Mike Napoli RUMORS & NEWS

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

CSN New England "There's a reason Mike Napoli was so appealing to the Red Sox. After last season, the Sox made Napoli -- a career .259 hitter who entered this season with a .306 average, 7 home runs, 17 RBI, a .397 on-base percentage, and .710 slugging percentage in 19 career games at Fenway Park -- one of..." April 23

Boston Herald "A few notes/thoughts from the Red Sox' series opening 9-6 victory over the Athletics on Monday night: --Not since Adrian Beltre in 2010 have the Red Sox had a right-handed hitter with as much raw power as Mike Napoli. Remember when Beltre wowed his teammates by launching home runs from one..." April 23

Boston Herald "In the third inning yesterday, Mike Napoli tagged up from second base on a fly ball to right field and slid hard into third. Nobody gave it a second thought. In that moment, though, it became clear that Napoli’s first spring training with the Red Sox couldn’t have gone much better. Two..." March 26

Boston Herald "The two big power sources on the Red Sox are David Ortiz and Mike Napoli. With Ortiz already out, the Red Sox had a brief scare yesterday that Napoli might have to join him. Napoli was hit on the left wrist by a Kevin Slowey pitch in the third inning of the 8-7 loss to the Marlins. Before..." March 12

Boston Herald "For somebody who arrived as damaged goods, Mike Napoli sure looks damn good. For somebody who takes a weekly dose of osteoporosis medicine and must manage a degenerative hip condition with the ghastly name of avascular necrosis for the rest of his life, Napoli swings an awfully fierce bat,..." March 10

CSN New England "In just his second game and third at-bat this spring, Mike Napoli, leading off the second inning, gave the Red Sox the lead, turning on a 2-and-1 fastball from Yankees starter Adam Warren and depositing it well beyond the center field fence for his first home run. “On pitches he gets extended..." March 04

CSN New England "The Pirates wasted little time in testing out Mike Napoli and his recently diagnosed hips at first base. On the first pitch he saw from Jon Lester, leadoff hitter Darren Ford pushed a bunt toward first base. Napoli -- making his Grapefruit League debut after being delayed this spring by the..." March 02

Boston Herald "Had the Red Sox signed Mike Napoli for $5 million and simply locked him in a closet, it would be money well spent. It’s hard to put a price on the damage Napoli has done to the Sox over the years, and one of the added benefits of acquiring him is no longer having to face him. In 38 career games..." March 01

Boston Herald "First baseman Mike Napoli ran the bases for a second time yesterday and remains on track to make his Red Sox debut tomorrow. Napoli has taken things slowly since an offseason physical revealed a degenerative hip condition. The hip does not bother Napoli, but he did enter camp worried about..." February 28

WEEI Boston "While John Farrell weaved his way in and out of questions regarding his departure from the Blue Jays (while also being serenaded with a chorus of boos upon his introduction), there were other items of interest emanating from Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. - Farrell said the plan for Mike Napoli..." February 25

Boston Herald "If Mike Napoli does his job, he won’t have much need for running this season. “Hit it far,” Napoli said jokingly yesterday, “and you can jog.” Seeing as that even the game’s greatest sluggers occasionally keep the ball in the park, Napoli will indeed have to run this year, which made..." February 25

CSN New England "It’s been a series of adjustments for Mike Napoli this spring. A new team, a new position, and a schedule that is designed to accommodate the recent diagnosis of avascular necrosis in both hips. But overall? “It’s been a lot easier than previous springs, that’s for sure,” Napoli said with..." February 21

Boston Herald "There’s more to Mike Napoli than two balky hips. Take, for instance, his sense of humor. In two seasons with the Texas Rangers, Napoli was known for ordering T-shirts with amusing slogans, once even outfitting long-tenured infielder Michael Young with a cape that read “Rangerman.” And after..." February 21

ESPN.com "A day after being cleared to begin all baseball activity, Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli (hip) participated in early fielding drills and later finished his day taking 50 ground balls at first base. Since he arrived at camp a week ago, his participation has been limited. He underwent a..." February 17

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