The Boston Red Sox could fix first-inning woes by trading for former New York Yankees and current Athletics pitcher JP Sears.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton didn’t rule out potentially making his season debut vs. the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park this weekend. “I don’t know,” he said. “I’m not sure.”

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees close out their 3-game series in New York Sunday night from Yankee Stadium.

With Stanton sidelined, Ben Rice has been the Yankees’ primary DH this season. The sophomore, who can also play first and catch, has posted Stantonian exit velocities while hitting .241/.327/.497 with 12 homers and 25 RBI over 56 games.

The San Diego Padres need a permanent replacement for Jurickson Profar, and former general manager Jim Bowden believes this Red Sox outcast is the best option.

The Red Sox’s organizational dysfunction with respect to Anthony and the rest of the roster was the subject of a chat between ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” crew on their Monday morning podcast. Yankees legendary pitcher David Cone even got into the action.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. took aim at Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins after he made some "crazy" comments about the Yankees Before he made his first start for the Red Sox in their long-standing rivalry with the Yankees,

Angelo Magliocca, who is up 123.5 units over the last three MLB seasons, gives his best same-game parlay for Red Sox vs. Yankees on Sunday Night Baseball