Danny Jansen will become the first player in MLB history to play for both teams in one game when the Boston Red Sox resume their matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, the catcher's former team.

This offseason, the Boston Red Sox sent top catching prospect Kyle Teel to the Chicago White Sox in the Garrett Crochet deal, which opened up a spot for a backup catcher on the MLB roster.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Boston’s new backup catcher will make his Red Sox debut on Saturday. Carlos Narvaez, acquired this past offseason from the New York Yankees in exchange for a pitching ...

Though the Red Sox backup catcher battle could extend until the final day of Spring Training, Sabol appears to have the edge at this stage.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox appear to have settled on their backup catcher to start the regular season. Boston optioned catcher/outfielder Blake Sabol to the minors Thursday morning ...

Red Sox catching instructor Parker Guinn said ... Narvaez and Blake Sabol are competing for the backup catcher job with one week remaining until Opening Day. Narvaez already had been incorporating ...

In a recent MassLive article, Chris Cotillo boldly predicted that the Boston Red Sox would go out and acquire a catcher at the trade deadline, potentially J.T. Realmuto from the Philadelphia Phillies.