WORCESTER — Jim Lonborg found himself back on familiar ground Thursday. As the guest of honor at Polar Park, the Red Sox Hall of Famer threw out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the WooSox’ 6-3 ...

Twenty-two-year-old Tim Kurkjian had a chance to bat against 61-year-old Bob Feller back in the summer of 1979. Kurkjian, now a popular baseball analyst with ESPN, was then a cub reporter covering the ...

Carl Yastrzemski slammed two homers to lead the Red Sox to 5-0 revenge over St. Louis yesterday but the game ball went to Jim Lonborg. Lonborg came within seven batters of pitching a perfect game as ...

Don Larsen owns the greatest pitching performance in World Series history. No dispute. A perfect game, against the Dodgers, in 1956. What about second best? Aside from Larsen’s perfecto, there have ...

Unlike with some former athletes, it is not necessary to squint one’s eyes or shift the imagination into high gear to recognize the man whose pitching dominance 40 years ago played a major role in the ...