Starting Lineup is a collection of reporting, observations, and insights from the baseball beat.Leading off ...The Red Sox ...

Aaron Civale joined the White Sox on Saturday, giving the right-hander a day to get to know his new Chicago teammates before starting for them after being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers. The latest ...

Two struggling players (Nolan Gorman and Ke'Bryan Hayes) have picked up the pace over the past week. Dominic Smith is trying to reinvent his career.