The Fenway Rundown: Boston Red Sox Podcast

In the latest episode, new Red Sox pitcher Matt Andriese joins the show to talk about signing with Boston and the ins and outs of his foray into free agency. Andriese, a former Ray, discusses his relationships with Chaim Bloom and Nathan Eovaldi, what it was like being college teammates with Joe Kelly and how he co-founded a tailgate game with some other major-leaguers. Intro music: Airside by Hir...

This week, new Red Sox bench coach Will Venable joins the show to discuss his new role and much more. Venable, a former major-league outfielder who played both baseball and basketball at Princeton, talks about interviewing for the managerial job that went to Alex Cora, the process of becoming Cora's bench coach and much more. He also talks about the time he put up 21 points as a visitor at Cameron...

On this week's episode, Red Sox manager Alex Cora joins the show to discuss his return to Boston, the cheating scandal that resulted in a one-year suspension and what he's looking forward to most about coming back. Cora also addresses whistleblower Mike Fiers, Dustin Pedroia's future and the decision to hire Will Venable as his bench coach. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See acast.com/privacy for p...

The Red Sox have a new manager... and it's the same as the old manager. Alex Cora is back in Boston. MassLive's Red Sox beat writers Chris Cotillo and Chris Smith are joined by columnist Matt Vautour to react to the hire and give their thoughts on a bizarre managerial search process. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad c...

On this episode, MassLive's Chris Cotillo and Christopher Smith discuss the Sox' ongoing managerial search and whether or not they think Alex Cora will return after completing his one-year suspension. The reporters also discuss some impending offseason decisions for the Red Sox and recap the final month of a lost season. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out i...

On this week's episode, MassLive beat writers Chris Cotillo and Chris Smith break down a pretty busy trade deadline for the Red Sox, who shipped Mitch Moreland to the Padres, Kevin Pillar to the Rockies and Josh Osich to the Cubs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, MassLive beat writers Chris Cotillo and Chris Smith discuss a busy week covering the Red Sox, who sat out a game to protest racial injustice and traded two key relievers to the Phillies. The writers discuss the impact of Boston's protest, the reaction to the Brandon Workman/Heath Hembree trade and predict which other players will be dealt before Monday's trade deadline. See...

One day before making his major-league debut against the Rays, Red Sox lefty Kyle Hart joined the podcast to discuss his big news. Hart joined Chris Cotillo and Chris Smith to talk about his journey as a 19th-round draft pick, how he compensates for not throwing hard and the lessons learned from college teammates Kyle Schwarber and Sam Travis at Indiana. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See acast.com...

On this week's show, MassLive reporters Chris Cotillo, Chris Smith and Matt Vautour preview the Red Sox season with Opening Day less than 24 hours a way. The trio discusses the team's weak rotation, the breaking news that MLB is expanding the postseason and gives bold predictions for the 2020 season. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn mor...

On this week's show, former Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski joins the show to discuss his departure from Boston and his new job as an advisor for a group trying to bring baseball to Nashville. Dombrowski discusses his thoughts on Ron Roenicke and the future of the Sox, the departure of Alex Cora and why he took his new job in Tennessee. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See ac...

On this week's show, MassLive reporters Chris Cotillo, Chris Smith and Matt Vautour discuss how the 60-game season will help or hurt the Red Sox and dig into the challenges MLB will face in an unprecedented season. With summer training camp starting this week, the trio of reporters debates whether or not the season should be played in the middle of a pandemic. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See aca...

In this week's episode, Red Sox third-round pick Blaze Jordan joined the show to discuss being drafted, living life as a YouTube sensation and his relationship with Mookie Betts. Jordan also explained the origin of his unique name. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Baseball America draft analyst Carlos Collazo discusses the 2020 MLB Draft, which will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Collazo gets into the changes caused by the draft being shortened to five rounds, previews who the Red Sox could take with the 17th overall pick and makes some predictions on the undrafted free agent market. Intro music: Airside by Hiro. See acast.com/privacy...

On this week's show, MassLive reporters Chris Cotillo, Chris Smith and Matt Vautour discuss a variety of baseball-related topics and give their best guesses on whether or not there will be a season this year. The group discusses the Red Sox' decisions to pay minor-leaguers and cut the pay of front office members and David Price's kind gesture for Dodgers' minor-leaguers. Intro music: Airside by Hi...

On this week's show, former Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard joins host Chris Cotillo for a discussion on his latest comeback attempt with the Rockies. Bard discusses how two years as a coach with the Diamondbacks inspired him to give pitching one last shot and his journey to try to overcome the "yips" and shares some memories of his time in Boston, including some funny stories of playing for Bobby Va...

MassLive writers Chris Mason (Patriots) and Tom Westerholm (Celtics) join host Chris Cotillo to discuss the obstacles remaining for sports to return in the middle of a pandemic. The writers discuss the specific hurdles each sport faces, make predictions on what things will look like when they return and discuss whether or not they'd be comfortable traveling and covering games later this year. Intr...

In this week's episode, Red Sox pitcher Collin McHugh joins the show to discuss how baseball can return safely, provide an update on his rehab from a flexor strain and talk about his own podcast, "The Twelve Six." McHugh, who signed with the Red Sox in March, sheds some light on how players are approaching the potential start of baseball season in the middle of a pandemic. Intro Music: Airside by...

In the first official episode of the show, host Chris Cotillo recaps MLB's report on alleged sign-stealing by the Red Sox is joined by MassLive colleagues Chris Smith and Matt Vautour to discuss the viability of some of baseball's crazy proposals to start the season. The trio of reporters catch up on a few months of craziness for the Red Sox and look ahead to what baseball could look like in 2020....

In the soft launch of the podcast, host Chris Cotillo and MassLive columnist Matt Vautour discuss Cotillo's ongoing charity auction. In four days, the auction has raised $22,000 for COVID-19 relief. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MassLive.com beat reporter Chris Cotillo will be joined by guests from around Major League Baseball to break down the latest news, notes, rumors and opinions surrounding the Boston Red Sox. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices