PARIS – Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and snarling traffic. They weren’t ...

BOSTON — For even the most established major league pitcher, facing the same team two times in the span of a week would be a challenge. The more you know about a pitcher’s tendencies and repertoire, ...

Red Sox rookie Connelly Early was outstanding in his MLB debut last week against the Athletics, throwing five scoreless innings while striking out 11 in his first big league start. Early will see the ...

The Boston Red Sox are beginning an important three-game series against the Athletics on Tuesday night and will do so with rookie starter Connelly Early on the mound. Boston enters the tilt with an 82 ...

Red Sox rookie Connelly Early gets key start vs. Rays amid tight wild-card race Boston Red Sox rookie Connelly Early has taken a simple approach in his young career, and it's working. The left-hander ...

Early (1-1) allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out four over four innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Rays. With the Red Sox in the thick of the ...

As a writer, Connelly Early has an annoying name. There isn’t a great substitute for the word early, and it makes for some awkward sentences. Fortunately for Early, his pitching makes for some awkward ...

The Red Sox made it official Monday: Connelly Early’s encore to his history-making major league debut will come Tuesday night at Fenway Park, in the series opener against the Athletics. “He’s a very ...

Michael was born July 10, 1944, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to William and Louise Connelly. The oldest of four boys, Michael was raised with his brothers in McKeesport, Pa., where his intellectual talents and ...

The Athletics were ill-prepared to meet Connelly Early last week. Over five shutout innings in his major league debut, the 23-year-old left-hander fanned 11 of their batters, tying the Red Sox record ...