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Photo of flags on Boston Common in Boston, which are placed there for Memorial Day, on a sunny day. Small American flags are planted in the ground in neat rows. in the distance tall city buildings can be seen, as well as people waling on a pathway below the flags.

Things-to-do

How to Spend Memorial Day Weekend in Boston

May 26, 2022

Photo of David Ortiz on stage with Questrom Prof. Susan Fournier in the Questrom auditorium during a one-hour Q&A on May 5. Fournier, a white woman who wears a black skirt and black and white blouse, claps her hands and smiles. Ortiz, a middle-aged Black man, is seen seated and smiling wide; he wears ripped jeans, a gray graphic tee and sunglasses. Next to Fournier on the ground is a canvas bag with the number 34, Ortiz's number, and behind them is a large red backdrop that reads "Insights@Questrom: LIVE"

Questrom Speaker

Big Papi Visits BU: “I Am So Proud of This Town”

May 5, 2022

photo of Nathan Eovaldi of the Boston Red Sox pitching against the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The photo is snapped mid-pitch, as he wears a blue Red Sox uniform and blurry fans fill the background.

Red Sox

POV: Bad Umpiring Hurt Baseball in 2021, Especially in the Playoffs. It’s Time for Change

November 9, 2021

Professor Andy Andres dangles a baseball stuck to his finger with Spider Tack adhesive, a commonly used sticky substance in Major League Baseball

Baseball Physics

The Science behind MLB’s Sticky Stuff Scandal [Video]

September 17, 2021

Spectators watch fireworks explode in the sky along the Boston Harbor waterfront

Things-to-do

What To Do Labor Day Weekend in Boston

September 2, 2021

A photo of the facade of Fenway Park

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Tour Fenway Park

June 21, 2021

A destroyed baseball lays on the ground

Baseball

POV: Winning Is Great—but at What Cost?

January 15, 2020

Yan Gomes #10 of the Washington Nationals argues a call with Home Plate umpire Lance Barksdale #23 during Game 5 of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals

Sports

POV: World Series Umpires Did Not Have World-Class Performances This Year

November 21, 2019

The Red Sox's Mookie Betts (right) is in disbelief as homeplate umpire C.B. Bucknor (left) calls him out on strikes.

Arts & Culture

MLB Umpires Missed 34,294 Ball-Strike Calls in 2018. Bring on Robo-umps?

April 8, 2019

Catcher Christian Vazquez hugs Chris Sale on the pitchers mound celebrating after the Red Sox made the last out to win the 2018 World Series

Sports

Red Sox Nation Celebrates World Championship with Parade Today

October 31, 2018

Red Sox

9 Things You Need to Know As the Red Sox Enter the World Series

October 23, 2018

Pawtucket Red Sox

Arts & Culture

PawSox Take On the Columbus Clippers Tonight

July 25, 2018

Fenway Park, historic home of the Boston Red Sox

Sports

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

June 7, 2018

Professor Tom Whalen poses for a photo in front of Fenway Park

Books

Revisiting the Spirit of ’67

August 29, 2017

PawSox at Bat

Local

PawSox Set to Wrangle with the Bisons Tonight

June 8, 2017

David Ortiz aka Big Papi

University News

Thank You, Big Papi

May 16, 2017

Envelope sent to the Cleveland Indians for good luck

History

BU Sends Cleveland Indians a Good Luck Charm from Nickerson Field

October 28, 2016

David Ortiz, Yan Gomes

Baseball

2016 Red Sox, a Team with High Hopes, Big Expectations

April 11, 2016

Patrons can enjoy the center field view of Fenway Park from a seat at the Bleacher Bar.

Arts & Culture

Nightlife: Bleacher Bar

September 24, 2015

Lowell Spinners, Boston Red Sox Class-A farm team, in the dugout during a game

Local

Minor League Fun Is Just a Baseball’s Throw Away

July 9, 2015

Minor League Fun Is Just a Baseball’s Throw Away