Boston Red Sox

Location:  | Boston, Massachusetts
Year Founded:  | 1901
Colors:  | Red, blue, gray
Mascot:  | Wally the Green Monster
Championships:  | 9
Website:  | http://redsox.mlb.com/

Fenway Park, the Red Sox's stadium and the oldest active Major League Baseball stadium

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)

## Contents

* 1 Management
* 2 Roster
* 2.1 Pitchers
* 2.2 Catchers
* 2.3 Infielders
* 2.4 Outfielders
* 2.5 Designated Hitter
* 3 Minor League Affiliates
* 4 Retired Numbers
* 5 References
* 6 See also
* 7 External links

## Management[edit]

* Principal Owner: John Henry
* Chairman : Tom Werner
* CEO: Sam Kennedy
* General Manager: Dave Dombrowski
* Manager: Alex Cora

## Roster[edit]

### Pitchers[edit]

* 48 - Scott Atchison
* 51 - Daniel Bard
* 19 - Josh Beckett
* 11 - Clay Buchholz
* 36 - Paul Byrd
* 53 - Fernando Cabrera
* 17 - Manny Delcarmen
* 40 - John Lackey
* 31 - Jon Lester
* 37 - Hideki Okajima
* 58 - Jonathan Papelbon
* 62 - David Pauley
* 56 - Ramon Ramirez
* 60 - Scott Schoeneweis
* 49 - Tim Wakefield

### Catchers[edit]

* 41 - Victor Martinez
* 33 - Jason Varitek

### Infielders[edit]

* 29 - Adrian Beltre
* 22 - Nick Green
* 22 - Bill Hall
* 25 - Mike Lowell
* 15 - Dustin Pedroia
* 16 - Marco Scutaro
* 30 - Chris Woodward
* 20 - Kevin Youkilis

### Outfielders[edit]

* 5 - Rocco Baldelli
* 23 - Mike Cameron
* 7 - J.D. Drew
* 2 - Jacoby Ellsbury
* 23 - Joey Gathright
* 32 - Jeremy Hermida

### Designated Hitter[edit]

* 34 - David Ortiz

## Minor League Affiliates[edit]

The Boston Red Sox's minor league affiliates are:[2]

* AAA - Pawtucket Red Sox
* AA - Portland Sea Dogs
* A Adv. - Salem Red Sox
* A - Greenville Drive
* SS - Lowell Spinners

## Retired Numbers[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2009/07/31/suffering_from_roid_rage
2. ↑ http://www.soxprospects.com/2009.htm
3. ↑ http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/retired_numbers.jsp

## See also[edit]

* Boston

* Red Sox History

## External links[edit]

* Official Site
* Boston Globe - Red Sox News

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