If the Red Sox don't call up Aaron Cook by Tuesday, the veteran right-hander can trigger an opt-out clause in his minor league contract.
His salary will increase to $1.5 million if he's on the Major League roster.
If he informs the Red Sox that he plans to opt out, the team would have 48 hours to placate him or allow him to become a free agent.
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David Ortiz hit his 382nd career home run on Friday night, tying Jim Rice and Frank Howard for 59th place all-time.
Ortiz is batting .425 (31-for-73) and slugging .699 with a .476 on-base percentage this season. He's 11-for-25 (.440) against left-handed pitchers.
"He's swinging the bat very well," manager Bobby Valentine said. "He's playing with a great deal of confidence and enjoying what he's doing. He's not doing one thing. We talked about hitting the ball to left field. (Last night), he hit the ball to right. We talked about hitting the slider. He hit the fastball. He's just locked in."
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The Red Sox roughed up Philip Humber en route to a 10-3 win over the White Sox on Thursday night.
It was Humber's first start since his surprising perfect game against the Mariners last Saturday.
"I got a lot of pitches up over the plate," Humber said. "To a team like that, they make you pay for it."
Humber was tagged for a career-high nine runs and eight hits in five innings. The nine earned runs he allowed after his perfect game were a record, topping the eight given up by Jim "Catfish" Hunter after his perfecto for Oakland in 1968.
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Carl Crawford has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his left (throwing) elbow, an injury that often results in Tommy John surgery.
Rather than opt for surgery, the Red Sox said the outfielder will follow a protocol of more conservative treatment.
"It is what it is what it is," Bobby Valentine said.
"We'll just let Mother Nature take the time to heal him up and get him back. I don't know how to explain it or put it into my thought. I wish he was 100 percent. Not playing for awhile is going to kill him more than it's killing me."
A major league source told ESPN's Pedro Gomez that Crawford is expected to miss three months.
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Bobby Valentine initially filed the wrong lineup for Boston's game against Minnesota on Wednesday night after he researched Twins pitcher Liam Hendriks on his cell phone.
He posted the lineup close to four hours before the game, but corrected it a few minutes later when Jarrod Saltalamacchia noticed some mistakes.
Valentine finally realized that Hendriks pitched with his right hand -- and not his left.
"I looked on this thing," Valentine said, gesturing to his cellphone, "and there was no history on him. It had his name, and 'against left-handed hitting.' My fault. That's why you make these lineups out early enough."
"It was kind of funny," the manager said of Saltalamacchia.
"I talked to him yesterday about him not playing, and I thought I alluded to the fact that he could get two days in a row with a left-hander (Wednesday). So I kind of locked into right, right, left."
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Red Sox Apr 2012 Archive
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WEEI.com | Apr 25, 2012
Daniel Bard, who hasn't started since April 16 because his most recent start was rained out, picked up a win in relief on Monday night.
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ESPN.com | Apr 25, 2012
The Red Sox outfielder is out indefinitely and not close to returning to action.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 25, 2012
Carl Crawford, who also had offseason wrist surgery, has taken some at-bats but has not played the field in extended spring training games.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 24, 2012
In the midst of a five-game losing streak and bullpen troubles, Bobby Valentine cracked a joke during a mound visit on Monday night.
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Boston Globe | Apr 23, 2012
Jonathan Papelbon has been effective for the Phillies thus far, going 5-for-5 in save opportunities.
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Steven Krasner/ESPN.com | Apr 23, 2012
The Red Sox have one of the worst bullpens in baseball this season.
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Boston Globe | Apr 22, 2012
Carl Crawford will return to Boston this week to have his strained left elbow checked.
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RealGM Staff Report | Apr 22, 2012
Sunday night's game between the Yankees and Red Sox at Fenway Park has been postponed due to inclement weather.
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ESPN.com | Apr 22, 2012
The Red Sox haven't ruled out a return to the bullpen for right-hander Daniel Bard.
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ESPN.com | Apr 22, 2012
Ben Cherington and Bobby Valentine had a meeting behind closed doors that included Larry Lucchino and John W. Henry.
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MLB.com | Apr 22, 2012
The Red Sox have acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd, and cash considerations from the Cubs in exchange for pitcher Michael Bowden, and a player to be named.
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Boston Globe | Apr 21, 2012
Roger Clemens had family obligations in Texas that kept him from Fenway Park on Friday afternoon.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 21, 2012
The Cubs and Red Sox have discussed a deal that would send Marlon Byrd to Boston.
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Steven Krasner/ESPN.com | Apr 20, 2012
Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will start a rehab assignment Monday in Salem, the Virginia.
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ESPN.com | Apr 19, 2012
The Red Sox did not invite former GM Theo Epstein to take part in the Fenway Park 100th anniversary ceremonies Friday.
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ESPN.com | Apr 19, 2012
The Red Sox have sent reliever Mark Melancon to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter) | Apr 18, 2012
Boston is in need of an outfielder in the wake of Jacoby Ellsbury's shoulder injury.
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Steven Krasner/ESPN.com | Apr 18, 2012
He may avoid surgery, but the Red Sox don't know exactly how long Jacoby Ellsbury will be out of the lineup.
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Steven Krasner/ESPN.com | Apr 18, 2012
While he has expressed confusion over Valentine's comments on Monday, Kevin Youkilis said Tuesday that he had moved past them.
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Steven Krasner/ESPN.com | Apr 18, 2012
Jon Lester had no excuses for his performance against Boston's 18-3 loss to Texas on Tuesday night.
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Big League Stew | Apr 17, 2012
The hats are based on the same caps that the two teams wore during the first game at the ballpark on April 20, 1912.
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Big League Stew | Apr 17, 2012
Bobby Valentine isn't making many friends in the Red Sox clubhouse or in Boston early on in his tenure.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 16, 2012
Bobby Valentine has apologized to Kevin Youkilis for comments he made Sunday, in which he questioned the third baseman's physical and emotional commitment.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 16, 2012
Kevin Youkilis is hitting .200 this season for the Red Sox.
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Alex Speier/WEEI.com | Apr 15, 2012
With Jacoby Ellsbury sidelined because of a shoulder injury, the Red Sox may be in the market for an outfielder.
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Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter) | Apr 14, 2012
It is tough to make an impact trade in April, but the Red Sox are looking for options in the wake of Jacoby Ellsbury's shoulder injury.
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Steven Krasner/ESPN.com | Apr 14, 2012
The center fielder suffered the injury during Friday's game against the Rays at Fenway Park.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 13, 2012
Jacoby Ellsbury left Friday's game holding his right arm after he was injured sliding into second base in the bottom of the fourth inning.
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Joe McDonald/ESPN.com | Apr 13, 2012
Carl Crawford recently returned to Boston to have his left elbow examined by team doctors.
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ESPN.com | Apr 13, 2012
As the Red Sox get ready to kick off their 100th season at Fenway Park, Rays hitter Luke Scott says the ballpark is "a dump."
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ESPN.com | Apr 11, 2012
Terry Francona and the Red Sox parted ways after the club collapsed last September and missed the playoffs.
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Associated Press | Apr 11, 2012
Daniel Bard made 192 relief appearances for the Red Sox before his first start.
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Boston Herald | Apr 10, 2012
Bobby Valentine got an introduction into just how Dustin Pedroia plays in Boston's win over Toronto on Monday night.
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Big League Stew | Apr 9, 2012
It may be hard to believe, but the daughter of Babe Ruth, Julia Ruth Stevens, publicly roots for the Red Sox and Diamondbacks.
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Alex Speier/WEEI.com (via Twitter) | Apr 9, 2012
Carl Crawford will begin playing in extended Spring Training games soon as he makes his way back to the Red Sox.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 9, 2012
Alfredo Aceves has been summoned in the ninth inning in two out of Boston's three games and has yet to record an out among the five batters he has faced.
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Elias Sports Bureau | Apr 8, 2012
Both New York and Boston finished the 1966 season with losing records.
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Joe McDonald/ESPN.com | Apr 7, 2012
Andrew Bailey had surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.
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Gordon Edes/ESPN.com | Apr 4, 2012
The Red Sox will use Alfredo Aceves as their closer following Andrew Bailey's thumb surgery.
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Associated Press | Apr 4, 2012
Andrew Bailey will have surgery on Wednesday to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb.
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MLB.com | Apr 3, 2012
Mark Melancon and Alfredo Aceves are the two favorites to replace Andrew Bailey as Boston's closer if he's out.
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Rick Weber/ESPN.com | Apr 3, 2012
Curt Schilling believes that Bobby Valentine will have a rough tenure in Boston.
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MLB.com | Apr 2, 2012
The Red Sox may have to begin the season without their new closer.
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Rich Weber/ESPN.com | Apr 1, 2012
The Red Sox have set their starting rotation, using Daniel Bard and Felix Doubront as their fourth and fifth starters.
