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Boston Red Sox

The team's logo, 1908

The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and are the reigning World Series Champions. The Red Sox are a member and current champions of both the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division and of the American League itself. From 1912 to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park.

The "Red Sox" name originates from the iconic uniform feature. They are nicknamed the BoSox, a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (as opposed to the "ChiSox"), and the Olde Towne Team. Most fans simply refer to them as the Sox.

One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Boston in 1901. Then known as the Boston Americans, they played at Huntington Avenue Grounds, and met the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series. In 1918, the team won its fifth World Series, and then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history. Many attributed the phenomenon to the "Curse of the Bambino" said to have been caused by the trade of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920. The drought was ended, and the "curse" reversed in 2004, when the team won their sixth World Series Championship.

The Red Sox lead all MLB teams in average road attendance, while the small capacity of Fenway causes them to rank 11th in home attendance.

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The Portland Sea Dogs are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Established in 1994 and based in Portland, Maine, the Sea Dogs play in the Northern Division of the Eastern League. The Sea Dogs became part of the Red Sox system for the 2003 season; previously they were affiliated with the Florida Marlins. The change in affiliation brought success in the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the Sea Dogs went to the Eastern League championship series both years. They won their first-ever title on September 17, 2006, defeating the Akron Aeros 8-5 in a rematch of the series from the previous year. It was the first double-A championship for a Red Sox farm team since 1983 when they were based in New Britain, CT. The Sea Dogs' home stadium is Hadlock Field, named after long-time Portland High School baseball coach Edison Hadlock. In left field stands the Maine Monster, a 37-foot-tall replica of Fenway Park's Green Monster, complete with Coke bottle and Citgo sign. (more...)

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Yastrzemski at-bat in Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, 1983

Carl Michael "Yaz" Yastrzemski (pronounced /jəˈstrɛmski/, i.e. with the "z" silent), (born August 22, 1939) is a former American Major League Baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year career with the Boston Red Sox, primarily as a left fielder, with part of his later career played at first base and as a designated hitter. "Yaz" is an 18-time all-star, the possessor of seven gold gloves, a member of the 3000 hit club, and was the first American League player in that club to also accumulate over 400 home runs. He is second on the all-time list for games played, and third for total at-bats. He is the Red Sox all-time leader in career RBIs, runs, hits, singles, doubles, total bases, games played, and is second on the list for home runs behind another Red Sox great, Ted Williams. In 1967, Yastrzemski achieved a peak in his career, leading the Red Sox to the American League pennant for the first time in over two decades, in that season being voted the American League MVP, and being the last winner of the triple crown in the major leagues. (more...)

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December 13, 2007 - Red Sox Director George Mitchell releases report including naming several players of using illegal substances, including former Red Sox pitchers Eric Gagné and Brendan Donnelly, infielders Mo Vaughn, Mike Lansing, and Jeremy Giambi, and outfielder José Canseco.
February 5, 2008 - The Red Sox sign first baseman Sean Casey, formerly of the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds. He will likely serve in a utility role.
February 7, 2008 - Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is revealed to have a shoulder injury, and may require season-ending surgery.
February 11, 2008 - The Red Sox agreed to terms with infielder Kevin Youkilis on a one-year contract.