The Red Sox, who have oversight on the team’s radio broadcasts beginning this season even as they remain on WEEI, have been unusually slow in formally announcing their broadcast team — or for that matter informing everyone involved of their schedules. They know the season opens Thursday, presumably.

After using the same lineup for the first two games of the season, Red Sox manager Alex Cora is mixing and matching a bit Saturday against the Rangers. David Hamilton (second base) and Carlos Narváez will get their first starts of the year behind right-hander Walker Buehler,

Formerly Boston’s primary third baseman since entering the league in 2017, Devers has fully shifted to being a designated hitter. Manager Alex Cora said Devers will not play the field, even on off days for Bregman.

Saturday, the Red Sox (1-1) and the Rangers (1-1) meet in Arlington for Game 3 of their inaugural series of the 2025 season. Walker Buehler is slated to take the mound for Boston against Tyler Mahle for Texas Friday night Jonah Heim homered twice to pace the Texas attack as the Rangers rolled to a 4-1 win.

With his parents and siblings in the stands, Boston Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell notched his first Major League hit in the team’s 5-2 win over the Rangers on opening day. It happened in the ninth inning when he smoked a grounder that deflected off Rangers third baseman Josh Jung and skipped into left field.

As Kristian Campbell charts out his big-league career, the other members of the "Big Three" are rooting for him in Worcester.