Why are the redsox wearing light blue sweat bands for todays game ?

Annually players across Major League Baseball team up in support of prostate cancer research.

At each home game on Father's Day, players, managers, coaches, trainers, umpires and groundskeepers promote awareness by wearing blue wristbands and blue ribbon decals on their uniforms.

During select games throughout the season, every homerun hit helps raise money for prostate cancer awareness and research.

Learn more about the full Red Sox schedule, including ticket information, stats and more from the Official site of the Boston Red Sox!

In latest buzz, it's not often that expectations meet reality. On Wednesday night, Chris Sale bucked the trend.

The new Red Sox lefty dazzled on the mound for the Red Sox, firing seven scoreless innings against the Pirates. He had to wait another five innings in frigid temperatures for his teammates to pull off the 3-0 walk-off win, but for Sale it was worth it.

"Any win is huge," Sale said. "The ones at the beginning of the season count just as much as late in the season." Read more at MassLive.com.

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Thursday, April 06 2017
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