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Gabrielle Starr

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Boston Herald Red Sox reporter / Girl At The Game founder / pug mom / loudly and proudly Jewish (RTs/likes ≠ endorsements) linktr.ee/gfstarr1

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Feb 23

"After October 7 I went and talked to a bunch of kids at a synagogue in Houston... I don’t go to temple all the time, but I am proud of being Jewish. And I didn’t realize what kind of impact I could have."

This conversation with Alex Bregman means a lot to me:
www.bostonherald.com/2025/02/23/r...

Alex Bregman proud to be a Jewish ballplayer

FORT MYERS, Fla. – As one of fewer than 190 Jewish men to ever play Major League Baseball, Alex Bregman thought he knew how much his presence in the game mattered. Then came Oct. 7, 2023. The terro…

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

After the 15th inning it is time to replace one player with a dog until someone wins or it's all dogs.

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Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 1d

"Oh yeah? You like baseball? What if I make you smoke *an entire pack* of baseball?"

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

That was a lot of innings.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · 2d

“He had big shoes to fill in left field, and he did a damn good job."

"He was fearless at the plate."

"A gamer in every sense of the word."

Mike Greenwell's Red Sox teammates are mourning and paying tribute to a man taken from them too soon: www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/09/r...

Red Sox Hall of Famer Mike Greenwell dies at 62

The Red Sox Hall of Famer Mike ‘The Gator’ Greenwell dies at 62

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · 9d

Less than 24 hours after being pulled from his postseason debut after 2.1 innings, Brayan Bello will be available out of the bullpen in this win-or-go-home Wild Card Game 3:
www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/02/r...

Red Sox lineups: Win or go home

Win or go home. Here’s how the Red Sox and Yankees line up for Wild Card Game 3.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · 11d

On Monday, Garrett Crochet told Alex Cora exactly how his Game 1 performance would go.

“He’s like, ‘Tomorrow you’re going to make one call to the bullpen.’ I said, ‘Maybe two.’ He’s like, ‘No, no, no, one. It’s going to be straight to Chappy.’"

#RedSox
www.bostonherald.com/2025/09/30/r...

Crochet bests Fried in pitcher’s duel, Red Sox snatch Game 1 from Yankees

A pair of stunning pitching performances by Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman give the Red Sox a Game 1 win over the Yankees in the Wild Card round.

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Red Sox Nation Stats @rsnstats.com · 11d

#RedSox got 2 hits apiece from Trevor Story, Alex Bregman, and Nick Sogard tonight vs #Yankees.

Sogard is the first for BOS with 2 hits and a run scored in his first career postseason game since Christian Vázquez in 2017 ALDS Game 2 at #Astros.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · 11d

Tonight, Alex Bregman will play his 100th career postseason game.

According to @stathead.com, only 7 other players in MLB history have reached triple digits:

Jose Altuve
Yadier Molina
Derek Jeter
Jorge Posada
Manny Ramirez
Bernie Williams
David Justice

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 28d

Anthony Rizzo hanging out with the Cubs faithful 💙

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · 28d

More on this, including #RedSox injury updates: www.bostonherald.com/2025/09/13/r...

Cora pumps brakes amidst Red Sox skid: ‘We should stop talking October’

With his team’s season at a crossroads, Red Sox manager Alex Cora wants to pump the brakes on postseason talk.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · 28d

A frank, but kind of ominous quote from #RedSox Alex Cora today:

“I think we should stop talking October, to be honest with you. There's a lot of stuff going on and we have to play better. I'm not saying we're in a bad spot, but I think we have to wait, you know, to see if October is part of this.”

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Sep 10

Billy Rohr's MLB debut right is up there with the Great Molasses Flood on my list of Roman Empires.

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · Sep 10

ELEVEN strikeouts for Connelly Early in his first career start!

That ties a @RedSox franchise record!

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Sep 10

Connelly Early just tied Don Aase (7/26/1977) for the Red Sox record with 11 strikeouts in his MLB debut.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Sep 10

Connelly Early is the 10th pitcher in Red Sox history to punch out 8+ batters in his MLB debut.

Most recently:
Payton Tolle (August 29)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (4/5/07)
Juan Peña (5/8/99)
Aaron Sele (6/23/93)

(h/t @stathead.com)

Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Sep 10

Connelly Early is the 19th pitcher in Red Sox history to punch out 7+ batters in his MLB debut.
Most recently:

Payton Tolle (August 29)
Tanner Houck (9/15/20)
Eduardo Rodriguez (5/28/15)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (4/5/07)
@TheRealJPap58 (7/31/05)
Juan Peña (5/8/99)

(h/t @stathead.com)

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Sep 10

Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Sep 3

According to @stathead.com, Trevor Story is the second player in MLB history (and the first in AL history) to have 25+ stolen bases without getting caught stealing.

Trea Turner's 2023 season with the Phillies was the first.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Aug 30

The rest of the list:

- Don Aase (1977)
- Dave Morehead (1963)
- Marty McHale (1910)

@stathead.com

Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Aug 30

Payton Tolle is the first Red Sox pitcher to strike out 8+ batters in his MLB debut since Dice-K on April 5, 2007.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you so much!!!

Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Aug 29

At 22 years and 301 days old, Payton Tolle will be the 35th starting pitcher in Red Sox history to debut at his age or younger, and the youngest since Eduardo Rodriguez (May 28, 2015).

Also on the list: Jon Lester, Roger Clemens, Babe Ruth, and Smoky Joe Wood. (h/t @stathead.com)

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Aug 5

Marcelo Mayer:
“We have a great team, and all I want to do is play, so obviously we went with the injection route, and hopefully I’m good enough to play. And if not, I know that I gave it 100% trying to get back on the field.”
#RedSox
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Injured Marcelo Mayer giving his ‘100%’ to play for Red Sox again this year

Marcelo Mayer will remain in Boston to rehab his wrist while the Red Sox travel to his hometown of San Diego for a weekend series with the Padres.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Jul 28

“Almost every (harassment) incident has been gambling-related… MLB’s not going to do anything about it because they make so much money off the betting.”

Red Sox players and execs on how sports betting has changed the game: www.bostonherald.com/2025/07/01/s...

Tossed beer, Venmo requests, death threats: The fan/athlete relationship in the sports betting era

In 2025, fans are screaming at, harassing, and sending death threats to athletes without compunction.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Jul 27

Jarren Duran's 200th career extra-base hit is ANOTHER triple.

The last Red Sox player to have multiple triples in a game was Mookie Betts on July 13, 2018.

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Gabrielle Starr @gfstarr1.bsky.social · Jul 23

One of my all-time favorite ⚾️ quotes:

“It is a haunted game in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before. Most of all, it is about time and timelessness, speed and grace, failure and loss, imperishable hope, and coming home.”

- Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns