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Francona back in Boston to receive award

Ian Browne, MLB.com

Terry Francona, who won two World Series championships in his eight years as manager of the Red Sox, was back in town to receive the Judge Emil Fuchs Award, a Boston Baseball Writers award presented for long and meritorious service to the game.

CNNSI.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The entrance to the Cathedral Basilica looked more like that of a St. Louis Cardinals game on Thursday, just the way Stan Musial would have liked it.

Joe McDonald, ESPN.com

Pedro Martinez rejoins the Red Sox as a special assistant to GM Ben Cherington.

Evan Drellich, MLB.com

Indians manager Terry Francona knows what he has in Mike Aviles from their time together with the Red Sox, but the arbitration-eligible Aviles needs a contract first.