@timbhealey

Red Sox beat writer for @BostonGlobe. BU alum. I’m not yelling, that’s just how I talk.

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Joined May 2010
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Folks (part 2): I’m joining The Boston Globe as the Red Sox beat writer, beginning in early June. It’s a special job in a special city, so I’m pumped to be back in New England!
Tim Healey@timbhealey5 May 2025
Folks: This is my last week-plus covering the Mets and with Newsday. It’s been a hell of an eventful seven-plus years — more like 23 in Mets years? — around a team that always keeps it interesting. And I’m going to miss it and you all quite a bit!
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Steven Matz vs. David Hamilton: 2025 Red Sox legends
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Lexington’s Sal Frelick enjoyed World Series glory as a Red Sox fan. Now he has a chance to savor his own with the Brewers. trib.al/ZPvpzSC

Lexington’s Sal Frelick enjoyed World Series glory as a Red Sox fan. Now he has a chance to savor...

“This is what you dream of as a kid.” It’s just been fun. Playing with this group of guys, too, has been great,” Frelick said on the eve of Game 1 of the World Series.

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When either Rays or Brewers win their first World Series, a former PawSox announcer will be on the call trib.al/URMvP0T

When either Rays or Brewers win their first World Series, a former PawSox announcer will be on the...

Andy Freed has called Rays games for 22 seasons, and Jeff Levering is in his 12th year calling Brewers games. In this year alone, a Sox AAA alum has called the Super Bowl and the NBA Finals.

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Here is now-former Red Sox AGM Taylor Smith at his Athletics introduction:
Mick Akers@mickakersOct 21
A’s newly hired president of baseball operations Taylor Smith remarking on his new position. #vegas #athletics #mlb
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Updated story with @alexspeier: The Red Sox are keeping Jose David Flores as Chad Tracy’s bench coach. More: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/s…

Red Sox keep Chad Tracy’s bench coach but move two interim coaches back to minor league roles - The...

Chad Epperson, who coached third base for most of this past season, will be the manager for Triple-A Worcester in 2027.

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Some staff changes for the Red Sox: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/s…

Red Sox move two interim coaches back to minor league roles - The Boston Globe

Pablo Cabrera, who filled in as first base coach and outfield instructor for most of 2026, will return to his job as defensive coordinator for the farm system.

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Wait, the NBA opened its season at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday? On purpose? Was it a makeup of a rainout?
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Assumption University announced the creation of the Larry Lucchino Institute for the Study of Sports, named after the former Red Sox president. trib.al/T7kTU0c

Assumption announces creation of the Larry Lucchino Institute for the Study of Sports - The Boston...

A new institute named after the former Red Sox president aims to inspire students to improve the greater community that extends beyond sports.

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Assumption announces creation of the Larry Lucchino Institute for the Study of Sports trib.al/WfYulSE

Assumption announces creation of the Larry Lucchino Institute for the Study of Sports - The Boston...

A new institute named after the former Red Sox president aims to inspire students to improve the greater community that extends beyond sports.

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Tim Healey retweeted
Adam McCalvy@AdamMcCalvyOct 20
Major League Baseball will have a brand-new World Series champion this year. Two of the five current franchises without a title — the Brewers and Rays — will meet in the Fall Classic. Game 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee.
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Rays-Brewers is perhaps the funniest possible outcome. And I fully expect it’ll be a fun and entertaining World Series!
Tim Healey@timbhealeyOct 11
Gotta hand it to the baseball gods: A final four of Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, and Cleveland — on the brink of a salary-cap labor fight — is very funny. It won’t change what either side believes or will argue, but it is very funny.
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Caleb Durbin views his 2026 campaign as a promising building block, and other Red Sox thoughts trib.al/vRCZIma

Caleb Durbin views his 2026 campaign as a promising building block, and other Red Sox thoughts -...

Durbin struggled mightily to begin the campaign, but emerged as a key contributor down the stretch for the Red Sox.

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Red Sox lose key executive to another club’s top job for the second year in a row: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/19/s…

Red Sox lose key executive to another club for the second year in a row - The Boston Globe

The Athletics hired Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations, subtracting another assistant general manager from Craig Breslow’s front office.

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Tim Healey retweeted
Tim Healey@timbhealeyAug 2
If you think the Dodgers are a lock to win the World Series — after they navigated a gazillion close calls to somehow become the sport's first back-to-back champion in a quarter-century — you do not know ball.
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Curt Hogg@CyrtHoggOct 15
Shane Drohan will start tonight for the Brewers in his postseason debut.
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still funny
FOX Sports: MLB
@MLBONFOX17 Oct 2023
Derek Jeter: "Just because [the Astros] are down two games, it's not over. We've lost a series being up 3-0." Papi: "YOU DID?!" 🤣🤣
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Awesome small decisions here making for dramatic TV: * at 0:16, shot of Dave Roberts waiting in front of the dugout(!) to go pull his pitcher who just imploded * at 0:21, an overhead shot, so you can see Mitchell trotting in from third as Roberts gets to go to the mound
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GARRETT MITCHELL BACK-TO-BACK THE BREWERS!!!
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Pat Murphy in January, at the NY BBWAA awards dinner, on the Brewers’ short guys (after they just picked up another in Jett Williams): “We’re spending our money in Milwaukee on lowering the soap dispensers.”
Eno Sarris@enosarrisOct 14
Replying to @enosarris
Add “get short dudes” to the incomplete list of Moneyball type edges the Brewers & Rays (and Guardians really) have benefited from in the past decade-plus (free article) nytimes.com/athletic/7684373…

Rays, Brewers always outperform expectations. These ‘Moneyball’-like edges are the key

The Rays and Brewers have overcome smaller payrolls by investing in technology and having novel approaches to coaching and roster construction.

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After twice being rejected by former Red Sox manager Alex Cora, Phillies keep Don Mattingly in place trib.al/oTVXI4G

After twice being rejected by former Red Sox manager Alex Cora, Phillies keep Don Mattingly in...

Cora said no to the Phillies after being fired by the Red Sox in late April and again after the season ended. Mattingly had the interim tag removed and received a two-year contract.

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Caleb Durbin an AL Gold Glove Award finalist, along with past Red Sox winners Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu trib.al/cR9qxig

Caleb Durbin, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Wilyer Abreu named Gold Glove Award finalists - The Boston Globe

While Rafaela (2025) and Abreu ('24, '25) are the reigning Gold Glovers at their positions, Durbin is a first-time finalist after his first season in Boston.

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