The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises,the team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner,John I. Taylor,c. 1908,following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings",including the Boston Braves. The team has won nine World Series championships,tied for the third-most of any MLB team,and has played in 13 World Series. Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018. In addition,they won the 1904 American League pennant,but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series.
Curtis Montague Schilling is an American former Major League Baseball right handed pitcher and commentator for media outlet BlazeTV. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series appearance in 1993,and won championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 and 2007 with the Boston Red Sox,being named a co-winner of the World Series MVP in 2001. Schilling retired with a career postseason record of 11–2,and his .846 postseason winning percentage is a major-league record among pitchers with at least ten decisions. He is a member of the 3,000 strikeout club and has the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio of any of its inactive members. He is tied at third place for the most 300-strikeout seasons.
Timothy Stephen Wakefield was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher. Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates,but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox,from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team,earning a total of $55 million. When he retired at age 45 after 19 seasons in MLB,Wakefield was the oldest active player in the major leagues.
David Allan Righetti,nicknamed "Rags",is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher,Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,and Chicago White Sox. He served as the pitching coach for the Giants from 2000 through 2017.
Herbert Jefferis Pennock was an American professional baseball pitcher and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933,and is best known for his time spent with the star-studded New York Yankee teams of the mid to late 1920s and early 1930s.
Kevin Edmund Youkilis,nicknamed "Youk",is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman,who primarily played for the Boston Red Sox. A native of Cincinnati,Ohio,he was drafted by the Red Sox in 2001,after playing college baseball at the University of Cincinnati. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Red Sox,the Chicago White Sox,and the New York Yankees. He later served as a special assistant to the Chicago Cubs and former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein.
Michael Ausley Maddux is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the pitching coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for nine teams,over 15 seasons,and coached for four teams following his playing career.
David Dombrowski is an American baseball executive who serves as the president of baseball operations for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Dombrowski also previously served as the general manager of the Montreal Expos,the general manager and president of the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers,and president of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox. He has helped build four different franchises into pennant-winning teams,and he has won the World Series twice —with the Marlins in 1997 and the Red Sox in 2018.
Daniel Paul Bard is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox from 2009 to 2013 and the Colorado Rockies from 2020 to 2023. In 2011,Bard set a Red Sox team record with 25 consecutive scoreless appearances. His highest velocity pitch was 102 miles per hour (164 km/h). In subsequent years,Bard experienced a loss of control over his pitches,derailing his playing career. After pitching in only two major league games in 2013,he played for several minor league teams before retiring in 2017 to become a player mentor. In 2020,Bard returned as a player after regaining his control,earned a spot on the Rockies' MLB roster,and went on to win the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award as their closing pitcher.
Samuel Lee Stewart was an American professional baseball player. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1978 to 1987. Stewart had the best earned run average (ERA) in the American League (AL) in 1981 and he pitched in the postseason in 1979 and 1983. He won the American League championship in 1979 and the World Series championship in 1983,both with the Baltimore Orioles. He became addicted to crack after he retired from baseball;this led to a prison term that ran from 2006 to 2013.
John Edward Farrell is an American former baseball pitcher,coach,and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). During his eight-season playing career,Farrell was a member of the Cleveland Indians,California Angels,and Detroit Tigers. He was the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox from 2007 to 2010,before serving as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 to 2012. He returned to the Red Sox as their manager in 2013,winning the World Series with them in his first year,and led the team until 2017. Since 2018,he has held a scouting position with the Cincinnati Reds.
Gary Robert Tuck is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played one game in Minor League Baseball as a catcher in 1978. He has coached in the minor leagues and in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees,Florida Marlins,and Boston Red Sox.
David Taylor Price is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Price was selected first overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in September 2008. He also played for the Detroit Tigers,Toronto Blue Jays,Boston Red Sox,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
William Charles Fischer was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1964 for the Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers,Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athletics. He later was a longtime pitching coach at the major and minor league levels. Born in Wausau,Wisconsin,Fischer stood 6' (183 cm) tall,weighed 190 pounds (86 kg),and threw and batted right-handed.
John Thomas Kotchman is an American professional baseball scout,coach and minor league manager. Since the 2014 season,he has been manager of the rookie-level affiliate of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball,currently known as the Florida Complex League Red Sox. The 2024 season was Kotchman's 44th and last as a minor league manager.
Che-Hsuan Lin is a Taiwanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He played in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox in 2012.
Junichi Tazawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for ENEOS of the Japanese Industrial League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels. He also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Wei Chuan Dragons.
Robert Coello is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Toronto Blue Jays,and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,and in the KBO League for the Nexen Heroes.
Nathan Edward Eovaldi is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Miami Marlins,New York Yankees,Tampa Bay Rays,Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. Eovaldi made his MLB debut in 2011. He was a World Series champion with the Red Sox in 2018 and the Rangers in 2023 and has been selected as an All-Star in 2021 and 2023.
Ryan Sebastian Sherriff is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays,and Boston Red Sox.
