The Boston Red Sox finalized a one-year contract with Adrian Beltre that guarantees the third baseman 10 million dollars in 2010. The deal was agreed to on Tuesday, but subject to Beltre's passing a medical exam. Beltre became a free agent after five seasons with Seattle. He'll take over third base from Mike Lowell, the 2007 World Series ...

Mike Lowell will have surgery to repair a ligament in his right thumb and need six to eight weeks to recover, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The diagnosis negates — or at least postpones indefinitely — a trade that would have sent ...

Jon Lester allowed two hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, handing the AL champion Rays their 11th consecutive loss. Tampa Bay's losing streak is the longest by a major league team this season ...