Red Sox

Some Red Sox ticket prices to increase

BOSTON (AP) - The Red Sox will raise some ticket prices as much as $5 next season after freezing all sections for 2009.

Field level seats will cost $130 for individual games and $125 as part of season tickets bought by Dec. 16, the team anounced this week.

Green Monster seats will rise to $165 and $160.

Varitek chooses to stay with Sox

BOSTON (AP) - Catcher Jason Varitek exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, choosing to remain with the team as a backup to Victor Martinez rather than become a free agent.

Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price.

Jason Varitek exercises option, will remain with Red Sox for 2010

BOSTON (AP) - Catcher Jason Varitek has exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Boston Red Sox.

Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price.

Red Sox trade for Hermida

MIAMI - The Florida Marlins are big on players who outperform their contract, which is why outfielder Jeremy Hermida is bound for Boston.

The Red Sox acquired the former first-round draft choice Thursday for left-handers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez.

Photo: Sox bench coach gets his shot, as manager of Astros

Sox bench coach to manage Astros

HOUSTON - Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team.

Photo: Francona loses right-hand man; Houston hires Brad Mills away from Red Sox

Houston hires Mills away from Red Sox

HOUSTON (AP) - Brad Mills -- Terry Francona's bench coach and right-hand man with the Boston Red Sox for the past six seasons -- is the new manager of the Houston Astros.

Photo: Sox at a loss after abrupt end to promising '09

Sox at a loss after abrupt end to promising '09

BOSTON - Jacoby Ellsbury wove his way through a crowded clubhouse, carrying above his head one of the bases he was awarded while breaking the team's single-season stolen base record. On a table near the TV, Dustin Pedroia's Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards sat, waiting to be boxed up and shipped home.

The big prize will go elsewhere this year.

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