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USA Today
14-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Robert Kraft reveals why Patriots left Gronk dent in Super Bowl trophy
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was asked straight up if he was ever mad at legendary tight end Rob Gronkowski for denting one of the team's six Super Bowl trophies. When appearing at Fenway Park, Gronkowski and former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman were playing around with one of the trophies. Edelman pitched a baseball, and Gronkowski picked up a trophy and used it as a bat to hit the ball, leaving a permanent dent in the trophy. Kraft could have had the trophy fixed, but he decided to leave the dent as a way of keeping Gronkowski's memory alive. "We're at Fenway Park throwing out the first pitch. I invited the team, and we go out with six trophies," Kraft said on the Dudes on Dudes podcast. "Right before, underneath the Green Monster, these guys are fooling around. Julian's throwing fast balls. Our boy Gronk picks up one of the trophies and hits it, and there's a permanent ball mark. If it was only one or two, I would have fixed it. But I thought we're going to have Gronk's memory for the history of the Patriots. I said we're leaving it." The dent is the perfect homage to the greatest tight end in NFL history and one of the NFL's all-time great personalities. That sixth Super Bowl trophy will always come with the story of Gronkowski using it as a bat to hit an Edelman fast ball. It's a fun and fitting end to one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Follow Patriots Wire on Twitter and Facebook.
Hindustan Times
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Ceddanne Rafaela, Brayan Bello power Red Sox past Rays 4-1, extend winning streak to 10 games
BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run homer, Brayan Bello pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 4-1, series-sweeping victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. HT Image Rafaela, who hit a walk-off, two-run homer for Boston on Friday, hit his 14th homer of the season in the sixth inning. Trevor Story added a go-ahead single in the sixth. Boston last had a 10-game win streak in July 2018 and heads into the All-Star break in third place in the competitive AL East, behind Toronto and the New York Yankees. Tampa Bay's Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak to 16 games, a club record for a rookie. The Rays lost for the 11th time in 14 games and closed out their road trip to Minnesota, Detroit and Boston with a 2-8 record. The 26-year-old Bello (6-3) gave up six hits, struck out five and didn't issue a walk over 6 1/3 innings. He was coming off his first nine-inning complete game in his previous start. All-Star Aroldis Chapman struck out the final three batters for his 17th save. Boston moved ahead 1-0 when Rays third baseman Junior Caminero was called for obstruction with his foot blocking the bag on a pickoff play, allowing Marcelo Mayer to score. The Rays snapped an 18-inning scoreless stretch in the fourth inning, tying the game on Josh Lowe's sacrifice fly. Ryan Pepiot (6-7) gave up four runs, three earned, in six innings. Rafaela hit a 3-2 fastball in the sixth from Pepiot that sailed just over the Green Monster, bouncing off a tabletop in the front row, after Story's run-scoring single. Story is successful in 16 steal attempts this season. The last Red Sox player to open a season going 16 for 16 was Jacoby Ellsbury in 2008. Rays RHP Taj Bradley (5-6, 4.60 ERA) is slated to start Friday at home against Baltimore after the All-Star break. The Red Sox have not announced a start for the team's series opener in Chicago on Friday. RHP Collin Rea (7-3, 3.91) is set for the Cubs. ___ AP MLB:
Fox Sports
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Ceddanne Rafaela, Brayan Bello power Red Sox past Rays 4-1, extend winning streak to 10 games
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run homer, Brayan Bello pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 4-1, series-sweeping victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Rafaela, who hit a walk-off, two-run homer for Boston on Friday, hit his 14th homer of the season in the sixth inning. Trevor Story added a go-ahead single in the sixth. Boston last had a 10-game win streak in July 2018 and heads into the All-Star break in third place in the competitive AL East, behind Toronto and the New York Yankees. Tampa Bay's Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak to 16 games, a club record for a rookie. The Rays lost for the 11th time in 14 games and closed out their road trip to Minnesota, Detroit and Boston with a 2-8 record. The 26-year-old Bello (6-3) gave up six hits, struck out five and didn't issue a walk over 6 1/3 innings. He was coming off his first nine-inning complete game in his previous start. All-Star Aroldis Chapman struck out the final three batters for his 17th save. Boston moved ahead 1-0 when Rays third baseman Junior Caminero was called for obstruction with his foot blocking the bag on a pickoff play, allowing Marcelo Mayer to score. The Rays snapped an 18-inning scoreless stretch in the fourth inning, tying the game on Josh Lowe's sacrifice fly. Ryan Pepiot (6-7) gave up four runs, three earned, in six innings. Key moment Rafaela hit a 3-2 fastball in the sixth from Pepiot that sailed just over the Green Monster, bouncing off a tabletop in the front row, after Story's run-scoring single. Key stat Story is successful in 16 steal attempts this season. The last Red Sox player to open a season going 16 for 16 was Jacoby Ellsbury in 2008. Up next Rays RHP Taj Bradley (5-6, 4.60 ERA) is slated to start Friday at home against Baltimore after the All-Star break. The Red Sox have not announced a start for the team's series opener in Chicago on Friday. RHP Collin Rea (7-3, 3.91) is set for the Cubs. ___ AP MLB: recommended Item 1 of 3
12-07-2025
- Sport
Rafaela's two-run, walk-off homer gives Red Sox 5-4 win over Rays
BOSTON -- Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to a season-best eight games with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Rafaela had already extended his RBI streak to seven games when he turned on a slider thrown by Tampa Bay closer Pete Fairbanks (4-3) and sent it over the Green Monster for his 13th homer of the season. Reinstated off the Injured List before the game, Red Sox All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman went 1 for 4 with a double off the Green Monster. Tampa Bay scored in the first inning against Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins, who left the game an inning later due to right knee pain. Chris Murphy (2-0) was one of six relievers used by the Red Sox after Dobbins departed. Boston tied it in the second behind Rafaela's RBI single, but Tampa Bay pushed across three unearned runs to break a 1-1 game in the third. Boston got to within 4-3 in the fourth when rookie Marcelo Mayer doubled in a run and Abraham Toro followed with an RBI grounder. With his double in the sixth, Tampa Bay outfielder Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak to 15 games, the longest by a rookie in franchise history. Jonathan Aranda and Jake Mangum each had two hits for the Rays. Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony came off the bench in the ninth and drew a walk off Fairbanks, then scored on Rafaela's walk-off shot. Appearing in 1,000th MLB game, Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story had two hits and is now one away from 1,000 hits in his career. Boston LHP Garrett Crochett (9-4, 2.39 ERA) goes against Tampa Bay RHP Baz (8-4, 4.34) on Saurday. On Friday, Major League Baseball announced that Crochet won't pitch in next week's All-Star Game. ___
San Francisco Chronicle
12-07-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Rafaela's two-run, walk-off homer gives Red Sox 5-4 win over Rays
BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to a season-best eight games with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Rafaela had already extended his RBI streak to seven games when he turned on a slider thrown by Tampa Bay closer Pete Fairbanks (4-3) and sent it over the Green Monster for his 13th homer of the season. Reinstated off the Injured List before the game, Red Sox All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman went 1 for 4 with a double off the Green Monster. Tampa Bay scored in the first inning against Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins, who left the game an inning later due to right knee pain. Chris Murphy (2-0) was one of six relievers used by the Red Sox after Dobbins departed. Boston tied it in the second behind Rafaela's RBI single, but Tampa Bay pushed across three unearned runs to break a 1-1 game in the third. Boston got to within 4-3 in the fourth when rookie Marcelo Mayer doubled in a run and Abraham Toro followed with an RBI grounder. With his double in the sixth, Tampa Bay outfielder Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak to 15 games, the longest by a rookie in franchise history. Jonathan Aranda and Jake Mangum each had two hits for the Rays. Key stats Appearing in 1,000th MLB game, Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story had two hits and is now one away from 1,000 hits in his career. Up next Boston LHP Garrett Crochett (9-4, 2.39 ERA) goes against Tampa Bay RHP Baz (8-4, 4.34) on Saurday. On Friday, Major League Baseball announced that Crochet won't pitch in next week's All-Star Game. ___
