April 6, 2015 at Citizens Bank Park vs Cole Hammels, Dustin Pedroia hits 2 home runs. Pedroia becomes just the 2nd, second baseman in history to hit 2 homeruns on opening day. Felipe Lopez for the Arizona Dbacks is the other, he accomplished the feat in 2009. Pedroia a fantastic opening day player, has hit…
On May 2, 2014, At Fenway Park in the 6th inning, Dustin Pedroia hit his one-hundredth career home run, a grand slam on-off Ryan Cook of the Oakland A’s, in a 7-1 victory. He became only the second Boston Red Sox player in franchise history with at least one-hundred home runs and one-hundred stolen bases….
Major League Season Recap 2013 World Series – Boston Red Sox AL over St. Louis Cardinals NL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – David Ortiz Babe Ruth Award – David Ortiz Championship Series ALCS Boston Red Sox over Detriot Tigers 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Koji Uehara NLCS St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers 4…
In a major coup, the Yankees grab American League stolen bases leader Jacoby Ellsbury from their rivals the Red Sox, signing him to a seven-year deal worth $153 million. The Sox lose another starter from last year’s Championship team, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who moves to the Marlins for $21 million over three years, but replace him with veteran backstop A.J. Pierzynski, plucked from the Rangers on a one-year deal. The other big signing is reliever Joe Nathan, who moves to the Tigers on a two-year contract.
November 2, 2013 The Red Sox hold their championship parade around Boston, MA; the players travel on boats around Boston Harbor and stop for a ceremony at the site of the finish line of the Boston Marathon, honoring the victims of last April’s terrorist bombing. Game ticket & learn more about the players,…
The Red Sox crush the Tigers, 20 – 4, in a battle of first-place teams as DH David Ortiz collects the 2,000th hit of his career. The Sox tie a team record with 8 homers at home, with Big Papi hitting two of the long balls. Will Middlebrooks hits a grand slam in the Sox’s 8-run 6th inning and Daniel Nava adds a two-run shot, while Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli and Ryan Lavarnway account for the other long balls.
Boston’s Jon Lester pitches a one-hit shutout in a 5 – 0 win over the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. It is the 9,000th regular season victory in Sox history.
2013 – The Red Sox play their first home game since the tragic events at the Boston Marathon, defeating Kansas City, 4 – 3. David Ortiz, playing his first game of the year, gives a rousing speech thanking municipal authorities and police before the game. Ortiz sums up the mood of the city when he tells the capacity crowd, “This jersey that we wear today, it doesn’t say Red Sox. It says Boston. This is our f’***ng city, and nobody’s going to dictate our freedom. Stay Strong.” Neil Diamond comes in person to sing “Sweet Caroline” in the 8th inning. Daniel Nava has the key blow, a three-run homer in the bottom of the 8th. The Red Sox would hang a uniform in the club house for the remainder of the season “617” was the number and Boston Strong was the name. They used this energy and theme to propel them to the 2013 World title.
After flying from Los Angeles, Neil Diamond shows up unannounced at Fenway Park to ask the Red Sox if he can sing Sweet Caroline at the first game played at the ballpark since the bombing at the Boston Marathon. The crowd and the rest of the nation are truly ‘Boston Strong’ after his eighth-inning performance of the team’s
On Opening Day, Jackie Bradley Jr. has a memorable major league debut when he walks three times, scores twice, and robs Robinson Cano of an extra-base hit with an outstanding defensive play in the Red Sox’ 8-2 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium. The 22 year-old Boston rookie outfielder also makes uniform history, becoming the first major leaguer to wear “Jr.” on the back of his jersey.