bold in bolstering Red Sox at trade deadline: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/03/s...

With Adley Rutschman the headliner, Craig Breslow was bold in bolstering Red Sox at trade deadline - The Boston Globe

Boston's chief baseball officer consummated three deals on a busy day.

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · 3d ago

Eighteen hours before MLB’s trade deadline, the sweatpants-clad Red Sox departed Dodger Stadium for another overnight transcontinental flight, back to Boston and into one of the biggest days of their year. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/02/s...

Red Sox hit deadline with a flourish, as four solo homers help complete sweep of MLB-best Dodgers - The Boston Globe

The Red Sox, who have gone 31-8 since June 19, will have off Monday while they fly back to Boston before a six-game homestand.

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · 3d ago

“It’s definitely a huge series for us,” Jake Bennett said. “These guys are a really good ball club, and for us to come in and take care of business like we did is awesome. It really shows what kind of team we are.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/02/s...

Red Sox hit deadline with a flourish, as four solo homers help complete sweep of MLB-best Dodgers - The Boston Globe

The Red Sox, who have gone 31-8 since June 19, will have off Monday while they fly back to Boston before a six-game homestand.

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · 3d ago

Chad Tracy, matter-of-factly, on the Dodgers adding Tarik Skubal: "Looks like they’re going to be positioned to have a pretty good rotation, and we don’t play them anymore after today unless we get to the World Series. So we’ll deal with it then." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/02/s...

Chad Tracy on the Dodgers adding Tarik Skubal: ‘We’ll deal with it’ if teams meet in World Series - The Boston Globe

The swap was the talk of the baseball world Sunday, perhaps no place more so than Dodger Stadium.

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Alex Speier@alexspeier.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Marlins do not appear willing to deal Otto Lopez, per multiple sources, but haven’t shut the door on dealing Liam Hicks - a catcher/DH in whom the Sox have had interest. That and more in our Globe deadline coverage: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/01/s...

MLB trade deadline live tracker: Dodgers land Tarik Skubal; Red Sox news and rumors - The Boston Globe

Craig Breslow and the Red Sox have until Monday evening to upgrade the roster. Will they make any more moves?

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · 5d ago

Jarren Duran: “That’s nothing.” Chad Tracy: “Just cursing himself.” Willson Contreras: “I’ll find the best moment to talk to him … I'm pretty sure that the manager talked to him already.” Full story on Duran’s latest episode: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/31/s...

Red Sox downplay Jarren Duran’s emotional outburst during Thursday win over Athletics - The Boston Globe

“He was just cursing himself," Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said of the incident where Duran appeared angry with Willson Contreras.

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Alex Speier@alexspeier.bsky.social · 6d ago

Pitching and defense win championships? Eh, not so much - at least not this decade, which is why the Red Sox’ postseason ambitions will be measured by their ability to add more offense by Monday: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/30/s...

As deadline nears, Red Sox postseason ambitions hinge on adding offense - The Boston Globe

No team this decade has reached a League Championship Series with an offense ranked in the bottom half of MLB. The Red Sox are currently 23rd.

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · 6d ago

After Andruw Monasterio won the game for the Red Sox, he still felt really — really — bad about his error in the seventh. “He apologized once in the handshake line and, like, three more times since I’ve been sitting here,” Justin Slaten said. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/30/s...

Andruw Monasterio’s homer, Aroldis Chapman’s escape lifts Red Sox past Athletics in 10 innings - The Boston Globe

The four-game series concludes Thursday night, before the Red Sox move on to Los Angeles for a weekend set with the two-time defending champion Dodgers.

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · last wk.

Curtis Mead said “I hope” to play again this season and that he is “not totally sure right now” if surgery is a possibility, deferring on such topics until learning more. Is it possible this is a season-ending injury? “It’s hard to say,” Chad Tracy said. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/28/s...

Fractured wrist sidelines Curtis Mead and leaves Red Sox without the newly acquired slugger indefinitely - The Boston Globe

Mead was hit by a pitch in his Red Sox debut and will see a hand specialist in Boston. ‘We were ready to kind of live life with him," interim manager Chad Tracy said.

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Alex Speier@alexspeier.bsky.social · last wk.

Even after acquiring Curtis Mead, the Red Sox wanted to continue adding offense. Without him, their need to do so in advance of Monday's trade deadline is even more acute: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/28/s...

The Red Sox were so ‘excited’ to add Curtis Mead, but what will they do now with him heading to the injured list? - The Boston Globe

The injury represented an abrupt intrusion to what his Nationals manager, Blake Butera, described earlier on Monday as a career “resurrection.”

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Tim Healey@timbhealey.bsky.social · last wk.

At the plate, Ceddanne Rafaela spiked his bat. In left field, Colby Thomas took a step toward the infield. In the dugout … Chad Tracy knew enough to know it had a chance. Story from West Sacramento, a very strange major league city: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/28/s...

Ceddanne Rafaela’s improbable grand slam leads Red Sox to win over Athletics - The Boston Globe

Rafaela's shot, based on exit velocity and launch angle, is only a hit about one in 10 times, according to MLB data. On Monday, it was a game-winner.

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Alex Speier@alexspeier.bsky.social · last wk.

What's behind newly acquired Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead's breakout? A lifelong tinkerer ("Some of my best seasons in the minor leagues, I was a very different hitter depending on the week") found something that worked ... and stopped tinkering. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/27/s...

How new Red Sox slugger Curtis Mead learned to stop tinkering with his approach and started raking - The Boston Globe

Once a top prospect as he rose through the minors, Mead hit just .238/.300/.317 through his first 152 major-league games, but a simpler approach in Washington led to better contact.

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