Boston Red Sox | |
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Location: | Boston, Massachusetts |
Year Founded: | 1901 |
Colors: | Red, blue, gray |
Mascot: | Wally the Green Monster |
Championships: | 9 |
Website: | http://redsox.mlb.com/ |
The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team that play in the American League East Division. One of the oldest teams in baseball, with the oldest stadium, Fenway Park; the Red Sox are one of the most storied sports franchises of all time.
In 2009, it was shown that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez had failed tests for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2003 season. Some people, such as Dan Shaughnessy, questioned whether this illegal behavior tainted the championships the team won in 2004 and 2007.[1]
AL Pennants: 14 (1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018)
World Series Titles: 9 (1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018)
The Boston Red Sox's minor league affiliates are:[2]
Uniform numbers retired by the Red Sox[3]
1 - Bobby Doerr
4 - Joe Cronin
6 - Johnny Pesky
8 - Carl Yastrzemski
9 - Ted Williams
27 - Carlton Fisk
42 - Jackie Robinson
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