Clay Buchholz RUMORS & NEWS

Boston Globe "Clay Buchholz said tonight that he's sick of the ongoing story that he's doctoring the baseball. "It's getting old and I'm not going to talk about it anymore," he said. "I'm sick of talking about it. I haven't done anything wrong. I'm doing things within the rules of the game." The latest..." May 09

Boston Herald "The easiest way for Clay Buchholz to end all this spitball nonsense would have been to amble out to the mound last night at Fenway Park and do to the Minnesota Twins what he’s done to every other team he’s faced this season: turn them into quivering, awkward, in-over-their-heads..." May 07

NESN "As Tuesday morning broke just minutes after a late night Red Sox win, the thought of Clay Buchholz on the mound and all the questions surrounding him coming into this game seemed far away. Are we done with the rosin questions? Have we finished counting how many times Buchholz licks his fingers or..." May 07

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz was two questions into a dugout interview yesterday when a group of fellow pitchers passed by. “Still talking about cheating?” one of them needled. Yes, he was, though probably not for much longer. Buchholz returns to the mound tonight at Fenway Park against the Twins for the..." May 06

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz reacted with little more than amusement yesterday to charges that he was doctoring the baseball in Wednesday’s victory over the Blue Jays. During that game, Toronto media personality and former big league reliever Dirk Hayhurst noted on Twitter that Buchholz appeared to have his..." May 03

CSN New England "On the same day on which he was named American League Pitcher of the Month for April, Clay Buchholz found himself accused of doctoring the baseball Tuesday night. Former minor-league pitcher Dirk Hayhurst, who wrote the well-received book "The Bullpen Gospels'' and now works for Rogers..." May 03

CBS Boston "Clay Buchholz is off to a tremendous start for the Boston Red Sox this season, and his most recent impressive showing came at the expense of the Toronto Blue Jays. On Wednesday night, Buchholz silenced Jays bats, allowing just two hits and three walks over seven innings while striking out eight..." May 02

Boston Herald "The constant refrain from November through March went like this: “The Red Sox will go as far as Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester take them.” With April officially in the books and May off to a smashing start, the Red Sox could hardly have hoped for better. Buchholz dominated the reeling Blue..." May 02

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz has thrown a no-hitter, started a playoff game, and delivered in the heat of the pennant race. But it’s possible he’ll never make a bigger start than tomorrow’s. The right-hander is scheduled to take the hill against the Royals when the Red Sox return to Fenway Park for the first..." April 18

Boston Herald "The list of no-hitters throughout baseball history is as notable for who’s on it as for who’s not. For every Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Bob Feller and Cy Young who appears on the list at least once, there are those who don’t appear at all, legends such as Pedro Martinez, Roger..." April 15

Boston Herald "As the outs piled up, as the innings flew by, and as Clay Buchholz inched closer yesterday to pitching another no-hitter, Jarrod Saltalamacchia became an increasingly nervous wreck. “I was sitting in my same spot (in the dugout). I didn’t want to move,” the Red Sox catcher said. “Didn’t want to..." April 15

CSN New England "No-hitters are just as meaningful to catchers as they are to pitchers. And just as elusive. Jarrod Saltalamacchia is still waiting for his first one. He caught one in the minors. But that one really doesn’t count. “A six-inning game in a doubleheader in the minors, seven-inning game,..." April 15

Boston Herald "The numbers are stark. Throughout his career, Daniel Nava has been a far better hitter against right-handed pitchers than against lefties. Still, John Farrell played a hunch. So, even though the Red Sox opened Fenway Park today by facing Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, Nava was in the..." April 08

NESN "Jon Lester is Boston’s Opening Day starter, and he’s the pitching staff’s incumbent leader. Clay Buchholz looks equally as motivated, though, and the Red Sox really couldn’t have asked for much more out of the duo this spring. A day after Lester closed the book on his spring with another solid..." March 29

Boston Globe "First, a qualifier. Clay Buchholz had a terrible spring training in 2010. He had a 6.75 earned run average over 17.1 innings and Terry Francona had to answer a few questions about whether the righthander deserved a place in the rotation. But Buchholz was terrific once the season started,..." March 24

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz has been making quick work of opposing hitters this spring. Never mind that Buchholz has allowed only one run in 131⁄3 innings over four spring training starts. The most impressive thing about the right-hander has been the faster pace at which he has worked, a point of emphasis..." March 19

ESPN.com "Takeaways from a soggy McKechnie Field, where the Pirates and Red Sox slogged through nine innings of exhibition baseball, the Bucs emerging with a 4-3 win that was credited to erstwhile Sox reliever Mark Melancon, who we learned last spring can back up the bases with the best of them. [Oh,..." March 19

WEEI Boston "Clay Buchholz was a little bit late to the game at the start of spring training when he suffered a mild hamstring strain at the start of camp. But a brief respite from throwing at the earliest stages of camp has been just about the only thing that has gone wrong for him this spring. The..." March 13

NESN "Clay Buchholz was quicker, more aggressive and more economical on Thursday. It was all by design, and it’s no surprise that the right-hander also saw better results. Buchholz, who was lifted from his first spring training start in the second inning because of a high pitch count, lasted all three..." March 08

Over The Monster "The news is good for Clay Buchholz. After injuring himself in the first round of pitcher fielding practice two weeks ago, Buchholz seems to be healthy again and ready to start his first game of spring training. After throwing 37 pitches without pain in a successful simulated game on Saturday,..." February 26

Boston Herald "John Lackey wasn’t the only pitcher returning to the mound yesterday. Over on Field 2, behind JetBlue Park’s Green Monster, Clay Buchholz threw a simulated game in his first real work off a mound since straining his right hamstring on Feb. 12. Buchholz threw 37 pitches from the windup and..." February 24

ESPN.com "Clay Buchholz, who strained his hamstring Feb. 12, threw 30 pitches in live batting practice, which Farrell said was consistent for starters for their first round of live BP. “He came out of today feeling good about himself,” Farrell said. “He used all of his pitches and it was an impressive..." February 20

Over The Monster "It's a little surprising to hear before the season has even started, but free-agent-to-be and one of the newer Red Sox, Joel Hanrahan, has expressed interest in staying in Boston long-term. According to Peter Abraham, Hanrahan is "open" to the idea. Whether the Red Sox are similarly interested is..." February 20

ESPN.com "Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz threw a successful bullpen session on Monday, showing no ill effects of a hamstring strain he suffered last week. The right-hander threw 10 pitches in front of the mound, then another 35 from the rubber. He’s expected to throw a live batting practice..." February 18

Boston Herald "After only their first formal workout, the Red Sox have an injured pitcher. Clay Buchholz sustained what both he and manager John Farrell termed a “mild” strain of his right hamstring while covering first base in pitchers’ fielding drills yesterday. The right-hander doesn’t expect to miss more..." February 13

Over The Monster "It's spring, and you know what that means! Depressing injury news that takes all the life out of the season before it even begins! Okay, maybe I'm being a bit too dramatic. So far, we've only had one gunshot wound! And the lightning that hit Jacoby Ellsbury's plane didn't actually do any harm..." February 12

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz could spend the next two months doing nothing but pumping iron, and he never would have shoulders as broad as, say, Josh Beckett or Jon Lester. But that doesn’t mean Buchholz is unable to bear the burden of what has happened to the Red Sox. Buchholz wasn’t around for most of..." February 09

Boston Herald "For all the offseason changes — from a new manager and his overhauled coaching staff to a different closer and seven free agent additions — the Red Sox' chances of turning around last season's 93-loss debacle ride primarily on the starting rotation. More specifically, they come down to Jon..." January 11

Boston Herald "The stench from Clay Buchholz' final start of the season might reek so much that it lingers until spring training. Rather than doing his part last night to damage the New York Yankees' chances of winning the AL East, Buchholz threw up one of the worst starts of his career. He allowed eight runs..." October 02

CSN New England "In a rematch of his last outing, Clay Buchholz was opposed by the Rays' Cy Young contender David Price. In his last game, Buchholz escaped with a no-decision while the Red Sox suffered the loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Buchholz was not as fortunate Tuesday night at Fenway Park, as he took the..." September 26

Boston Herald "April feels like eons ago, which is excellent news for Clay Buchholz. It's also encouraging for the Red Sox as they look ahead to 2013. Continuing a second-half run that long ago established him as the team's best starter, Buchholz delivered another strong outing in a 3-2 victory over the Blue..." September 16

Boston Herald "When Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine went to the mound with one out in the ninth inning of a tie game yesterday, Clay Buchholz handed him the ball. Call it a reflex. "I just thought he was coming out to get me, but he was like, 'I was just coming to check on how you're doing,'?" Buchholz..." September 10

Boston Globe "That Clay Buchholz pitched seven innings and allowed three earned runs against the Seattle Mariners on Monday afternoon seemed worthy of a celebration given how poorly the Red Sox have pitched in the last week. But the strong effort was wasted in a 4-1 loss. Buchholz gave up six hits, walked..." September 04

Over The Monster "The Red Sox have had a nasty habit this year where they turn the ball over to their stopped needing them to play the stopper. The designation of a stopper is all well and good. It's always nice to have a starter you can rely on to come through when the going gets rough and the team starts to..." August 16

Boston Herald "Here's a novel idea: Rather than relying on turnarounds from erstwhile aces Josh Beckett and Jon Lester, maybe the Red Sox should just clone Clay Buchholz. At this point, it may be their only hope. Since the middle of May, Buchholz has been the Sox' best pitcher, to say nothing of one of..." August 11

Boston Globe "Jon Lester is having the worst season of his career and Josh Beckett is the least popular athlete in Boston. It was even worse for poor Daniel Bard, who lost the ability to throw strikes and was sent to the minors. Felix Doubront showed promise but is now worn out by a heavy workload and is..." August 11

Boston Herald "The Red Sox suddenly are playing like a team that wants to make a playoff push without any major roster changes. With rumors swirling heading into today's 4 p.m. trade deadline, the Sox are riding a three-game winning streak after they beat the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, last night at Fenway..." July 31

Boston Herald "Even when he had nothing left in his tank but fumes, Clay Buchholz still ran roughshod over the Texas Rangers last night. For the second straight outing, Buchholz was what the Red Sox needed most. With tonight's starter Josh Beckett and Jon Lester both struggling mightily, Buchholz was an..." July 25

Boston Globe "After throwing eight innings of one-run ball and leaving down, 1-0, Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz went into the clubhouse knowing everything else was out of his control. All he could do was flop down on the couch and watch how the last inning played out Thursday night at Fenway Park. He had..." July 20

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz was cruising along nicely last night at Tropicana Field. Making his first start in 25 days after the esophagitis that landed him in the hospital, he had only allowed the Tampa Bay Rays two runs in six innings. He had allowed only three hits. He had eight strikeouts. "I had..." July 15

SI.com "Good news for Boston Red Sox fans who still hope that their team can salvage its season. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that two of the Sox's most important regulars should be back from the disabled list this weekend. Nick Cafardo @nickcafardo So the plan is for Red..." July 11

Boston Herald "As far as Clay Buchholz is concerned, he's already had his All-Star break. So as many of his teammates left Fenway Park last night and headed for a few days of relaxation, Buchholz was planning to spend time at the facility to prepare for his next start. Buchholz hasn't pitched since June 19,..." July 09

MLB.com "Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz was out of the hospital and back in Boston's clubhouse at Fenway Park on Wednesday morning. Buchholz hasn't pitched since June 19 and went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with what the team later revealed to be esophagitis. He was admitted to the hospital Friday..." June 27

MLB.com "Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz is in stable condition and remained hospitalized Tuesday, when the team revealed the right-hander has esophagitis. "Clay Buchholz has esophagitis, which led to an erosion of the esophagus and an associated gastrointestinal bleed," the club said in a statement. "He..." June 26

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz was scheduled to pitch yesterday at Fenway Park. Instead, he woke up in the hospital. Because Buchholz had been ill for several days, the Red Sox decided Saturday to scratch him from his start. But after he was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital and held overnight for..." June 25

Boston Herald "When the Red Sox decided that Josh Beckett wouldn't make his scheduled start tonight at Wrigley Field, their first impulse was to have Clay Buchholz pitch instead. After all, Buchholz would be on his usual rest thanks to Thursday's off day. But, according to manager Bobby Valentine, Buchholz..." June 17

Boston Herald "For the purposes of storytelling, it would be convenient if there had been one magic moment when everything finally made sense again to Clay Buchholz. But life, to say nothing of pitching, isn't that simple. And so, Buchholz' epiphanies have gradually evolved. There was the hour-long bullpen..." June 13

Boston Herald "Clay Buchholz has been a better pitcher since making significant alterations to his changeup. The Red Sox starter used the pitch to keep the Baltimore Orioles batters off-balance, while mixing in a splitter, fastball and curve in going the distance in a 7-0 victory last night at Fenway..." June 08

Boston Globe "Clay Buchholz was the worst starting pitcher in baseball for the better part of two months, his earned run average so high that looking at the scoreboard made the righthander wince. "It happened quick,'' Buchholz said. "You never want to go out there and give up five or six runs in a game and..." June 08