Red Sox players threaten boycott over pay for coaches, others

clipped from blogs.usatoday.com Boston Red Sox players are threatening to boycott a series of games in Japan unless coaches and other team employees get the same $40,000 stipend as players, according to our friends at USA TODAY's Game On blog. Update at 1:33 p.m. ET: The dispute has been settled, but the Associated Press says the terms of the agreement have yet to be disclosed. The Associated Press says Red Sox players stayed in the dugout today, skipping the team's last spring training game in Fort Myers, Fla.