After missing most of the 2013 season because of a nerve condition, Beckett returned to throw a no-hitter, the first of the season and his career, becoming the oldest pitcher (34 years old ...

None of the pitchers they faced - not Cole Hamels, Brandon Webb or even Jake Peavy - is as good as Josh Beckett. No hitter is as good as David Ortiz, and no closer is as dominant as Jonathan Papelbon.