IronPigs Cool Off WooSox, 10-5
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox began their season-long 12-game homestand with a 10-5 loss to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the opener of a 6-game series at Polar Park. The defeat snapped Worcester’s 5-game winning streak and their season-best 7-game home winning streak as they lost for just
Ballou on Baseball - August 4, 2026
There is nothing new in baseball but there is plenty of unusual, and historic. For professional baseball fans in Massachusetts, there may have been times as good as these, but there could never have been better. The Bay State’s two pro teams, the Red Sox of Boston and their partner
WooSox Cruise to Fifth-Straight Win, Top Tides 4-1
NORFOLK, VA — Braiden Ward reached base three times and stole three bases, and Raymond Burgos fired five innings of one-run ball to lead the Worcester Red Sox (20-12, 56-47) to a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon, their fifth-straight win over the Baltimore Orioles Triple-A affiliate. For the tenth straight
Holobetz Dazzles in Triple-A Debut as WooSox Top Tides 3-1
NORFOLK, VA – John Holobetz fired 5.2 innings of one-run ball in his Triple-A debut and three relievers finished the job with 3.1 innings of scoreless baseball as the Worcester Red Sox (53-47/17-12) picked up their second straight win with a 3-1 victory over the Norfolk Tides (37-66/9-19) on Thursday
Capra and Harris Hammer Homers, WooSox Beat Tides 6-2
NORFOLK, VA — After dropping the series opener last night, the Worcester Red Sox (16-12, 52-47) bounced back with a 6-2 victory over the Norfolk Tides (9-18, 37-65) on Wednesday night at Harbor Park. Worcester’s offense got going early, plating a pair in the top of the first off Tides
Trailblazing journalist Melissa Ludtke revisits historic 1977 case that granted female reporters equal access to MLB clubhouses
It is bold for someone to sue the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, let alone win. Award-winning journalist Melissa Ludtke did just that in 1977—and, she won. On Saturday, July 25, 2026, Ludtke headlined the day’s edition of the Larry Lucchino Writers Series at Polar Park. In a conversation moderated
Ninth-Inning Rally Falls Short, WooSox Drop Opener in Norfolk
NORFOLK, VA – The Norfolk Tides (37-64/9-17) broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and the Worcester Red Sox (51-47/15-12) 9th inning rally came up just short in a 4-3 loss in the series opener on Tuesday night at Harbor Park. The loss
Sweep Dreams Come True
Worcester, MA – Kristian Campbell drilled a pair of doubles, Braiden Ward had 3 hits, and the pair scored the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the 8th inning as the Worcester Red Sox rallied for a 4-3 victory on Sunday afternoon to complete a 6-game sweep of
WooSox Make it Five Straight by Blanking Jumbo Shrimp, 5-0
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox scored 4 runs in the 1st inning – after the first two batters were retired to begin the inning – and never looked back in rolling to their 5th straight victory over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 5-0 on a picture-perfect Saturday late-afternoon at
WooSox Continue to Enjoy Jumbo Shrimp at Polar Park
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox continued their impressive offensive surge on Friday night getting 3 hits apiece from Mickey Gasper and Allan Castro along with 2 hits and a solo HR from Kristian Campbell to earn a 6-5 victory over the slumping Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in front of
WooSox Put Jumbo Shrimp on Ice, 15-1
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox won for the third time in less than 24 hours on Thursday afternoon when they beat up on the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 15-1 before a matinee crowd of 6,945 at Polar Park. On Wednesday the WooSox swept a makeup doubleheader from the Jumbo
WooSox Sweep Doubleheader from Jumbo Shrimp
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox finished off an improbable doubleheader sweep of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Wednesday at Polar Park rallying from 7-0, 10-4, and finally 12-10 deficits by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th (and last inning) in game two to pull out
Ballou on Baseball - July 20, 2026
The WooSox employed 18 different players at Scranton-Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, seven of them pitchers, two of them pinch hitters. That same day the Boston Red Sox scored three runs in an inning without hitting a ball out of the infield and the opposing Tampa Bay Rays hit an inside the
WooSox Drop Series Finale to RailRiders in Walk-Off Fashion
MOOSIC, PA – J.C. Escarra hit a walk-off home run with one out in the bottom of the 9th inning to break a 4-4 tie and lift the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (50-43/13-6) to a 5-4 win over the Worcester Red Sox (45-46/9-11) on Sunday afternoon at PNC Field. The WooSox suffered
Rochester Rolls Over Worcester
Worcester, MA – The Rochester Red Wings parlayed 3 home runs into 7 runs through the first 4-innings of the game and cruised to a 10-3 victory over the Worcester Red Sox on Saturday afternoon at Polar Park. The WooSox had won the first three games of the series and
WooSox Housed at Polar Park
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox saw their 4-game winning streak come to an end on Friday night when they were defeated by the Rochester Red Wings, 10-4 in front of Polar Park’s 10th sellout crowd of the season (7,620). Rochester third baseman Brady House hit for the cycle