Ryan Dempster RUMORS & NEWS

NESN "Ryan Dempster hit a notable achievement on Sunday afternoon. Dempster recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in the top of the sixth inning. Alberto Callaspo was Dempster’s 2,000th victim. Dempster now has 83 strikeouts on the season. His single-season high came in 2000 with the Marlins..." June 09

Boston Globe "Knowing he was facing Cliff Lee, who was coming off a three-hit shutout against the Marlins a week ago, Ryan Dempster knew his margin for error was thin. “You can’t make mistakes,” he said. Having given up 20 hits and 15 runs over his past three starts, Dempster was staggering into an..." May 29

Boston Herald "An errant slider can go a long way. Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Dempster watched it happen three times in yesterday’s 12-4 pasting by the Toronto Blue Jays before 35,532 at Fenway Park. The Blue Jays roughed up Dempster for six runs on seven hits that included three home runs over five..." May 13

Boston Herald "The last time Ryan Dempster had a chance to pitch in what was then known as SkyDome, it was 1994 and the British Columbia native was a 17-year-old right-hander for junior Team Canada. Dempster didn’t pitch in that series, and little did he know it would be almost two decades before he’d get a..." May 03

NESN "The first step toward 30 wins will have to wait another day. Ryan Dempster, who on Wednesday joked about wanting to rack up an amazing 30 victories this season, came up short in his Red Sox debut on Thursday. He allowed three earned runs in five innings while suffering the loss in the Red Sox’..." April 05

Boston Herald "Ryan Dempster has had to wait an entire week between his last start of the spring until tonight’s season and Red Sox debut. Despite being a veteran of what is now 16 seasons, the 35-year-old right-hander confessed to some anxiety about the wait. His anxiety, mixed with the curiosity of..." April 04

NESN "Ryan Dempster is taking his coaches’ advice and running with it. Dempster, who tossed two perfect innings in his spring training debut against the Cardinals on Tuesday, looked fantastic on Sunday. After giving up a leadoff single to Brett Gardner, Dempster rebounded to retire the rest of the..." March 04

Boston Globe "Ryan Dempster decided in 2009 that he wanted to establish a charitable foundation. The legal paperwork was easy enough, but picking a specific cause to support required more thought. Since his days as a minor league player, when he volunteered to speak at elementary schools and Little League..." March 03