jonathan papelbon

Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been fined again for slowing down games. Papelbon was fined $5,000 by Major League Baseball for taking too long to throw his first pitch.

A new rule allows pitchers 2 minutes, 20 seconds from the final out of the previous inning to the first pitch.

They get 12 seconds to throw once the batter steps into the box.

Billy Wagner is on his way to the Boston Red Sox. After a few days of back-and-forth talks about Wagner's future, the New York Mets traded the left-handed reliever to the Red Sox on Tuesday for two players to be named.

The AL wild-card leaders had claimed Wagner on waivers. He'll join a strong bullpen that features All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon.

J.D. Drew went 4 for 5 and Nick Green had a tiebreaking two-run single as the Red Sox rebounded from a rough loss Saturday night when Omir Santos' replay-reversed homer against closer Jonathan Papelbon gave the Mets a 3-2 win.

Rookie Brett Gardner singled home the winning run off Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Sunday night for a ...