![]() ![]() Despite some league-wide uniform changes, the Red Sox will again wear the BStrong jerseys, which say “Boston” on the front, instead of “Red Sox,” for Marathon Monday/Patriots Day on April 17. Their yellow and blue City Connect uniforms, which honor the Boston Marathon, will be worn Friday and Sunday of that weekend. The Red Sox will hold a ceremony before their Saturday, April 15 game, but will wear classic home white uniforms, as it is also Jackie Robinson Day for the entire league. To that end, this year also marks the 10-year anniversary of the “Boston Strong” World Series championship, the first World Series won at Fenway Park since 1918. In the aftermath, the 2013 Red Sox took it upon themselves to try and heal the region. ![]() On April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure-cooker explosives by the marathon finish line on Boylston Street which killed three people – Martin Richard (age 8), Lingzi Lu (23), Krystle Campbell (29) – and injured hundreds. Somehow, it’s already the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing. After a breakout season in 2022, the Curaçao native was added to the 40-man roster in November and will participate in his first major-league camp. Top prospect Ceddanne Rafaela is eligible to be on Team Netherlands’ roster, but reportedly isn’t playing in the WBC. Several Red Sox players will be joining WBC teams, including Rafael Devers (Dominican Republic), Kiké Hernández (PR), Nick Pivetta (Canada), and newcomers Masataka Yoshida (Japan) and Richard Bleier (Israel). 24.įor the first time since 2017, the Red Sox will host and play Team Puerto Rico in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game on March 8. The first spring training game is on Feb. While several players are already at the club’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida, spring training officially kicks off when pitchers and catchers report next week, on Feb. The club might be out of the playoff race but can still shake up the division if they find a way to win over the next 21 games.The 2023 Red Sox season is fast approaching, and more than most years, it’s hard to know what to expect.īetween the immense roster turnover ( over a dozen players left via free agency, trade, or release), rule changes, and a schedule makeover, it’s a whole new ballgame. Boston is also trending in the right direction, going 6-4 over their last 10 games and will face the Yankees this evening with two top infielders in Boegarts and Devers. This might not make the Sox the most formidable foe, but then again, it could also mean they are due for some positive regression. ![]() One thing going against the Red Sox is their season series in the division, as they do not hold a single series: Both teams still have to face the Yankees before the season ends and the Red Sox could add to their misery if they can muster up some wins against their chief AL East rival. ![]() To make things even more interesting, the Red Sox could help the Yankees move down the division and potentially out of first place as the Blue Jays and Rays sit only 5.5 and 6.0 games back respectively for first place in the division. The Red Sox could add to each team’s misery, as the club has to face Toronto in the second-to-last series of the season, before finishing off the year against Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays have to face each other nine more times this season, which could really shake up the playoff picture if either team struggles. The Orioles currently sit outside the Wild Card but aren’t far behind at 5.5 games back. Here are the remaining game on their schedule in 2022: While the Red Sox are unlikely to make the playoffs this year, sitting 10.0 games out of the AL Wild Card, they do have an opportunity to play spoiler for some of their division rivals, namely the New York Yankees. Martinez are pending free agents, while Chris Sale can also opt out of his contract as well this offseason (although unlikely given his injuries this year). This year, they are in dead-last in the AL East with a 69-72 record and are 16.0 games behind the first place New York Yankees.īoston has dealt with numerous injuries this year and sits in a tough spot in terms of their future, as Xander Bogaerts can opt out of his contract this offseason and Rafael Devers is a year away from free agency. Last year, the Red Sox won 92 games and were a playoff team. With 21 games left on the season, the Boston Red Sox are nowhere near where they expected to be when the season began. ![]()
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