Manager Terry Francona

DeMarlo Hale is the new bench coach for the Boston Red Sox under manager Terry Francona. Hale, the team's third base coach the past four seasons, replaces Brad Mills, hired as manager of the Houston Astros last month. Tim Bogar, who served one season as Boston's first base coach, replaces Hale at third. The Red Sox announced two other new assignments on Monday. Ron Johnson moves from manager at Triple-A Pawtucket to first base coach, and Rob Leary becomes a major league coaching staff assistant after seven years as minor league field coordinator. The team retained John Farrell as pitching coach, Dave Magadan as ... Read Full Story

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Red Sox manager Terry Francona intends to celebrate if Boston clinches the AL wild card. Before Friday night's series opener at the AL East-leading Yankees, Francona said winning World Series titles in 2004 and 2007 doesn't diminish the accomplishment of reaching the postseason as a second-place team. "Why in the world would we not be happy if we're fortunate enough to go back to playoffs? I never did quite understand that," he said. "What we don't need to do is choreograph anything. That's the part I think you need to stay away from." He remembered Jonathan Papelbon dancing after Boston clinched the AL East ... Read Full Story

David Ortiz's teammates rose up to greet him when he returned to the dugout following his go-ahead homer, then promised to stand behind him after he was linked to performance-enhancing drugs. "I believe David is OK. He is determined to address this head-on," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "We'll deal with that as a team. It's not been dull, that's for sure." Ortiz hit a three-run homer that sent the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, just hours after he was "blindsided" with the news that he was on the list of more than 100 major leaguers ... Read Full Story