Daily Red Sox Links: Chris Sale, Will Venable, College Baseball

The last couple of weeks have been rough, but if you’re looking for some optimism the upcoming schedule should help soothe things. Just, uh, don’t think about last night. (Jen McCaffrey; The Athletic)

Also included in the reasons for optimism: Chris Sale returned to the rotation this month and really when the team needed it. (Christopher Smith; Mass Live)

Sale thanked Chris Snow, the former Boston Globe beat writer and ALS advocate, for everything he has done to bring awareness to ALS. (Trevor Hass; Boston.com)

Red Sox bench Will Venable, tested positive for COVID-19 while in Toronto. How did he pass the time and help the team while he quarantined in his hotel room? (Steve Hewitt; Boston Hearld)

There are more and more women playing college baseball and I love to see it. (Olivia Witherite; The Athletic)

An ex-Angels employee was charged with supplying drugs that lead to Tyler Skaggs death. (Nathan Fenino; LA Times)