How to watch Red Sox vs. Rays series free live stream (2025)

The Boston Red Sox are in action on Monday, April 14 when they start up a three-game set down at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. against an AL East foe in the Tampa Bay Rays.

The first game of the series is schedule to start at 7:05 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on NESN and FanDuel Sports Network Sun. Fans interested in watching the game for free can do so with DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial along with up to $25 off your first month. And fans outside of either market can watch for free through MLB.TV, which offers a free trial along with multiple subscription plans to choose from including signing up for access to radio broadcast with no blackout restrictions.

Both teams come into this meeting one game under .500 with the Red Sox at 8-9 and the Rays at 7-8. Both teams are also coming off a victory on Sunday. In Boston’s case the club took the third of three against the Chicago White Sox after dropping the first two games of the series. Tampa Bay completed a series win over the Atlanta Braves with an 8-3 victory to give the club its second win in three outings.

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Who: Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays

When: Monday, April 14 at 7:05 p.m. EDT

Where: George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.

Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); MLB.TV (free trial)

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FuboTV is an internet television service that offers more than 200 channels across sports and entertainment including Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. From the UEFA Champions League to the WNBA to international tournaments ranging across sports, there’s plenty of options available on FuboTV, which offers a free trial and up to $25 off the first month for new customers.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream offers practically everything DirecTV provides, except for a remote and a streaming device to connect to your television. Sign up now and get three free months of premium channels including MAX, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and Starz.

What is MLB.TV?

MLB.TV is the easiest way for fans to make sure they are able to watch as many out-of-market MLB games as possible. You can sign up to follow just one club for the whole year for $129.99 or get the entire league for $149.99. You can sign up to get the radio broadcast with no blackout restrictions, or check out Giants.TV which allows fans to stream the San Francisco Giants in-market with no blackout restrictions. All packages on MLB.TV come with a free trial.

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Tommy Helms, a Reds second baseman who later managed in Pete Rose’s place in 1988-89, dies at 83

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy Helms, the slick-fielding infielder for the Cincinnati Reds who was the 1966 NL Rookie of the Year and had two short stints as the team’s manager, has died. He was 83.

The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum said Helms’ wife, Cathy, told the organization that her husband died on Sunday in Cincinnati. The cause of death was not provided.

Helms was known more for his glove than his bat in 1,435 games over 14 seasons. He was an All-Star in 1967-68 and won Gold Gloves as the National League’s top-fielding second baseman in 1970-71, years in which he and shortstop Dave Concepcion formed the best double-play combination in the game.

When the Reds signed Helms out of Charlotte, North Carolina, as an amateur free agent in 1959, he was thought to be the team’s shortstop of the future. But while Helms was moving through the minor leagues, Leo Cárdenas was establishing himself as one of the major leagues’ best shortstops.

When Helms earned a roster spot to start 1966, the Reds had him replace Pete Rose at second base and had Rose move to third. Rose couldn’t get comfortable at third, so Helms moved to the hot corner after just 20 games and became the NL’s second-leading fielding third baseman. He also had one of his best offensive years. He batted .284, and his nine homers and 72 runs were career highs.

Helms split time between short and second base in 1967 and was the full-time second baseman in 1968. He had been a fixture in the Reds’ lineup for six seasons before becoming part of the blockbuster trade with Houston that brought Joe Morgan, César Gerónimo and Jack Billingham to the Reds. Those three became key pieces to the Big Red Machine teams that won back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976.

Helms played 417 games at second base for the Astros from 1972-74 and then had limited roles with the Astros, Pirates and Red Sox the next three seasons.

His only postseason appearance was on the 1970 Reds team that swept the Pirates in the NLCS and lost in five games to Baltimore in the World Series.

Helms became a Reds coach in 1983, first under manager Russ Nixon and then under Vern Rapp and Rose. Helms managed 27 games in 1988 while Rose was serving a 30-day suspension for making physical contact with an umpire. He managed 37 more in 1989 after commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti banned Rose for life for gambling on baseball.

Helms was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1979. He was preceded in death by sons Tommy Jr. and Ryan. Both played in the minor leagues in the early 1990s, Tommy Jr. in the Chicago Cubs organization and Ryan in the Chicago White Sox organization.

The Associated Press contributed to this post