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Red Sox sign first-round pick
: The
Red Sox
announced on Sunday that the team has signed 16 of its 2025 draft picks, including first-rounder Kyson Witherspoon.
Witherspoon, 20, is a right-handed pitcher who has been
described
as having “just [scratched] the surface of how good he can be” by former Rockies GM Dan O’Dowd.
The selection of Witherspoon 15th overall was
generally praised by experts
, who noted that he was
one of the top pitchers in college baseball
.
Kyson Witherspoon’s arsenal 😮💨
His fastball grades out with plus velocity and exceptional ride, making him look like an MLB-ready arm 👀
More likely first-rounders with intriguing data:
https://t.co/YXTtrHQzRI
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Along with Witherspoon, Boston has signed five of its top seven picks. Second-round pick Henry Godbout and fourth-rounder Mason White (both shortstops) remain unsigned.
Included among the players to agree to terms with the Red Sox was 13th-round pick Jack Winnay, a third baseman
originally from Newton
.
Trivia
: Who is the most recent Red Sox pitcher selected by Boston in the first-round of the MLB Draft to make an All-Star team?
(Answer at the bottom.)
Hint: He was selected in 2017.
Scores and schedules
:
On Sunday, the Red Sox got a
6-1
win in the final game of the initial post All-Star break series against the Cubs.
Boston begins a three-game series against the Phillies in Philadelphia tonight at 6:45 p.m.
The Patriots open training camp this week, with the first practice set to get underway on Wednesday.
Gates open to fans
at 9:15 a.m.
And in other New England sports news, Vermont Green FC got a
3-2
win over FC Motown in the USL League Two conference semifinals on Sunday. The result was achieved in dramatic circumstances, with Vermont rallying from a 2-0 second half deficit to score three unanswered goals.
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The moment for Scottie Scheffler
: The 29-year-old clinched his second major of the year, and a third leg of a career grand slam following the Sunday win in The Open Championship.
Red Sox back in the win column
: After dropping the first two games of the post-All-Star break run, the Red Sox got a timely win thanks partly to another strong start from Garrett Crochet.
On this day
: In 2004, amid what was objectively a bad moment for the Red Sox as David Newhan of the Orioles sprinted all the way around the bases for an inside-the-park home run, Manny Ramirez created an iconic piece of Boston baseball lore.
Opting to insert himself in as an unorthodox (and unnecessary) cut-off, it became one of the more humorous “Manny being Manny” moments.
Daily highlight
: German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, whose
story is remarkable in its own right
, made one of the saves of the year (or possibly any year) in the
eventual win over France
in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Euros over the weekend.
THAT incredible AKB save 🤯
#WEURO2025
pic.twitter.com/KqfPbno47e
Trivia answer: Tanner Houck
Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.
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