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Bill Ballou has covered the Boston Red Sox for the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester since 1987.
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Braiden Ward closing in on WooSox stolen base record

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By Bill Ballou Verified
| The Worcester Guardian Verified
A stolen base here or there seems like no big thing over 162 baseball games but the post-season is a shorter, and different story. Ask Dave Roberts about that. While you’re at it, also ask Quintin Berry, whose base stealing acumen helped get him into two World Series and brought him a ring with the 2013 Red Sox. Speed is likely to be Braiden Ward’s ticket to the major leagues and the playoffs. Both Roberts and Berry were late season additions to the Red Sox roster, Roberts in 2004, Berry in 2013.
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Railers add five more players as roster continues to take shape

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By Bill Ballou Verified
| The Worcester Guardian Verified
The ECHL is not a movie. It is not “Jaws.” Though, some games resemble the plot. The Railers announced five more signings Wednesday. To paraphrase Chief Martin Brody, they may need a bigger boat. Worcester has inked two new players and three returnees. The Railers are up to 19 players under contract, although none are guaranteed to be in the opening night lineup. Worcester will also be getting AHL contracted players from Springfield before the season begins.
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WooSox Hall of Fame honor caps Chad Tracy’s remarkable rise to Boston

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By Bill Ballou Verified
| The Worcester Guardian Verified
Boston’s Triple-A managers have usually been All in the Family— usually, but not always, All in the Family. They had either played for the Red Sox or previously managed in the farm system. So when the team’s director of player development Brian Abraham hired Chad Tracy to manage the WooSox in December, 2021, he was testing tradition.
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