The Boston Red Sox have been trying to thread the needle between winning now and developing superstar prospects, and it's created sticky situations galore. Second baseman Kristian Campbell joined the team straight out of spring training and signed an eight-year extension shortly thereafter.

Rookie Marcelo Mayer hit two of Boston’s four solo home runs and the Red Sox outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Roman Anthony was the rookie of the moment for the Red Sox on Tuesday night when he drove in two runs in his second major league game with his family seated next to the dugout.