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The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, c. 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the Boston Braves.
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The Red Sox were at one time the hottest team in baseball, so where did it all go wrong?
Boston's season ended hours before the arrival of October after the Red Sox struggled through a September slump and a lopsided loss in the American League Wildcard Series, capping a season that swung from low to high and back again.
They might have showed some life in the middle, but the 2026 Boston Red Sox ended their season exactly how they started it. Two absolute laughers against the N