REMEMBERING BOBBY DOERR

APRIL 7, 1918 – NOVEMBER 13, 2017

REGARDED AS THE GREATEST SECOND BASEMAN IN RED SOX HISTORY, BOBBY

DOERR SPENT HIS ENTIRE 14-YEAR MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER WITH BOSTON
(1937-44, ’46-51), MISSING THE 1945 SEASON WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMY IN
WORLD WAR II. AFTER RETIRING AT ONLY 33 YEARS OLD DUE TO A BACK INJURY,
HE SERVED AS A SCOUT FOR THE RED SOX FROM 1957-66, AS WELL AS A FIRST
BASE COACH AND HIT TING INSTRUCTOR FROM 1967-69. THE NINE-TIME ALL-
STAR WAS ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IN 1986 BY THE
VETERANS COMMIT TEE, AND HIS UNIFORM NUMBER (1) WAS RETIRED BY THE
RED SOX IN 1988. HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH TED WILLIAMS, JOHNNY PESKY, AND
DOM DIMAGGIO WAS CHRONICLED IN DAVID HALBERSTAM’S BOOK,
THE TEAMMATES: A PORTRAIT OF A FRIENDSHIP, AND WAS LATER IMMORTALIZED
WITH A STATUE OUTSIDE FENWAY PARK. SAID WILLIAMS OF DOERR,
“WE NEVER HAD A CAPTAIN, BUT HE WAS THE SILENT CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM.”
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The Red Sox Organization History

“You Can Never Rest”....................................................................2-7 History of the Boston Red Sox.................................................273-282
Red Sox in the Community............................................................8-10 Ownership History.........................................................................284
Fenway Park Information and History.........................................11-17 Managerial History........................................................................285
Front Office Directory..................................................................18-19 All-Time Roster........................................................................286-295
Fenway Sports Group..................................................................20-21 Award Winners........................................................................296-299
Red Sox All-Stars/All-Star Game History..................................300-303
Red Sox Ownership And Club Executives Red Sox Hall of Fame/Cooperstown........................................304-306
Principal Owner John W. Henry...................................................22-23 Retired Numbers.....................................................................307-311
Chairman Thomas C. Werner.......................................................24-25
Vice Chairmen David Ginsberg and Phillip H. Morse........................26 Records
Club Executives...........................................................................27-35 Club Records...........................................................................312-319
The Red Sox Remember...................................................................36 Batting Records.......................................................................320-344
Pitching Records.....................................................................345-358
2018 Red Sox Fielding Records......................................................................359-368
Manager Alex Cora and Coaching Staff......................................37-49
Major League Personnel..............................................................50-52 Red Sox In The Postseason
Sports Medicine Service..............................................................52-56 Overall Results........................................................................371-373
Red Sox Players.........................................................................57-232 Postseason Records........................................................................374
Red Sox Rosters......................................................................234-237 Yearly Postseason Recaps........................................................375-409
Pronunciation Guide......................................................................238
Player Development
2017 In Review Player Development and Scouting Staffs................................411-417
Season Recap and Highlights..................................................241-246 Minor League Coordinators and Consultants/Instructors........418-422
Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Statistics.................................247-250 Red Sox 2017 Draft........................................................................422
Statistical Breakdowns and Day-by-Day..................................251-258 2017 Minor League Leaders and Award Winners....................423-424
The Last Time the Sox.....................................................................258 Minor League Affiliates...........................................................425-448
Transactions............................................................................259-260 Red Sox Minor League Players................................................449-484
Disabled List...................................................................................260
Media Information
Opponents Media Relations Information .................................................485-487
2018/All-Time vs. Opponents..................................................261-271 Red Sox on Television and Radio/Broadcaster Information.....488-492
Spring Training/JetBlue Park at Fenway South.........................493-495
MLB Important Dates.....................................................................496

Individual Player Bios

Jeremy Barfield.....................58 Justin Haley.........................100 Mitch Moreland..................143 Chandler Shepherd.............205
Matt Barnes..........................60 Heath Hembree...................102 Eduardo Núñez...................147 Carson Smith.......................206
Jalen Beeks...........................63 Marco Hernandez................105 Dustin Pedroia.....................151 Blake Swihart......................208
Andrew Benintendi...............64 Óscar Hernández.................107 Drew Pomeranz...................161 Aneury Tavárez....................211
Mookie Betts.........................68 Brock Holt...........................109 Rick Porcello........................165 Tyler Thornburg...................213
Xander Bogaerts...................75 Williams Jerez.....................113 Bobby Poyner......................170 Sam Travis...........................216
Jackie Bradley Jr....................80 Brian Johnson.....................114 David Price..........................171 Christian Vázquez...............218
Dan Butler.............................85 Joe Kelly..............................116 Esteban Quiroz....................178 Hector Velázquez................222
Ty Buttrey..............................87 Craig Kimbrel......................120 Hanley Ramirez...................180 Marcus Walden...................224
Rusney Castillo......................88 Sandy Leon.........................125 Austin Rei...........................187 Brandon Workman..............226
Michael Chavis......................91 Tzu-Wei Lin.........................129 Eduardo Rodriguez..............188 Steven Wright.....................229
Iván De Jesús........................92 Austin Maddox...................131 Fernando Rodriguez Jr.........192
Chad De La Guerra................94 Deven Marrero....................133 Chris Sale............................194
Rafael Devers........................95 Kyle Martin.........................136 Robby Scott.........................201
Roenis Elias...........................98 J.D. Martinez.......................138 Steve Selsky........................203

Information Box Directory

Notable Fenway Park Improvements.......... 4 Red Sox to Play in Every Game................ 48 Active Opponent Leaders vs. Red Sox..........269
Recent Concerts at Fenway Park................ 5 Red Sox Japanese-born Players ............. 108 Opponents Last Time ...................................269
Home Attendance, 2002-2017................... 6 All-Fenway Park Team ........................... 179 Opponent HR Leaders at Fenway Park....270-271
Red Sox Ownership History...................... 23 Red Sox All-Time Teams......................... 212 The Great Fenway Park Writers Series .........272
Red Sox President History........................ 27 All-Time Leaders at Fenway Park ........... 217 How They Became the Red Sox ...................282
Red Sox General Managers...................... 28 Players Lost in Expansion Drafts ........... 238

2018 Boston Red Sox Media Guide

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As Principal Owner John W. Henry and Chairman Tom Wer-

ner begin their 17th season as stewards of the Red Sox
franchise, the accomplishments are self-evident: the fran-
chise has won three World Series titles, the first of which
ended a championship drought of 86 years; Fenway Park has
been saved and restored with unimagined improvements
that blend modern amenities with the history and tradition
that has made the ballpark one of the crown jewel sports
venues in the world; and the Red Sox Foundation—which is
celebrating its 16th year of existence—now plays a central
role in the community, donating to more than 1,680 organi-
zations, including its own self-operated programs. It is the
largest team charity in Major League Baseball, and one of
the largest in professional sports.
The “new day” that Henry proclaimed when he, Tom Werner,
Larry Lucchino and their partners purchased the Red Sox on
December 20, 2001, ending the 69-year stewardship of Tom
and Jean Yawkey and their trustees, did indeed come to pass.
But complacency has no place at Fenway Park.
“You can never rest,’’ Henry has said. “You have to continu-
ally adapt to change.” And, he added with a figurative wink,
“It wouldn’t be fun to sit back, anyway.”
The team has not sat back, on or off the field. For the second straight season, the club won 93 games, and for the first
time since divisional play began in 1969, won back-to-back American League East titles. The acquisition of Chris Sale
paid off handsomely, the left-hander leading the majors in strikeouts and finishing second in voting for the American
League Cy Young Award, and in November the Red Sox hired a new manager, Alex Cora, embracing the need for
change. Additionally, 2017 saw the return of college and high school football and hurling to Fenway Park and improve-
ments to the 107-year-old ballpark, which will feature dugout level suites for the first time in 2018.
As the leaders of the Red Sox confront the challenges of a new season, they continue to be guided by the fundamental
principles that have served the franchise so well for over a decade, with a commitment to the following:

Commitment No. 1: Playing October Baseball Each Season, With the Ultimate Goal of
Winning World Series Championships
In the first 16 seasons under current ownership, the Red Sox have compiled a .553 winning percentage, which ranks
third overall in Major League Baseball. The Red Sox have won three World Series in that time, a feat equaled by one
other team, the San Francisco Giants. The organization has reached postseason play nine times, a total eclipsed by
only the Yankees (11) and matched by the Cardinals (9) and Dodgers (9). They also have enjoyed two separate three-
year streaks of qualifying for the playoffs, after never before advancing to the postseason in three straight seasons.
The bands of consistent success paved the way for three majestic World Series runs. The first, in 2004, came in the wake
of a crushing Game 7 defeat in the 2003 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, one
that was eclipsed in drama by the unprecedented comeback staged by the Red Sox against the Yankees in the 2004
ALCS. When the last out was recorded in Yankee Stadium on October 20, 2004, the Red Sox became the first team in
baseball history to win a seven-game postseason series after losing the first three games. The unbridled momentum of
the ALCS carried through to St. Louis, where the Sox completed a four-game sweep, helping to salve Game 7 losses to
the Cardinals in both the 1967 and 1946 World Series.
In 2007, the Red Sox gained sole possession of first place in the AL East on April 18 and never relinquished the
division’s top spot. The club continued its magical run with another stirring comeback in the ALCS, rallying from a
3-games-to-1 deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians. The Sox then swept the Colorado Rockies for their second World
Series title in four years.

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In 2013, with a new manager in John Farrell and the signings of seven free agents in the offseason, a team that
came to be known as a band of bearded brothers provided a needed emotional lift to a city devastated by the Boston
Marathon bombing. To the rallying cry of “Boston Strong,” the Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers in a thrilling, six-
game ALCS. After securing their 13th AL pennant, the Red Sox disposed of the Cardinals in the World Series, also in six
games, winning the decisive game at Fenway Park for the first time in 95 years.
The commitment to winning has not wavered. The hiring of Dave Dombrowski in August 2015 allowed the Red Sox
to get a head start for the 2016 season. At the top of the wish list was a front end of the rotation starter and a back
end reliever. Dombrowski, along with General Manager Mike Hazen and the baseball operations department, targeted
and landed two of the best pitchers in the game in ace David Price and closer Craig Kimbrel. These pivotal additions
complemented a core of homegrown young players such as Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, and Jackie Bradley Jr, all
of whom became first-time All-Stars. With David Ortiz enjoying the greatest farewell season in the game’s history and
Rick Porcello winning the Cy Young Award winner as the American League’s best pitcher, the Red Sox won the AL East
for the third time in the last 10 seasons. With Sale leading the way, the Red Sox won the East again in 2017.

Commitment No. 2: Preserving, Protecting and Enhancing Historic Fenway Park

While Offering New and Unique Forms of Entertainment
Fenway Park was on life support when the team was up for sale in 2001. Only the Henry-Werner-Lucchino group
sought to save Fenway Park.
Passion, ingenuity, and commitment fueled financial, intellectual, and physical improvements to the ballpark each
year. The most significant renovations took place in the first 10 years (through the 2010-11 offseason), funded by
the club’s own investment of approximately $285 million. With the mantra of “Do No Harm,” the ownership group
set the course on an ambitious transformation to add more seats, information, and amenities at Fenway Park. From
seamlessly putting seats above the hallowed Green Monster to utilizing every available square inch in the ballpark,
they shortened lines, enhanced information access, and improved facilities for players and staff. They helped pre-
serve and protect the neighborhoods around the park, from Kenmore Square through the Fenway to the Longwood
medical area (home of world-renowned hospitals).
After their third season of improvements, Henry, Werner, and Lucchino committed on March 23, 2005 to remain long-
term at Fenway Park. The news triggered gratitude, honors, and investment that rejuvenated the Fenway neighbor-
hood. Fans responded by packing the ballpark in unprecedented numbers, resulting in a record sellout streak of 794
games (820 including the postseason), beginning on May 15, 2003 and ending with a sellout on Opening Day, 2013.
With additional seats and standing room at Fenway Park, the club reached 2.7 million in attendance for the first time
in 2003 – the first of seven consecutive seasons setting an attendance record – and exceeded 3 million fans in five
straight years from 2008-12. Attendance averaged 36,021 per game in 2017, the 10th-highest average in club history.
In what has remained an ongoing effort to enhance the fan viewing experience, work was undertaken this past
winter to add a new front row of seating for 30 spectators beyond the visitors’ dugout along the left-field line and
a new Jim Beam Dugout Suite adjacent to the home dugout, with a capacity of 25. The right-field roof will now fea-
ture a Sam Adams sign that will overlook the renamed “Sam Deck.” The Red Sox, complying with an industry-wide
trend, are also extending protective netting to provide coverage from Field Box Section 9 on the right-field side
(adjacent to “Canvas Alley”) to Field Box Section 79 on the left-field side. Additional improvements were made to
the visitors’ clubhouse, which included relocating the weight room and adding a new lounge and dining area for
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To date, the Red Sox have spent over $300 million in ballpark
improvements and upgrades. NOTABLE FENWAY PARK
Recognizing that Fenway Park could once again serve as a gath- IMPROVEMENTS
ering place for the community beyond 81-plus baseball games 2003: The debut of Green Monster seats
each year, the ballpark has opened its doors to a wide variety above the left-field wall and official open-
of entertainment experiences year-round. This unique showcase ing of Yawkey Way after a one-month trial
of events began with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the previous September.
the first band invited to play at Fenway Park in 2003, making an
encore appearance in 2012. That concert, the first in 30 years at 2004: The building of the Budweiser Roof
Fenway Park, paved the way for a sweeping array of entertain- Deck (now the Sam Deck).
ment and sporting events. 2005: Improvements to the clubhouse and
On New Year’s Day 2010, Fenway Park’s playing surface served as the creation of Game On!
foundation for a hockey rink, the Boston Bruins taking the ice for 2006: The transformation of the .406 Club
the National Hockey League’s Winter Classic against the Philadel- into the open-air EMC Club and State
phia Flyers. It was a success, artistically and on the scoreboard, Street Pavilion.
the Bruins winning, 2-1, in overtime. And in the winter of 2011-
12, there would be more skating on the Fens, as several college 2007: The creation of a new Third Base
and high school teams played in “Frozen Fenway” and time was Deck and renovations to the suite level.
set aside for open public skating. “Frozen Fenway” returned two 2008: The addition of 800 new State Street
years later, this time with the addition of a 75-foot “Monster Pavilion seats, the addition of the Coca-Co-
Sled,” the left-field wall serving as dramatic backdrop. la Corner in left field, and the Bleacher Bar
Fenway Park took on an international flavor in 2010, hosting its restaurant under the centerfield bleachers.
first soccer match in more than 40 years when Celtic FC of the
Scottish Premier League took on Sporting Portugal. In 2012, a 2009-11: Complete repair of the lower
preseason friendly between two iconic franchises, Liverpool FC seating bowl.
and A.S. Roma was held at the ballpark, with the Italian side win- 2011: The installation of three High Defi-
ning, 2-1. Those two clubs met in a rematch in 2014, and Roma nition video display and scoring systems.
again came out on top, 1-nil.
2012: The debut of the Royal Rooters Club
The sporting menu was expanded again in 2015, in what became & Home of the Nation’s Archives next to
the Winter Season at Fenway Park. To great popular acclaim, the Big Concourse.
football returned to the 105-year-old ballpark for the first time
since 1968 when the Boston Patriots of the old American Football 2013: The addition of the Champions Club
League played their home games. The baseball diamond under- and the introduction of “Fenway Farms,” a
went a dramatic transformation into a gridiron as Notre Dame rooftop garden.
took the field as the home team in the Shamrock Series against 2014: The opening of Yawkey Station on
Boston College on November 21. The Fighting Irish edged the Ea- the MBTA Commuter Rail and ‘The Press
gles, 19-16. Days later, Fenway Park revived a tradition that had Room’ on the fifth floor media level.
ended 80 years earlier of hosting Thanksgiving high school foot-
ball. St. John’s Prep played Xaverian and B.C. High played Catho- 2015: The extension of EMC and State
lic Memorial on Thanksgiving Eve, while Wellesley played Need- Street levels on the left field side of the
ham and Boston Latin met Boston English on Thanksgiving Day. ballpark to the foul pole, adding a new
The football games were followed the next weekend by hurling, party suite and more reserved seating.
Galway meeting Dublin in a friendly, which was accompanied by 2016-17: The addition of Tully Tavern in
an Irish Festival. the right field grandstands; the addition of
In February, 2016, another winter spectacle made its Fenway two rows of dugout seats; the installation
debut: “Big Air at Fenway,” a snowboarding and free-skiing U.S. of a removable field wall system in front of
Grand Prix tour event. It featured a 140-foot-high snow ramp, the bullpens; and the addition of a virtual
taller than the light towers at the ballpark and over three times reality batting cage experience in the Kids
taller than the fabled Green Monster. After a summer in which a Concourse.
record 11 concerts were held, including a first-ever appearance 2018: The addition of a Dugout Suite
by Pearl Jam, ice hockey returned in January, 2017, with Frozen adjacent to the home dugout, giving fans a
Fenway held for the fourth time. unique, field-level view of the game.
Lady Gaga made history last September when she became the
first female artist to headline at Fenway Park, performing two
concerts. In all, there were eight nights of concert performances, including encore appearances by James Taylor,
Bonnie Raitt and Billy Joel. Football also returned in the form of the Gridiron Series, comprised of back-to-back
weekends of college football. Ivy League rivals Brown and Dartmouth kicked off the series, the Big Green prevailing
33-10 in the first meeting in 94 years between the schools here, followed the next night by UMass and Maine, the
home-state Minutemen coming out on top in a high-scoring, 44-31 affair. The following weekend, Boston College
romped over UConn, 39-16, the colleges then giving way to three high school games played headed into Thanks-
giving, the first between B.C. High and Catholic Memorial, followed by a double-header featuring Masconomet and
Everett in the first game, followed by Hingham and Scituate.

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Commitment No. 3: Taking the Fenway Park
RECENT CONCERTS Experience to the Highest Levels of Service,
AT FENWAY PARK Warmth, and Hospitality for the Purpose of
Creating Lasting Memories for All Who Visit
2012: Roger Waters performing “The Wall”; It is not enough for the Red Sox to have a winning team playing in
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band a historic ballpark; every employee of the Red Sox is challenged to
2013: Sir Paul McCartney; Jason Aldean; create an experience that matches, or exceeds, the expectations
Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake of every fan who walks through the gates of Fenway Park.
2014: Billy Joel; Zac Brown Band; Tom With instruction that we are in the “yes business,” the motto
Petty & the Heartbreakers; Jack White heard most around the halls of the front office is, “it can be done.”
2015: Billy Joel (Bleachers opening); Foo To help bring that motto to life, on September 5, 2002, the club
created the Fenway Ambassadors, a good-will troupe whose man-
Fighters, with Mighty Mighty Bosstones
date is to delight, inform, and care for fans young and old. From
& Mission to Burma, Dropkick Murphys the simple task of giving directions, to surprising a child with a
& Royal Blood; James Taylor, with Bonnie game ball who missed catching their own, the Fenway Ambassa-
Raitt; Zac Brown band dors work to fulfill the club’s mission to apply a personal touch
2016: Dead & Company; Sir Paul McCa- and create memorable experiences for all who visit.
rtney; James Taylor, with Jackson Browne; Since 2002, the club has put a special emphasis on making all
Pearl Jam; Billy Joel; Zac Brown Band fans feel welcome at the ballpark. “Friendly Fenway” has been
(Drake White and the Big Fire opening); manifested through fan appreciation gestures each September
Jason Aldean and Kid Rock (Thomas Rhett when fans are greeted by players at the gates, given special give-
& A Thousand Horses opening) aways and opportunities to interact with the players on the field.
2017: Dead & Company; Florida Georgia New improvements and amenities have sought to provide fans
Line, with Backtreet Boys, Nelly, and Chris with all the comforts that make their visit enjoyable, including
Lane; New Kids on the Block, with Paula enhanced WiFi and cellular networks, a new space created just
Abdul and Boyz II Men; James Taylor, with for season ticket holders in the Royal Rooters Club, more varied
Bonnie Raitt; Billy Joel; Lady Gaga concession options that appeal to the most discerning palates,
and private spaces for mothers to nurse their infants.
In addition to the improved creature comforts, the club has pro-
vided fans with more free opportunities to visit Fenway Park outside of a game with the introduction of programs
such as a “Father’s Day Catch,” a Mother’s Day “Walk in the Park,” days when “Kids Run the Bases,” “Open Hous-
es” to savor the ballpark, and when “Grandparents Walk the Bases.” Families can trick or treat on Halloween, and
celebrate Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the holiday season, and Valentine’s Day with a variety of events.
And it wouldn’t be “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark” without the poignant ceremonies that celebrate the import-
ant and meaningful connection between and the City of Boston and Fenway Park.
In a grand procession to celebrate the ballpark’s 100th anniversary on April 20, 2012, the exact date of the first
game at Fenway Park, more than 200 former Red Sox returned to their field, wearing the jerseys of their youth, one
by one, to the strains of “Field of Dreams,” “The Natural,” and John Williams’ “Jurassic Park.” Maestro Williams
was on hand in person to conduct the Boston Pops in the debut of “Fanfare for Fenway,” his gift to the club and
to the park. A Guinness World Record (32,904) toasted the park. And as her great-grandfather John F. Fitzgerald,
the Mayor of Boston, had done 100 years before on the same date in the same place, Caroline Kennedy threw the
Ceremonial First Pitch, together with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Thomas Fitzgerald, grandson of “Honey
Fitz.” The game would be the last ever attended together by Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr, who sat in the Legends
Suite, watching the Boys of Summer that they were 70 years before.
In 2013, the Red Sox played a meaningful role after the Boston Marathon tragedy of April 15. At the team’s next
home game, Saturday, April 20, Boston’s largest community convocation experienced a palpable sense of unity and
resolve. The ceremony’s final words came from an impassioned David Ortiz, whose spontaneous oratory will not be
forgotten, though it may not necessarily be repeated word for word.
Throughout the season, the Red Sox welcomed heroes and wounded, families and friends, and attempted to pro-
vide communal comfort. It was an extraordinary demonstration of how a ballclub can interlock with the emotions
of a strong, resilient community. Together, that passion took everyone back to the finish line of the Marathon on
November 2, when Jonny Gomes and Jarrod Saltalamacchia placed the freshly won World Series Trophy on the site.
They countered tragedy with triumph.
In 2014, April 20 was a special day for the third straight year. On the eve of Marathon Monday, ESPN televised
Fenway’s one-year tribute to those who had been affected. Fans in the park, in the nation, and around the world
marveled at the demonstration of strength that had made “Boston Strong” part of the national vocabulary.
Opening Day 2015 was one of the club’s most remarkable. Fans anticipated and enjoyed a salute to the New
England Patriots, who had just won their fourth Super Bowl.
But they did not expect the emotional moment when Jane Richard led her church’s children’s choir in the National
Anthem, two years after losing her leg – and her brother Martin – in the Marathon tragedy.

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Neither did they anticipate the final moment of the ceremonies, traditionally
when someone says “Play Ball!” On this day, the club gave that honor to Pete RED SOX HOME
Frates, the Boston College baseball star whose battle with ALS led him to help ATTENDANCE,
create the phenomenal “Ice-Bucket Challenge.” What’s more, then-General Man- 2002-2017
ager Ben Cherington came out on the field and signed Frates to an authentic Red 2002 2,650,063
Sox baseball contract. 2003 2,724,162
During the summer, the club presented a two-day tribute to new Hall of Famer 2004 2,837,304
Pedro Martinez. One day in English, one day in Spanish, both touching tributes to 2005 2,847,888
the extraordinary pitcher and extraordinary man. 2006 2,930,588
The 2016 season was marked by two extraordinary events. In pregame ceremo- 2007 2,971,025
nies May 26th, Hall of Famer Wade Boggs became the ninth Red Sox player to 2008 3,048,248
have his number retired, a red No. 26 joining the others on the façade of the 2009 3,062,699
right-field grandstand. The final weekend of the 2016 season was devoted to a 2010 3,046,444
three-day celebration of the extraordinary career of Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, 2011 3,054,001
who received a $1 million gift from the Red Sox Foundation to his own foundation 2012 3,043,003
dedicated to critical pediatric care, and also was saluted by the city and state with 2013 2,833,333
the naming of a bridge and a street in his name. 2014 2,956,089
2015 2,880,694
Two championship reunions marked the 2017 season—the 1967 team gathered 2016 2,955,434
to commemorate the “Impossible Dream” American League pennant it captured 2017 2,917,678
50 years before, and the 2007 World Series champions reconvened 10 years after
giving the Sox their second World Series title in four years. And, not waiting for
his inevitable induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame, the Red Sox staged a memorable ceremony to retire the No. 34
worn by the beloved Big Papi, David Ortiz.
From the first Father’s Day Catch in 2002, through unifying convocations, to the celebration of careers, the Red Sox
have turned Fenway Park into a place of warm, lasting memories – a place where dreams come true.

Commitment No. 4: Impacting the Lives of New Englanders through Our Community
and Charitable Endeavors
The Red Sox, recognizing the place of prominence they have been given in the lives of so many New Englanders,
have embraced their mission to positively impact the community that holds them so dear.
Immediately after completing the purchase of the club on February 27, 2002, the owners established the Red Sox
Foundation, and committed to the Massachusetts Attorney General that they would infuse the foundation with at
least $20 million over the next 10 years.
As it celebrates its 16th year, the Red Sox Foundation, focusing on its core targets of children, families, veterans
and communities in need, has not only met that expectation but exceeded it, and in 2018 welcomed a new ex-
ecutive director, Bekah Salwasser. In 2010, it received Major League Baseball’s first-ever Commissioner’s Award
for Philanthropic Excellence for its Red Sox Scholars program, which provides college scholarships and care for
academically-talented, financially-challenged middle school students.
It also received the 2009 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy from the Robert Wood John-
son Foundation and The Sports Philanthropy Project.
While the legendary relationship between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund is set to mark its 65-year partnership
in 2018, the club’s support has intensified with a variety of initiatives. In 2002, the Red Sox established the Jimmy
Fund Radio-Telethon on WEEI and NESN. The annual fundraiser has generated more than $49 million for research,
treatment, and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, including just over $4.2 million in 2017. The foundation also
became a title sponsor of the Pan-Mass Challenge, the across-the-Commonwealth bike ride that has raised more
than $598 million, including a record $51 million in 2017. Patients visit the Red Sox at Spring Training, on the road,
and at Fenway, thanks to the generosity of retired radio-TV personality John Dennis; philanthropists such as Art
Kelly; and Mike Gordon, President of Fenway Sports Group.
The relationship started anecdotally in 1947, when Ted Williams would visit patients on his way to the park. The Red
Sox adopted the Jimmy Fund as their official charity in 1953, to continue the tradition established by the Boston
Braves, who moved to Milwaukee. The 2013 season featured a year-long tribute that included the creation of the
Jimmy Fund Chorus. In 2014, a Jimmy Fund Gallery was dedicated, and the relationship was proclaimed in signage
on the outside of the building on Brookline Avenue.
For the third straight season in 2017, Brock Holt served as a Jimmy Fund captain, visiting the clinic and lending
their support to the cause. The entire team visited the Telethon set in August to take a photo with patients and
show their support.
A signature effort made by the Red Sox is the Home Base Program, initiated by Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and
the Red Sox Foundation after visits to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In partnership with Massachusetts
General Hospital, the program has provided treatment for post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries to
more than 11,000 New England veterans and their families. The foundation has donated over $22 million to the
program, raising more than $15 million through its annual Run to Home Base.

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Organization
Red Sox
The club’s enhanced community relations outreach features appearances that foster player-fan interaction. Red Sox
players on the 2017 team made 645 appearances arranged by the club, and former players made 311 more. These
gestures – 956 in-person interactions – are in addition to many of the charitable efforts in which players engage
independently.
In addition to the work of the Red Sox Foundation, the club has helped other charities raise tens of millions over
the past 15 years by donating over 60,000 autographed items, providing free use of the ballpark, and over 250,000
complimentary tickets for games, concerts, and special events.
The Red Sox Wives also consistently render services to the community via events that have generated record
amounts of food for the hungry, funds to fight diseases, and awareness to help prevent the abuse of women.
The Sox continue to sponsor Ticket for Troops donations while also offering discounted tickets for active-duty,
retired, and veteran service members. The Red Sox Foundation for the third year sponsored the IMPACT Awards Pro-
gram (Inspiring More Philanthropy Across Charities Together), which provides Red Sox fans in the five New England
states outside of Massachusetts with the opportunity to vote for their favorite local non-profits to decide which
organizations will be awarded grants. More than $225,000 in grants have been awarded to those non-profits.

Commitment No. 5: Developing and Nurturing the Next Generation of Red Sox Fans
Perhaps more than any other sport, “America’s Pastime” is a generational game. The future of the Red Sox fran-
chise is tied to its ability to make the club and the game of baseball exciting for the kids of today and the parents
of tomorrow. To that end, Red Sox ownership made growing the next generation of fans a central mission for the
entire organization.
In 2016, the Red Sox continued to build out “Calling All Kids,” a series of programs to develop young fans with
three primary goals: provide greater access to Red Sox games at Fenway Park; enhance the entertainment and
customer experience for kids at the ballpark; and celebrate and strengthen the game of baseball in the community.
To improve access for young fans, the Red Sox introduced two new ticket programs: a $9 ticket for high school and
college students beginning in 2014, and for those 14 and younger, a free ticket to a game as part of the free Kid
Nation membership. In 2017, there were 75,000 kids enrolled in the program across each of the 50 states.
Perhaps the most visible symbol of the club’s commitment to youth was the creation in 2014 of “Gate K (for
Kids),” a children-friendly entrance located adjacent to Gate B leading into the new Kids Concourse. In addition
to the gate, the right field area of the Big Concourse
was revamped with games, entertainment, kids’ con-
cessions, and amenities, and “Wally’s Clubhouse”
was formed to serve as an outlet for young fans and
families who need a break from the game. To help
assist the parents and youngsters in this area, a “Kids
Crew” was established, a group of gameday employ-
ees dedicated to serving the needs of families in the
Kids Concourse and Wally’s Clubhouse.
Proving to be a huge hit with our young fans was Tes-
sie, Wally the Green Monster’s sister, who was intro-
duced in January, 2016. Tessie is present for all games
at Fenway Park to entertain kids and is a permanent
member of the Red Sox family.
To engage more children to play the game, the Red
Sox have long been active in Major League Baseball’s
RBI Program. In 2002, the ownership group established an innovative program – the Boston Area Church League –
with Mayor Thomas M. Menino, sponsors, civic leaders, and longtime civil rights activist Frank Jordan. Children play
Saturday doubleheaders with pastors as coaches, police as umpires, and assistant district attorneys as volunteers.
All enjoy a game at Fenway Park in September. Over the past 14 years, the RBI program has grown to 31 RBI teams
(Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) and Rookie Leagues serving more than 1,300 children.
In January, 2017, Mayor Walsh and the Red Sox Foundation unveiled the first of four indoor batting cages that
will be installed at Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers throughout the City of Boston.
The batting cage installations are made possible by a grant from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major
League Baseball Players Association’s (MLBPA) Youth Development Foundation, an organization set up in 2015 by
the league and Players Association to improve the caliber, effectiveness, and availability of amateur baseball and
softball programs across the United States and Canada.
The commitment to Little League baseball continued in 2017 when the Red Sox Foundation sponsored over 317
Little League teams in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine. The club teamed up with Mayor Walsh and the
Highland Street Foundation for the third year of “Out of the Park” and refurbished Noyes Park in East Boston and
Peter’s Park in the South End.
For the Red Sox, the inaugural “Calling All Kids” campaign was just the beginning. After all, when it comes to kids,
you can never rest.

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Organization
Red Sox

The official team charity of the Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox Foundation has donated to over 1,680 organizations
since its creation in 2002, and focused on making a difference in the lives of children, families, Veterans, and com-
munities in need by improving their health, education, and recreational opportunities. Through partnerships with
best-in-class organizations in healthcare, the Red Sox have helped raised over $135 million for cancer treatment
and research for The Jimmy Fund, supported more than 15,000 Veterans and their families suffering from the “in-
visible wounds of war” with the Home Base Program, and helped the Dimock Center serve over 17,000 patients
annually with health and human services. The Foundation’s self-run education and youth baseball programs have
helped 274 Boston Public Schools students with college scholarships, and promotes healthy choices and valuable
life skills to more than 700 urban youth annually through its RBI baseball and softball program.

The Personal Touch

Touching Lives, Face to Face
The team’s commitment to the community
was stronger than ever in 2017 – a joint effort
of the team’s community relations depart-
ment and the Red Sox Foundation.
Red Sox players, coaches and manager John
Farrell made 645 appearances arranged by
the club, and former players made 311 more.
These gestures – 956 in-person interactions
– are in addition to many of the charitable ef-
forts in which players engage independently.
The community relations department helped
4,708 accredited non-profits raise funds and
raise awareness of their worthy causes, of-
ten by donating signed items used by these
organizations to raise money.
Six Make-A-Wish children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses experienced far-fetched dreams come
true in 2017 as they stepped on the field, sat in the dugout, and met the players they had only admired from afar,
beginning with one young child’s visit in spring training with David Price.
Tim Wakefield, the Red Sox Foundation Honorary Chairman inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame in 2016, participated
in numerous foundation activities throughout the year, including his fourth annual golf tournament to benefit the Red
Sox Foundation.
For the third year, the Red Sox Foundation’s IMPACT Awards Program (Inspiring More Philanthropy Across Charities
Together) provided Red Sox fans in the five New England states outside of Massachusetts with the opportunity to vote
for their favorite local non-profits to decide which organizations will be awarded grants. In that three-year span, the
Foundation has donated $225,000 to those designated charities.
In spring training in Fort Myers, FL, players participated in the Children’s Hospital golf tournament, signed autographs
at the Open House at JetBlue Park, attended the Lee County Boys & Girls Club Dinner, and the Diamond Dinner bene-
fitting the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. The Red Sox and JetBlue hosted a group of Latino kids at a game
in Fort Myers as part of the Red Sox Novatos program. Players also participated in service days, visiting food banks,
participating in a goodwill collection at JetBlue Park, and visiting Valerie’s House, a place where grieving families can
find comfort. They also visited Family Initiative, assisting in activities for children on the autism spectrum.
The team held its third “Girls of Summer” event where women learned fundamentals of the game from Red Sox coach-
es, got their photos taken with Red Sox players, and were addressed by members of the front office.
Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramirez continued ticket programs in which they purchased tickets for various groups to
attend games at Fenway Park. Robby Scott was the team’s “community champion,” making hospital visits among
many other appearances.
Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello continued his work for Team Joseph, matching donations to a charity that supports
children diagnosed with Duchenne, a form of muscular dystrophy. Porcello was the team’s nominee for Major League
Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for humanitarian service.
New manager Alex Cora led a group that included players Matt Barnes, Heath Hembree, Brian Johnson, Austin Mad-
dox, Deven Marrero and Robby Scott on the two-day 2017 Holiday Caravan. Players visited patients and staff at Bos-
ton Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Shriners Hospital for
Children, and MassGeneral Hospital for Children, and also paid a visit to The BASE, a training academy that provides
young baseball players with coaching and academic and life skills training.

RED SOX FOUNDATION BOARD

Thomas C. Werner (Chairman)
Mike Egan Chad Gifford Linda Pizzuti Henry Bekah Salwasser (Executive Director)
David Friedman (Counsel) Michael Gordon Sean McGrail Linda Whitlock

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Organization
The Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund

Red Sox
Teammates for Life
No cause is more deeply rooted in the fiber of the Red Sox than the fight against cancer. It was that way when Ted
Williams would visit the young patients of legendary doctor Sidney Farber on his way to Fenway Park in the 1940’s, it
is that way today, and it will remain that way until cancer has been vanquished.
The enduring partnership between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund, which officially started in 1953, included last
season the annual spring training visit by a host of Jimmy Fund kids, and more than $4.2 million raised during last
August’s 16th Annual Red Sox Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon on WEEI and NESN, bringing the total raised to more than
$49 million since the telethon’s inception. The entire Red Sox team visited the set to take photos with patients and
show their support. Over the years, the Red Sox have helped the Jimmy Fund raise more than $135 million for cancer
treatment and research.
Veteran Brock Holt served as the team’s Jimmy Fund captain in each season from 2015-17 and will once again take
on that role in 2018.

Fighting the Battles That Matter on the Home Front

When the Red Sox went to Washington, D.C., in the aftermath of their World Series victories in 2004, 2007, and
2013, they did so at the invitation of the White House, Presidents Bush and Obama paying tribute to their success.
The Sox appreciated the honor, but the trips to the nation’s capital would take on a deeper and more lasting mean-
ing, one inspired by their visits after each ceremony to the military personnel recovering from their wounds in the
Walter Reed Army Medical Center and associated hospitals.
The Red Sox, to a man, were profoundly affected by the courageous men and women they met, and Chairman Tom
Werner was moved to find a way that the ball club could make a positive impact on the lives of those who had given
so much in service to their country. His vision, as Chairman of the Red Sox Foundation, inspired the club to partner
with Massachusetts General Hospital to create the Home Base Program.
Along with the team’s decades-long commitment to the Jimmy Fund, it has become a cornerstone of the team’s
community outreach, one that has provided an extraordinary support system to wounded veterans and their families.
The Home Base Program is the first partnership of its kind in the nation between an academic medical center and
a Major League Baseball team. As a National Center of Excellence, Home Base operates the largest private-sector
clinic in the nation devoted to healing invisible wounds such as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain
injury. Since its inception, Home Base has served more than 15,000 veterans and family members with care and
support, trained more than 12,500 clinicians, educators, and community members nationally, and remains at the
forefront of discovering new treatments that offer great hope to our servicemen and women. Home Base launched
a “first in the nation” two-week intensive clinical program for veterans that extends the reach of this program to
any post-9/11 veteran in the United States. Over time it has expanded its clinical staff of doctors, psychologists,
nurses, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists and licensed clinical social workers to ensure that it main-
tains the world-class, evidence-based care for which it has become known.
The Red Sox Foundation to date has committed over $22 million to the program, raising more than $15 million
through its Run to Home Base. As part of the 8th annual Run to Home Base on July 15, 2017, prior to the Red Sox’
game against the Yankees, Home Base and the Red Sox Foundation provided a richly deserved “welcome home”
to hundreds of Vietnam veterans, honoring their service and sacrifice in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the
Vietnam War.
The Home Base program remains deeply appreciative of the support offered by Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston
Mayor Marty Walsh.

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Organization

The Red Sox and Dimock

Red Sox

Simply Saving Lives

In the heart of the city, at the soul of its core, sits an institution that tackles the toughest issues. A caring lifeline
for those who need it most, the Dimock Center is a comprehensive non-profit health and social services facility in
Roxbury and a regional leader in addressing opioid addiction.The Red Sox Foundation, a supporter for 16 years, is
the largest contributor to Dimock. John W. Henry – together with more than 170 baseball operations staff members
and Aramark--have personally volunteered at this Roxbury institution.

Red Sox Scholars

Education for Life
The Red Sox Scholars Program, presented by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, enhances the lives of Boston
middle schoolers, who receive college scholarships of $10,000, as well as mentoring and enrichment opportunities.
The program, created in 2003, received MLB’s first-ever “Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excellence” in
2010. Since its inception, 274 academically talented, financially challenged Boston students have stepped onto the
field at Fenway Park and felt the cheers of encouragement that we hope they will enjoy throughout their lives. In
2017, Jackie Bradley Jr. served as the Red Sox Scholars captain for the second year. The program is also supported by
the Biogen Foundation, Citgo, Highland Street Foundation, Letters Foundation, Lynch Foundation, and Target.
Beyond Boston, the Red Sox Foundation’s New England Service Scholarship program provides college scholarships
of $1,000 to 170 graduating seniors in each of the other five New England states. The program is sponsored by Ford
Motor Company and National Grid in RI. The funding also comes in part from unique Red Sox Foundation license
plates in Connecticut and Rhode Island

Youth Baseball Programs

Play Ball for Life
RBI: RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) introduces urban youth in Boston to baseball and softball, and uses
the sport to promote healthy choices and valuable life skills. RBI serves more than 700 youth, ages 9 to 18. The
program is sponsored by Aramark, Franklin Sports, JetBlue, Neighborhood Health Plan, Regina Pizzeria, and Zipcar.
The Foundation also supports six “Rookie Leagues” throughout Boston, annually serving 900+ youth, ages 5 to 12.
These leagues often serve as a pipeline to RBI.
BOSTON AREA CHURCH LEAGUE: For the 16th straight year, the Red Sox are helping to nurture the Boston Area
Church League, which the club created with former Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino on August 8, 2002. Children
play Saturday double headers with pastors as coaches, police as umpires, and assistant district attorneys as volun-
teers. Several hundred children then enjoy a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, and relationships born on the ballfield
translate into the neighborhoods. Beginning in 2018, CVS will sponsor the league.
RED SOX CHILDREN’S RETREATS: For the 15th straight year, the Red Sox helped operate Red Sox Children’s Re-
treats at the Ron Burton Training Village in Hubbardston, MA. In a partnership announced December 13, 2002, shortly
before the Boston Patriots’ ailing football star passed away, his son and namesake, a longtime member of the Red
Sox, brings children from neighborhoods long on asphalt and short on grass to weekends at the verdant camp created
by this remarkable sports family. The children use the lure of sports to learn harmony, life skills, love, and fellowship.
LINDOS SUEÑOS: For the 14th straight year, the Red Sox also operated their Lindos Sueños Program, in which
Boston-area teens travel to the Dominican Republic to play baseball and engage in community service projects with
their teenage counterparts from the island. More than 100 Boston-area teens have participated. It is a remarkable
experience to see how quickly socioeconomic backgrounds and different languages give way to unity through the
language and heart of baseball. The Lindos Sueños Program is sponsored by JetBlue.
LITTLE LEAGUE: The Red Sox Foundation provided team sponsorships to 200 Little League programs in Massachu-
setts, sponsored State Tournaments in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine as well as leadership and instruc-
tional skills training for coaches and administrators. Hanley Ramirez attended the Needham Little League opener
and hosted a clinic in Lawrence on an off-day. The initiative is presented by the Massachusetts Health Connector
and supported by HP Hood, National Grid, PawSox Foundation and Portland Sea Dogs.

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Fenway Park
Major League Baseball’s oldest and smallest ballpark, Fenway Park has been the home of the Boston
Red Sox since April 20, 1912 when, after two days of rainouts, the park hosted its first regular season
game, an 11-inning, 7-6 Boston win over the New York Highlanders in front of 27,000 fans.

In 106 seasons, venerable Fenway Park has been home to many of the greatest players in baseball
history, including Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin, Ted
Williams, Bobby Doerr, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice, and Pedro Martinez. The park has
witnessed some of the most memorable moments in baseball history, highlighted, perhaps, by Fisk’s
12th-inning home run to win Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, and the amazing comeback against the
Yankees in Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series.

Among the world’s most famous sporting venues, Fenway Park is best known for the 37-foot high,
231-foot long “Green Monster” left-field wall, which looms only 310 feet from home plate. Equally
enticing to hitters is “Pesky’s Pole,” the right-field foul pole named for Red Sox great Johnny Pesky,
which stands only 302 feet from home plate.

Nestled into the Fenway Park neighborhood of Boston, the park was largely rebuilt for the 1934 season
after a five-alarm fire destroyed construction underway by new owner Tom Yawkey. Fenway Park has
undergone a series of improvements since the Henry-Werner Group purchased the team in 2002.

The astounding popularity of the ballpark and the team enabled the Red Sox to sell out 793 consecutive
games from 2003-13, the longest recorded regular-season sellout streak in U.S. professional sports
history. Hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the globe visit Fenway Park year-round. Tours of
the ballpark, conducted in English, Spanish, and Japanese, are available daily.

The following pages provide a detailed timeline of Fenway Park since 1912.

FENWAY FACTS
FENWAY FACTS OUTFIELD DIMENSIONS
Constructed .................................................................. 1912 Left Field................................................................... 310 feet
Rebuilt............................................................................ 1934 Left-Center Field..................................................... 379 feet
First Game......................................................April 20, 1912 Center Field.............................................................. 390 feet
...................................Red Sox 7, Highlanders 6 (11 inn.) Deep Center Field................................................... 420 feet
Seating Capacity (Night)....................................... 37,755 Deep Right Field..................................................... 380 feet
Seating Capacity (Day).......................................... 37,305 Right Field................................................................ 302 feet
EMC and State Street Levels................................... 5,437
Box Seats................................................................ 13,804 HEIGHT OF OUTFIELD WALLS
Grandstand............................................................. 11,563 Left Field..................................................................... 37 feet
Bleachers.................................................................. 6,474 Center Field................................................................ 17 feet
Green Monster............................................................ 269 Bullpens.........................................................................5 feet
Right Field Sam Deck.................................................. 208 Right Field................................................................. 3-5 feet

LENGTH OF LEFT FIELD WALL

231 feet (228 feet in fair territory)

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 Fenway Park History: 1912-1941
RED SOX BASEBALL FENWAY PARK 1912
9.11.1918
AT FENWAY The Red Sox clinched the
4.20.1912 1918 World Series with a 2-1,
Game Six victory over the
Following an April 9 exhibition victory Chicago Cubs. This was the
over Harvard and a pair of rainouts, last championship-clinching
the Red Sox won the first official game victory won by the Red Sox
at Fenway, beating the New York at Fenway Park until Game 6
Highlanders (who’d later become the of the 2013 Series.
Yankees) 7-6 in 11 innings. Tris Speaker drove 6.12.1916
home the game winner in front of 27,000
fans. The Red Sox go on to win 105 regular RHP George Foster threw the first
season games and capture the World Series no-hitter by a Red Sox pitcher at
during their first season at Fenway Park. Fenway Park, leading the Red Sox
to a 2-0 win over the New York Yan-
4.26.1912 kees. Fenway Park’s first no-hitter
1B Hugh Bradley hit the first home run at was thrown by the Boston Braves’
Fenway and the first over the left field wall vs. George Davis in a 7-0 victory over
Philadelphia. It was the second and last home Philadelphia on September 9, 1914.
run of his Major League career.

1912 TRIS SPEAKER

10.31.1914
OTHER FENWAY
EVENTS Boston College and Norwich
University competed in Fenway
Park’s first college football game
with BC winning 28-6. The Eagles
11.28. 1912 used the park as a frequent home
venue through the 1950s.
Boston Latin defeated Boston
English 7-6 in Fenway Park’s BOSTON UNIVERSITY 5.23.1915
first high school football AT FENWAY PARK
game. Two days later, Oak In memory of American
Park (IL) High School beat military members killed in
Everett (MA) High School the Spanish-American War, a
32-12 in the National High memorial service was held at
School Championship Game. Fenway Park with 15,000 in at-
Over the next few decades, tendance. A memorial service
several high school football was regularly held at the park
games were played at the over the next few decades.
park.

1914 1918
FENWAY PARK 1912
FENWAY PARK
CONSTRUCTION

6.24.1911
Representing his family,
John Taylor announced
their intention to build
Fenway Park. Prior to the
1912 season, the Red Sox
played their home games
at the Huntington Avenue
Grounds, now part of the
campus of Northeastern
University. 9.24.1911 5.8.1926
The groundbreaking occurred In the first Fenway Park fire, the bleachers
for the new ballpark. along the left-field foul line burned down
and were not replaced, giving fielders the

1918
chance to snare foul flies behind the third
base grandstand.

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 7.3.1932
The Sox were hammered by the Yankees 13-2 in the
first Sunday game at Fenway Park. Sunday baseball
was approved in Boston three years earlier, but not
at Fenway due to its proximity to a church. The Sox
played their Sunday games at
Braves Field on Commonwealth
Avenue until the law was
changed. They actually played
the first Boston Sunday game, a
7-3 loss to Philadelphia, at Braves
Field, April 28, 1929 in front of
22,000 fans.

1932 TED WILLIAMS

FENWAY PARK 1934

11.14.1925
Boston University
played its first football
game at Fenway Park,
a 14-6 victory over
Providence College. BU
played occasional home
games at Fenway Park
through the mid-20th
century.

1941
1.5.1934
A five-alarm, four-hour blaze, the 1936
second Fenway Park fire, virtually A 23-foot tall screen was installed
destroyed the construction underway above the left field wall. The screen
by new owner Thomas A. Yawkey to would remain until the Green Monster
refurbish the park. Following the fire, Seats were constructed in 2003.
construction began on a new left-field
grandstand, the bleachers, and the 1940
new left field wall.
Bullpens were constructed in
front of the bleachers replacing
9.22.1935
the old bullpen areas in the
The largest crowd to ever see a game at outfield foul territory beyond
Fenway Park – 47,627 – turned out for a the dugouts. Tom Yawkey
doubleheader with the Yankees. Crowds of replaced the right field pavilion
this size will never be equaled under Fenway section he built in 1934 with an
Park’s current dimensions. More stringent extension of the grandstand, re-
fire laws and league rules after World War II ducing the distance to the right
prohibited overcrowding that was permitted field foul pole to 302 feet.
in the 1930’s.

1934 1940
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 Fenway Park History: 1942-2001
7.9.1946
RED SOX BASEBALL 7.31.1961
AT FENWAY The Red Sox hosted their first All-Star
Fenway Park was the
Game at Fenway Park, a 12-0 American
site of the second All-
League win. Eight Red Sox were on the
6.9.1946 Star Game played in
All-Star team, but Ted Williams stole the
1961. The game ended
Ted Williams hit a monumental 502-foot show, going 4-for-4 with two homers, a
in a 1-1 tie, called after
home run to right field off Detroit walk, five RBI and four runs scored.
nine innings and a
right-hander Fred Hutchinson. The ball
30-minute rain delay.
landed on top of the straw hat of Joseph
A. Boucher, a 56-year-old construction
engineer from Albany, NY who was sit-
ting in Section 42, Row 37, Seat 21. “The 10.4.1948
sun was right in our eyes,” he said. “All
The first playoff game in AL history took place
we could do was duck. I’m glad I didn’t
at Fenway, and Cleveland rookie left-hander
stand up. They say it bounced a dozen
Gene Bearden beat the Red Sox 8-3. Shortstop-
rows higher, but after it hit my head, I
Manager Lou Boudreau led the Indians with two
was no longer interested.” At that time
homers and two singles. The defeat prevented
the bleachers were actual bleachers and
the only cross-town World Series in Boston
not individual seats.
history. Cleveland went on to beat the Boston
Braves 4-2 in the World Series.

1946
FENWAY PARK 1961
OTHER FENWAY
EVENTS

11.4.1944
Just three days before being elected to an unprecedented
fourth term in the Oval Office, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt delivered the final speech of his political career at
Fenway Park before more than 40,000 supporters. Republi-
can presidential nominee Barry Goldwater and Democratic
presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy also gave speeches
at Fenway Park in 1964 and 1968, respectively.

7.29.1954
Fenway Park’s first basketball game
took place as the Harlem Globetrotters
defeated the George Mikan United

1960
States All-Stars, 61-41.

FENWAY PARK
1976
CONSTRUCTION
Fenway Park’s first message board in
center field was part of a construction
project that included a rebuilding of
the left field wall as well as a new
1947 enclosed press box. Starting in 1976,
National League scores were shown
Green paint replaced advertisements
only on the new message board. They
covering the left field wall. No more
returned to the left field scoreboard
Calvert Owl (“Be wise”), Gem Blades
in 2003.
(“Avoid 5 o’clock shadow”), Lifebuoy
(“The Red Sox use it”) and Vimms
(“Get that Vimms feeling”).

6.13.1947
The Red Sox defeated the White Sox
5-3 in Fenway Park’s first night game.

1947 1976
The Red Sox were the third-to-last
of the 16 Major League clubs to add
lights to the playing field.

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6.26.1962 10.21.1975
Red Sox RHP Earl Wilson The first AL World Series night game was played at Fenway Park,
no-hit the Los Angeles and it was a classic. The memorable Game 6, delayed three days
Angels in a 2-0 Boston win, by rain, lasted 4:01. The Red Sox tied the game at 6-6 in the last
becoming the first African- of the eighth on Bernie Carbo’s three-run, pinch-hit homer with
American to throw a two outs, taking the win with Carlton Fisk’s oft-replayed home
no-hitter in the American run off Pat Darcy leading off the last of the 12th.
League.

10.2.1978 4.29.1986 7.13.1999

10.1.1967 After finishing the season RHP Roger Clemens The Red Sox hosted
On the final day of the with identical records, the struck out a Major their third All-Star
regular season, the “Impossible Red Sox and New York League, single-game Game, a 4-1 AL win.
Dream” Red Sox clinched the Yankees played the second record 20 batters in a For the first time in
American League pennant playoff game of its kind 3-1 victory over the Se- history, the All-Star
with a 5-3 victory over Min- in American League his- attle Mariners. Clemens Game was a three-
nesota. The Red Sox would fall tory at Fenway Park. On the earned AL MVP and Cy day event featuring
in seven games to the St. Louis strength of Bucky Dent’s Young honors, leading a celebrity hitting
Cardinals in the World Series. three-run, 7th inning homer, the Red Sox to the 1986 contest, a Futures
the Yankees defeated the World Series where they game, and a home

1967
Red Sox 5-4 to capture the lost to the New York run derby.
AL East Division crown. Mets in seven games.

FENWAY PARK 1967

9.8.1963
The AFL’s Boston Patriots
downed the Oakland 7.27-28.1973
Raiders, 20-14, kicking The Newport-New England
off a six-year stay at Jazz Festival brought Ray
Fenway Park. The Boston Charles, Stevie Wonder,
Shamrocks, Boston Redskins, B.B. King, and many other
and Boston Yanks also famous musicians to play at
played professional Fenway Park.
football games at the park.

7.8.1968
Legendary soccer player Pelé led his Santos FC
team to a 7-1 victory over the Boston Beacons.
Occasional soccer matches also took place at the

1978
park in the 1920s and 1930s.

FENWAY PARK 1975

1988-1989
The 600 Club, a glass-enclosed sec-
tion of 606 stadium club seats, was
added on the roof behind home
plate. New broadcast booths and
the press box were relocated on
top of the 600 Club. In 2002, the
club was renamed the .406 Club in
honor of the late Ted Williams, who
passed away earlier that year.

1982-1983
Private suites were built

1989
atop the left and right
field stands.

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 Fenway Park History: 2002-2017
RED SOX BASEBALL 4.11.2005
AT FENWAY The defending champions received their World Series rings prior to
the home opener against the Yankees. Led by Johnny Pesky and Carl
10.17.2004 Yastrzemski, former players who had longed for such a day helped
the active players raise the World Championship flag. James Taylor
With the Red Sox down to their last
sang “America the Beautiful,” the Boston Symphony and Boston
three outs in the 2004 ALCS, pinch-
Pops played “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and wounded soldiers
runner Dave Roberts stole second base
back from war presented the rings. Boston icons Bobby Orr, Bill Rus-
off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and
sell, Tedy Bruschi and Richard Seymour threw the Ceremonial First
set up a game-tying RBI by third base-
Pitches. And, in fitting style, the Red Sox beat the Yankees.
man Bill Mueller. The game ended on
a David Ortiz walk-off home run in the 10.21.2007
9.1.2007
12th inning. 10.27.2004
Clay Buchholz The Red Sox
86 years of heartache were erased defeated the
DAVE ROBERTS became the first
with a 3-0 win in St. Louis, as the Cleveland Indians
Red Sox rookie to
Red Sox completed a sweep of 11-2 to capture
ever pitch a no-
the 100th World Series for their their 12th
hitter, blanking the
first World Championship since American League
Baltimore Orioles
1918. Begining at Fenway Park, pennant, on their
10-0.
a “rolling rally” parade was held way to a second

2007
three days later when the team World Series title
returned to Boston. in four years.

1.1.2010
OTHER FENWAY 2010 WINTER CLASSIC
EVENTS On New Year’s Day, the NHL’s Boston Bruins
won the 2010 Winter Classic beating the
Philadelphia Flyers in a 2-1 overtime victory.
9.6-7.2003
Bruce Springsteen 7.21.2010
and the E Street
42 years after Fenway Park’s last soccer match,
Band performed
Celtic F.C. beat Sporting Lisbon, 2-1.
the first concerts
at Fenway Park in
three decades, be-
ginning a series of WINTER 2011-12
9.17.2008
concerts the park An ice rink once again topped
has held in recent More than 3,000 new citizens were sworn the Fenway Park tundra as
years. See page in as Fenway Park hosted its first natural- several college and high school
5 for a complete ization ceremony. The park also hosted teams played at “Frozen
list of concerts at a naturalization ceremony in 2010, the Fenway,” while open-public
Fenway Park. largest such ceremony ever held. skating was also offered to
Boston residents. “Frozen Fen-

2008 way” returned during Winter

2013-14 and 2016-17.

FENWAY PARK INSTALLING GREEN MONSTER SEATS

CONSTRUCTION 2003
Among many changes, Green Monster
seats debuted above the left-field wall
and Yawkey Way officially opened after a
one-month trial the previous September.
See page 4 for a complete list of renova-
tions over subsequent offseasons.

4.2002 3.25.2005
Two rows of “dugout” seats debuted, The Red Sox announced a long-term
along with a media interview room, commitment to remain at Fenway Park,
players lounge and expanded family “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark,” and
lounge. With these changes, a ten-year the oldest park in the Major Leagues.
cycle of major, annual improvements to A comprehensive plan for a complete
Fenway Park began. renovation was submitted to the City

2002
of Boston Landmarks Commission, the
Massachusetts Historic Commission, and
the National Park Service.

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 4.20.2013
4.19.2012 4.20.2012
In an emotional day at Fenway Park and throughout the
In perhaps the highest- Over 200 Red Sox City of Boston, the Red Sox played their first home game
attended event in Fenway alumni returned following the tragic events at the Boston Marathon five
Park history, the Red Sox to Fenway Park days earlier. An emotional David Ortiz proclaimed during
welcomed nearly 55,000 100 years to the pre-game ceremonies that “This is our…city,” and Daniel
fans to the storied ballpark date of first Red Nava hit a go-ahead homer in the bottom of the eighth
for a free Open House Sox game at the inning, leading the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Royals.
on the eve of its official ballpark. This re-
centennial. union served as a 10.30.2013
major highlight of
the season-long, Boston’s 6-1 win over St. Louis in Game 6 secured the
100th Anniversary franchise’s eighth World Series title, and third in ten years. 
celebration of It was the Red Sox’ first clinching World Series win at Fen-
Fenway Park. The way Park since the 1918 team won it all 95 years prior.
5.19.2008 Red Sox and
10.10.2016
Yankees battled it
Jon Lester threw the first out in throwback Boston’s season ended with a 4-3 loss to Cleveland in
no-hitter of 2008 in a 7-0 uniforms, a the ALDS, but the largest postseason crowd in Fenway’s
win vs. Kansas City. He reenactment of history (39,530) stayed long after the final out to give
became the fourth lefty the franchise’s David Ortiz a proper sendoff in his final game as a
ever to throw a no-hitter

2013
Fenway opener in player. Big Papi emerged from the clubhouse, walked
at Fenway Park. 1912. to the pitcher’s mound and saluted the crowd, unable
to hold back tears as he showed his appreciation.

SHAMROCK SERIES FALL 2015

Fenway Park donned football goalposts
for the first time since 1968, playing host
to the Shamrock Series, a 19-16 Notre
Dame win over Boston College, as well as
Thanksgiving high school games. The same
week, Galway defeated Dublin in the first
AIG FENWAY HURLING CLASSIC
hurling match at Fenway since 1954.
BIG AIR AT FENWAY
9.1-2.2017
On September 1 and
7.25.2012 2, 2017, Lady Gaga
Soccer fans from around made her Fenway Park
the world turned out for a debut as part of her
pre-season friendly at Fenway Joanne World Tour,
Park between Liverpool F.C. becoming the first
and A.S. Roma, with Roma 2.11-12.2016 female to headline a
ultimately prevailing by a 2-1 An incredible 140-foot snow ramp, taller concert at the venue.

2017
score. Roma won again, 1-0, than the light towers, stood as the center-
when Fenway Park hosted a piece of “Big Air at Fenway,” a two-day
rematch on July 23, 2014. snowboarding and freeskiing event.

INSTALLING DUGOUT SEATS

2012
“Fenway Park: A Living Museum,” a
collection of 100 plaques, historical
markers, and displays debuted through-
out the ballpark in early 2012, as part of
an effort to help educate guests about
Fenway’s wide-ranging history.

2017
2016
The Red Sox made several new
The State Street Pavilion level improvements for the 2017 season,
was extended to accommo- including the addition of two rows
date 265 new seats in the of dugout seats, a right-field grand-
Right Field Pavilion Reserved stand bar, a new video board on
and Left Field Pavilion the right-field roof deck, four new
Reserved sections. suites in the State Street Pavilion,
the restoration of Pesky Pole, and

2012
a removable bullpen wall that will
allow Fenway to better adapt to
non-baseball events.

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 Boston Red Sox Front Office Directory
Organization
Red Sox

Principal Owner.................................................................................................................................................John W. Henry

Chairman.....................................................................................................................................................Thomas C. Werner
President/CEO..................................................................................................................................................... Sam Kennedy
President of Baseball Operations.................................................................................................................Dave Dombrowski
President/CEO Emeritus.....................................................................................................................................Larry Lucchino
Executive Management Team Scouting (continued)
EVP/Chief Strategy Officer.............................................. Dave Beeston Special Assignment Scouts............Eddie Bane, Steve Peck, Brad Sloan
EVP/Chief Operating Officer........................................ Jonathan Gilula Global Crosschecker..............................................................Paul Fryer
EVP/Chief Marketing Officer......................................Adam Grossman National Crosschecker...................................................... John Booher
EVP/Partnerships.........................................................Troup Parkinson National Scouting Supervisors.................Quincy Boyd, Fred Peterson,
EVP/FSG Corporate Strategy & General Counsel.................... Ed Weiss ................................................................. Dan Madsen, Jim Robinson
EVP/Chief Financial Officer...................................................... Tim Zue Florida Crosschecker.....................................................Tom Kotchman
SVP/Player Personnel........................................................ Allard Baird Coordinator, Latin American Scouting.............................Rolando Pino
SVP/Ticketing, Fenway Events & Concerts................... Ron Bumgarner Global Scouting Supervisor.................................................Todd Claus
SVP & Assistant General Manager..................................Brian O’Halloran
SVP & Assistant General Manager.................................... Eddie Romero Business Affairs
SVP/Human Resources......................................................Amy Waryas EVP/Chief Operating Officer........................................ Jonathan Gilula
SVP/Player Personnel......................................................... Frank Wren Director, Business & Government Affairs......................... Claire Durant
Executive Director, Red Sox Foundation........................Bekah Salwasser Director, Ballpark Planning & Development......................Chris Knight
Ballpark Operations
Baseball Operations & Administration SVP/Ballpark Operations.................................................... Pete Nesbit
VP/Pitching Development & Assistant Pitching Coach.......Brian Bannister Director of Security & Emergency Services...................Charlie Cellucci
VP/Major League & Minor League Operations............. Raquel Ferreira Senior Director of Grounds................................................Dave Mellor
VP/Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations.....Tony La Russa Director of Ballpark Operations..........................................John Sodini
VP/Baseball Research & Development.................................Zack Scott Assistant Director of Security & Emergency Services.... Mark Cacciatore
Senior Director, Team Travel....................................... Jack McCormick Manager of Security & Emergency Services...................Mike Gunning
Executive Assistant, Baseball Operations................................Erin Cox Security Coordinator...........................................................Ryan Kozul
Special Assistants to the President of Baseball Operations.................. Security Staff................................................................Angel Santiago
............................................................. Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek Assistant Director of Grounds.............................................. Kirt Bakos
Senior Advisor, Baseball Operations..................................... Bill James Manager of Grounds...................................................... Derek Gauger
Assistant Director, Baseball Administration....................... Mike Regan Grounds Staff.............................................................Jedidiah Saverse
Director, Baseball Systems.......................................... Michael Ganley Event Operations Coordinator................................... Chris Chirichiello
Senior Analyst, Baseball Research & Development.....Gregory Rybarczyk Facilities Management
Analysts, Baseball Research & Development.................. Spencer Bingol, Senior Director of Facilities Management.................... Jonathan Lister
.................................................................. Joe McDonald, Dan Meyer Facilities Superintendent............................................Donnie Gardiner
Senior Developers, Baseball Systems..........Eric Edvalson, Fred Hubert Manager of Facilities Services........................................... Alex Spader
Assistant Director, Baseball Systems..............................Ethan Faggett Coordinator of Facilities Services.....................................Robyn Pacini
Data Architect, Baseball Systems..................................William Letson Facilities Services Technicians......Jordan Mendelsohn, Jason Tourkantonis
Assistant, Baseball Operations....................................... Alex Gimenez Fan Services & Entertainment
Medical Director/Head Team Internist..........................Dr. Larry Ronan SVP/Fan Services & Entertainment.............................. Sarah McKenna
Head Team Orthopedist...................................................Dr. Pete Asnis Senior Director of Red Sox Productions..............................John Carter
Director, Sports Medicine Service/Head Athletic Trainer..... Brad Pearson Senior Director of Fan Services & Entertainment.....Stephanie Maneikis
Assistant Athletic Trainers......Paul Buchheit, Jon Jochim, Masai Takahashi Senior Manager of Entertainment........................................Dan Lyons
Senior Physical Therapist.................................................. James Creps Chief Engineer.......................................................... Jason Notermann
Physical Therapist...........................................................Adam Thomas Senior Managers of Red Sox Productions.....Jen Gahan, Steve Roman
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach........................Kiyoshi Momose Managers of Red Sox Productions..................Luke Fraser, Kellan Reck
Athletic Performance Coordinator/ Fan Services Managers............................... Nina Beltre, Jovan Holland
Major League Strength & Conditioning Coach...................Mike Roose Red Sox Productions Coordinator............................... Stacey Lamboni
Massage Therapists.......................... Russell Nua, Shinichiro Uchikubo Special Events
Sports Medicine Administrative Manager......................... Elana Webb VP/Special Events................................................................ Fred Olsen
Home Clubhouse Manager........................................Tom McLaughlin Assistant Director of Special Events.....................Kathleen Harrington
Equipment Manager................................... Edward “Pookie” Jackson Fenway Park Tours
Visiting Clubhouse Manager.............................................Joe Cochran VP/Fenway Park Tours.............................................Marcita Thompson
Video Coordinator........................................................Billy Broadbent Manager of Fenway Park Tours........................................ Scott Towers
Clubhouse Assistants.............................John Coyne, Stephen Murphy Group Tour Sales Manager................................................Sarah Farley
Instructors...............................................................Jim Rice, Luis Tiant Florida Business Operations
Minor League Operations VP/Florida Business Operations........................................... Katie Haas
Vice President, Player Development.................................Ben Crockett Manager of Florida Business Operations...................Brennan Whitley
Assistant Director, Player Development....................... Brian Abraham Manager of Florida Ballpark Operations..............................Jay Fandel
Pitching Development Analyst............................................ Dave Bush Business Development Manager of
Minor League Equipment Manager...............................Mike Stelmach Florida Business Operations.............................................Allison Bucci
Assistant, Florida Baseball Operations/
Minor League Video..................................................................Patrick McLaughlin Executive Administration
Minor League Clubhouse Assistant...................................... RJ Warner Special Assistant to the Principal Owner...........................Sylvia Moon
Player Development Consultants........ Dick Berardino, Tony Cloninger, Special Assistant to the President/CEO...........................Carter Speers
...................................Dwight Evans, Tommy Harper, Carl Yastrzemski Executive Assistants...................................Katie Byrnes, Jamie Doron,
Scouting ..............................................Brienne Hart, Fay Scheer, Caitlin Kilcher
VP/Player Personnel........................................................ Jared Banner
VP/Professional Scouting......................................... Gus Quattlebaum Finance, Analytics, and Information Technology
VP/Amateur Scouting................................................... Michael Rikard EVP/Chief Financial Officer...................................................... Tim Zue
Assistant Director, International Scouting.................... Adrian Lorenzo Finance
Assistant Director, Professional Scouting....................Harrison Slutsky VP/Finance......................................................................Ryan Oremus
Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting................................. Paul Toboni Senior Director of Financial Planning & Operations..........Ryan Scafidi
Assistant, Amateur Scouting..........................................Devin Pearson Assistant Director of Payroll & Administration....................Cathy Fahy
Manager, Advance Scouting..........................................Steve Langone Senior Accounting Manager........................................Courtney Turner
Advance Scouting Assistant................................................ JT Watkins Senior Payroll Administrator.........................................Mauricio Rosas
Assistant, International Scouting...................................... James Kang Senior Financial Analyst..................................................... Rob Winter
Assistant, Player Personnel.......................................... Marcus Cuellar Staff Accountant................................................................ Daniel Wall
Special Assistant, Player Personnel.............................. Mark Wasinger Accounting Specialists......................... Patrick Coleman, Julian Carlos

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Organization
Red Sox
Analytics Community, Alumni & Player Relations
Senior Manager, Business Development.............................Kurt Zwald VP/Community, Alumni, & Player Relations.......................... Pam Kenn
Senior Manager of Business Analytics............................ Jonathan Hay Senior Director of Community & Player Relations.........Sarah Narracci
Specialist, Business Development............................Anne Marie Rowe Alumni & Player Relations Manager.......................... Sheri Rosenberg
Business Analyst............................................................. Patrick Kelley Community Partnerships & Player Relations Manager...... Kathryn Quirk
Information Technology Curator............................................................................. Sarah Coffin
VP/Information Technology............................................... Brian Shield
Senior Director of IT Operations.....................................Randy George Strategy & Business Development
Director of Data Services..................................................Steve Conley EVP/Chief Strategy Officer.............................................. Dave Beeston
Director of IT .............................................................. Jason Lumsden Financial Advisor to the President & CEO............................. Jeff White
Director of Software Engineering........................................ Dan White Director of Strategy & Development - Retail...........Jonathan Dienstag
Manager of IT Operations.................................................Ryan Oreste Manager of Research & Intelligence...................Samantha Barkowski
Data Architect.................................................................. George Hom Special Assistant to the EVP/Chief Strategy Officer......Peter Valhouli-Farb
Senior Network Engineer.................................................Matt Salmeri Senior Advisor to the President, Strategic Planning...... Michael Porter
Software Engineers........................ Michael Bottomley, Matthew Cory
CRM Analyst................................................................. Ben Nickerson Ticketing, Fenway Park Events, Concerts
Help Desk Supervisor.......................................................... Chris Sorel SVP/Ticketing, Fenway Events & Concerts.................... Ron Bumgarner
Security Analyst..............................................................Ariana Giunta Ticketing
SVP/Ticketing................................................................. Richie Beaton
Government and Neighborhood Affairs VP/Ticketing................................................................... Naomi Calder
SVP/Special Counsel & Government Affairs................ David Friedman Director of Ticket Services..........................................Jenean Rombola
Director, Business & Government Affairs......................... Claire Durant Assistant Director of Ticketing, Season Ticket Services...... Joe Matthews
Manager of Ticket Services .............................................. Ben Dorman
Human Resources & Administration Senior Manager of Ticket Fulfillment & Systems................Peter Fahey
SVP/Human Resources......................................................Amy Waryas Manager, Ticket Technologies & Operations...........Matthew Crawford
Senior Director of Human Resources..............................Mike Danubio Ticket Settlement Administrator..........................................Curtis Chin
Director of Benefits & Compensation............................... Jean McGurl Coordinator, Ticket Services.............................................Mike Cometa
Manager of HR Systems & Operations............................. Peter Racine Senior Account Executives,
HR Specialist....................................................................Kara Buckley Season Ticket Holder Services............. Tarah Mahoney, Amanda Zanni
HR Operations Specialist...............................................Brad Hanovich Season Ticket Holder Account Executives........................Nicole Acone,
Receptionist............................................................... Brenna Peterson ..................................... Sean Desmond, Katie Cash, Cameron Willcox
Office Coordinator...................................................... Travis Patterson Ticket Services Associates............Meghan Accorsi, Samantha Hanlon,
..........................................Lamar Phillips, Will Putnam, Kaylah Quilty
Legal Ticket Operations Assistant............................................... Lisa Lindsay
EVP/FSG Corporate Strategy & General Counsel.................... Ed Weiss Ticket Sales
SVP/Special Counsel & Government Affairs................ David Friedman VP/Ticket Sales..............................................................William Droste
VP/Club Counsel.......................................................... Elaine Steward Senior Manager of Premium Sales & Services.......... Brendan Hankard
Senior Legal Counsel.......................................................... Iciar Garcia Director of Sales Academy & Season Ticket Sales............. David Baggs
Legal Counsel & Director of Legal Operations............... Mandy Petrillo Director of Group Sales.......................................................Carl Grider
Senior Account Executive, Premium Sales......................... Kyle Raynor
Marketing, Creative Services & Communications Account Executives, Premium Sales................Ben Morse, Kyle Raynor
EVP/Chief Marketing Officer......................................Adam Grossman Premium Sales Services Coordinators.........Casey Devane, Marc Llanto, Chris Mele
Strategic Communications Advisor & Red Sox Historian.....Gordon Edes Manager of Group Sales Special Events............................ Travis Pollio
Marketing Group Sales Representatives.......Gennifer Davidson, Seth Shuman, Matt Tieri
VP/Marketing & Broadcasting............................................Colin Burch Group Sales Coordinator................................................Emily Ladroga
Marketing & Promotions Manager................................. Steve Oliveira Account Executive, Premium Season Ticket Sales......Peter Quattromani
Manager, Digital Media................................................Kelsey Doherty Manager of Red Sox Sales Academy................................. Rachel Shor
Director of Fan & Youth Engagement..........................Chris Bergstrom Inside Sales Representatives....... Eric Eisenberg, Matthew Gazoorian,
Fan & Youth Engagement Assistant..................... Sam Nipatnantaporn ................................... William Kelley, Lexie O’Dowd, Nathan Russell,
Marketing & Communications Assistant............................. Stacy Cruz ................................................................ Jackie Saideh, Lenny Valdez
Creative Services Fenway Park Events
Director of Creative Services & Content.....................Tim Heintzelman VP/Fenway Park Events...............................................Carrie Campbell
Director of Publications................................................Debbie Matson Assistant Director of Event Sales.............................. Haley McNearney
Marketing Producer.............................................................Mike Ivins Assistant Director of Event Services..................................... Kate Page
Manager of Photography................................................... Billie Weiss Senior Manager of Event Sales..................................... Taylor Grinnell
Senior Designer & Brand Specialist............................Marissa McClain Senior Event Services Manager.................................Megan Berninger
Graphic Design Coordinator..........................................Nick Sciarratta Event Services Manager......................................................Julio Jeune
Social Media Assistant................................................Samantha Ward Event Sales Manager..................................................Casey Robinson
Communications Fenway Concerts
VP/Corporate Communications........................................Zineb Curran SVP/Fenway Concerts & Entertainment............................ Larry Cancro
VP/Media Relations...........................................................Kevin Gregg Director of Fenway Concerts & Entertainment.................. Beth Krudys
Senior Manager of Media Relations................................Abby Murphy
Manager of Media Relations & Baseball Information........ Justin Long Red Sox Foundation
Media Relations Coordinator..........................................Chris Gilligan Honorary Chairman........................................................ Tim Wakefield
Media Relations Assistant/Translator............................ Daveson Perez Executive Director, Red Sox Foundation.....................Bekah Salwasser
Assistant Director of Programs & Operations...............Rico Mochizuki
Partnerships Manager of Ron Burton Training Facility............................ Ron Burton
EVP/Partnerships.........................................................Troup Parkinson Senior Programs Manager..........................................Tyler Petropulos
Corporate Partnerships & Client Services Programs Specialist........................................................... Mick Blume
SVP/Client & Sponsor Services.................................. Marcell Bhangoo Programs Coordinator........................................................ Lidia Zayas
Director of Client & Limited Partner Services...................Erin Donovan Events Coordinator.................................................Francesca Pelletier
Director of Client Services..................................................Sean Walsh Development Coordinator.............................................Jake Siemering
Senior Manager of Suite Services....................................Kim Cameron
Manager of Sponsor Services.......................................Amanda Heglin
Manager of Client & Sponsor Services .........................Baily Douglass
Client Services Managers......................Andrew Dennen, Jim Kallinich
Sponsor Services Coordinator......................................... Becca Bishay
Asian Business Development Specialist.....................Mikio Yoshimura

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 Fenway Sports Group
Sports Group

Fenway Sports Group, the parent company of the Boston Red Sox, is one of the largest sports, media and
Fenway

entertainment companies in the world. Beyond the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group’s portfolio of
companies include: Liverpool FC, an English Premier League football club; Fenway Sports Management,
a sales and marketing company; an 80% stake in New England Sports Network (NESN), a regional sports
television network; and a 50% joint venture with Jack Roush in Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR racing
team. Fenway Sports Group also owns two of the most iconic venues in sports: Fenway Park, home of the
Boston Red Sox, and Anfield, home of Liverpool FC.
Originally conceived as New England Sports Ventures in 2001 (NESV), Fenway Sports Group is led by
Principal Owner John Henry, Chairman Tom Werner, and President Mike Gordon, with additional ownership
interests held by a select number of other investors.

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Fenway Sports Group

Sports Group
John W. Henry................................................................................................................................................. Principal Owner

Fenway
Thomas C. Werner..................................................................................................................................................... Chairman
Michael Gordon.........................................................................................................................................................President
David Ginsberg & Phillip H. Morse.....................................................................................................................Vice Chairmen
Ed Weiss................................................................................................................EVP/Corporate Strategy & General Counsel
Greg Morris................................................................................................................................SVP/Finance & Administration
Senator George Mitchell....................................................................................................................................Senior Advisor
David Ortiz.............................................................................................................. Special Assistant to Fenway Sports Group
FSG Partners
Theodore Alfond David Ginsberg John A. Kaneb Phillip H. Morse Jeffrey Vinik
William Alfond Michael Gordon Seth Klarman Bruce Rauner Herb Wagner
Thomas R. DiBenedetto John W. Henry Larry Lucchino Frank Resnek Thomas C. Werner
Michael Egan Linda Pizzuti Henry Henry McCance Martin Trust

FSG Properties
Boston Red Sox........................................................................................................................... Sam Kennedy, President/CEO
Fenway Sports Management.......................................................................................................Mark Lev, Managing Director
Liverpool Football Club.................................................................................................................................Peter Moore, CEO
New England Sports Network.....................................................................................................Sean McGrail, President/CEO
Roush Fenway Racing................................................................................Jack Roush, Co-Owner; Steve Newmark, President

John W. Thomas C. Michael Ed Sen. George

Henry Werner Gordon Weiss Mitchell

Theodore William Thomas Michael

Alfond Alfond DiBenedetto Egan

David Linda Pizzuti Seth Larry

Ginsberg Henry Klarman Lucchino

Henry Phillip H. Bruce Frank

McCance Morse Rauner Resnek

Not Pictured:
John A. Kaneb

Martin Jeffrey Herb

Trust Vinik Wagner

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 Red Sox Ownership
Organization
Red Sox

John W. Henry, Principal Owner

John W. Henry is in his 17th season as Principal Owner of the Boston Red Sox, but in one
way his relationship to baseball has changed little since he was growing up in rural Ar-
kansas, listening to games broadcast on a Zenith short-wave radio. “I certainly identify
with the fans,” he said, “because I’ve been one my entire life.” And from December 20,
2001, the day an investment group led by Mr. Henry and Tom Werner bought the Red
Sox, he understood the mandate he had inherited.
“Win a World Series? That’s not my choice, it’s my role, it’s my obligation to New En-
gland,” Mr. Henry said. “That’s what I’ve been charged with. When you bid on the Red
Sox, the challenge you’re undertaking is nothing short of winning the World Series.”
Three World Series titles in a 10-season span – 2004, 2007, and 2013 – have earned the Henry-Werner ownership
team a special place in Red Sox history, the franchise having endured an 86-year stretch, beginning in 1918,
in which it did not win baseball’s ultimate prize. But the quest continues, the team’s success only reinforcing
Mr. Henry’s determination that the Red Sox remain a perennial contender, with the goal of playing meaningful
games in October.
In one sense, Mr. Henry says, he is owner by proxy. The true owners, he asserts, are Red Sox fans, those in New
England and spread across the country and globally in numbers deserving of the designation, “Red Sox Nation.”
He sees his role as being a steward of this much-loved baseball team, which entails providing a champion-
ship-caliber product on the field while also serving as an involved and committed member of the community.
By any measure, the Red Sox have succeeded on both fronts. The club’s winning percentage of .553 ranks second
in the American League since the start of the 2002 season, and the Sox have advanced to the postseason nine
times in that span. That includes what many regard as the most improbable comeback in professional sports,
when the Red Sox lost the first three games of the American League Championship Series in 2004 to the New
York Yankees, then won the next four games, becoming the first major league team ever to win a series after
trailing, three games to none.
Immediately after taking ownership, Mr. Henry and his partners also founded – and funded – the Red Sox Foun-
dation, which has become the largest and one of the fastest-growing team charities in Major League Baseball.
Though a relative newcomer to the New England philanthropic community, it has won numerous awards for its
imaginative outreach and impact, including the 2009 national award for “Best Sports Charity” from the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation and the Sports Philanthropy Project. In 2010 it was recognized by Major League Base-
ball with the inaugural “Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excellence” for the Red Sox Scholars program,
which provides college scholarships to inner-city Boston youth. Supported through generous donations from Mr.
Henry and Mr. Werner and their partners, as well as corporate sponsors and fans attending fundraising events,
the Red Sox Foundation has made a significant impact on the lives of those it serves.
Since its creation in 2002, the Red Sox Foundation has donated to more than 1,680 organizations and fo-
cused on making a difference in the lives of children, families, Veterans, and communities in need by improving
their health, education, and recreational opportunities. Through partnerships with best-in-class organizations in
healthcare, the Red Sox have helped raised over $135 million for cancer treatment and research for The Jimmy
Fund, supported more than 15,000 Veterans and their families suffering from the “invisible wounds of war” with
the Home Base Program, and helped the Dimock Center serve over 17,000 patients with health and human ser-
vices. The foundation’s self-run education and youth baseball programs have helped 274 Boston Public Schools
students with college scholarships, and promotes healthy choices and valuable life skills to more than 700 urban
youth annually through its RBI baseball and softball program.
The operation of the club always has been, and will continue to be, a collaborative effort, Mr. Henry maintains.
He cites the close relationships he enjoys with Werner, the team’s chairman; Larry Lucchino, who was the team’s
president and CEO for the first 14 seasons; and the team’s current top executives: Sam Kennedy, who has suc-
ceeded Lucchino as Club President and CEO, and Dave Dombrowski, the Club’s President of Baseball Operations.
“Tom Werner and I are like brothers,” Mr. Henry says. “We talk every day about ideas on how to improve every-
thing from the New England Sports Network to the length of the grass on the field.”
With Lucchino, whom Mr. Henry described as “my role model when it comes to baseball executives,” moving into
an emeritus role, Kennedy became president on October 16, 2015.
“Since 2012, we have known that it would be a natural transition for Sam to succeed Larry when he was ready
to relinquish the reins,” Mr. Henry said. “Tom and I feel fortunate that there is an obvious and strong successor
within our organization.”
With Dombrowski’s appointment on August 18, 2015, Mr. Henry renewed a relationship that has its roots in
Florida, where Dombrowski served as general manager when Mr. Henry owned the Florida Marlins.
“I have known Dave very well for a long time,” Mr. Henry said. “Tom and I have no doubts that Dave is the right
person to strengthen our baseball operations group going forward.”

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 Ownership, Continued

Organization
Mr. Henry has garnered a wealth of experience – and multiple

Red Sox
championship rings – at three different levels in his 30 years RED SOX OWNERSHIP HISTORY
in baseball at an ownership level. Prior to purchasing the Red
Charles W. Somers 1901-02
Sox, he was chairman and sole owner of the Marlins. He also
Henry J. Killilea 1903-04
was a limited partner of the New York Yankees, and chairman
John I. Taylor 1904-11
and majority owner of the Tucson Toros of the Triple-A Pacific
James R. McAleer 1912-13
Coast League. Mr. Henry also formed a co-ownership with Boca
Joseph J. Lannin 1913-16
Raton, FL attorney Don Sider in the West Palm Beach Tropics of
Harry H. Frazee 1917-23
the Senior Professional Baseball League. The Tropics, managed
J.A. Robert Quinn 1923-33
by former Red Sox manager Dick Williams, posted a league-best
Thomas A. Yawkey 1933-76
52-20 record in his one-year ownership, led by Hall of Famer
Jean R. Yawkey 1976-77
Rollie Fingers and All-Stars Toby Harrah, Dave Kingman, Mickey
Jean R. Yawkey: 1978-80
Rivers, and Al Hrabosky.
Haywood Sullivan,
A pioneering trader of commodities futures, for more than 36 Edward G. LeRoux Jr.
years Mr. Henry has served as chairman of John W. Henry & Jean R. Yawkey Trust: 1981-86
Company, Inc., which he founded in 1981. He has served on the Haywood C. Sullivan,
Board of Directors of the Futures Industry Association, National Edward G. LeRoux Jr.
Association of Futures Trading Advisors and the Managed Fu- Jean R. Yawkey Trust: 1987-93
tures Trade Association. He was elected to the Futures Industry Haywood Sullivan
Association’s Hall of Fame as a recognized leader in alternative Jean R. Yawkey Trust 1994-2002
asset financial product innovation. Mr. Henry is Principal Owner The Henry-Werner Group 2002-present
of Fenway Sports Group, formerly New England Sports Ventures
(NESV). On October 15, 2010, Fenway Sports Group acquired
100% of Liverpool Football Club (LFC), one of the world’s most historic sporting institutions. Fenway Sports
Group owns a portfolio of companies that includes LFC, the Boston Red Sox, New England Sports Network,
Fenway Sports Management, and Roush Fenway Racing. In October 2013, Mr. Henry purchased the Boston
Globe. With the purchase, Mr. Henry became the third owner in the history of the Boston Globe, which is the
largest newspaper in New England. In January 2014, Mr. Henry became the ninth publisher of the Boston Globe.
Born in Quincy, Illinois, Mr. Henry spent most of his childhood on the family farm in Forrest City, Arkansas, where
his father raised soybeans, corn and wheat. A Cardinals fan who grew up listening to Harry Caray, Jack Buck and
Joe Garagiola on the radio, Mr. Henry was 9 when he saw his first major league game at Sportsman’s Park in St.
Louis – the very city where he would see his own Boston Red Sox win the World Series in 2004.
“I love to listen to and interact with fans,” Mr. Henry said.
“Perhaps not every fan can identify with me, but I think I can identify with most of them because I’ve been a
passionate baseball fan all my life. I know that even the best baseball team cannot win every night, but I want
to make sure our fans win every night – that they enjoy as many aspects of our game, our tradition, and the
Fenway experience as they can. If they don’t, I want to know why and see what I can do to address their concerns
immediately. It is the New England fans and their representative media that have created the romance, mystique,
and passion that we all feel when the words ‘Boston Red Sox’ are spoken.”

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Thomas C. Werner, Chairman

Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner, who has been involved in Major League Baseball for
more than 27 years and whose love for the Red Sox spans nearly five decades, has
played a vital role in the team’s success on the field, the saving and renovating of Fen-
way Park, and making an impact in the community. The respect Werner has engendered
among his fellow owners was reflected in 2015, when he was nominated to be Commis-
sioner of Baseball, his ideas for growing the game widely praised.
A highly successful television executive, Werner entered baseball as leader of the own-
ership group that purchased the San Diego Padres in 1990, and served as majority
owner until December 22, 1994. Werner subsequently joined forces with Principal Own-
er John W. Henry and President/CEO Larry Lucchino to acquire the Red Sox, the only bidders who made saving
Fenway Park a cornerstone of their proposal. Together, they and their partners won the right to buy the team
on December 20, 2001 and completed the purchase on February 27, 2002. Three years later, after substantial
improvements to the ballpark, Werner, Henry, and Lucchino on March 23, 2005 pledged their long-term commit-
ment to Fenway Park, inspiring major investment in the surrounding neighborhood and sparking a remarkable
transformation. Because of their vision, Fenway Park in 2012 became the first ballpark to celebrate its 100th
anniversary, and with nearly $300 million in renovations, its viability as “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark” has
been assured for years to come.
On October 30, 2013, the Red Sox won their third World Series title since Werner became chairman, the first in
95 years in which the clinching game was played at Fenway Park.
Immediately after taking ownership, John Henry, Tom Werner and his partners also founded – and funded – the
Red Sox Foundation, which has become the largest and one of the fastest-growing team charities in Major
League Baseball. Though a relative newcomer to the New England philanthropic community, it has won numer-
ous awards for its imaginative outreach and impact, including the 2009 national award for “Best Sports Charity”
from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Sports Philanthropy Project. In 2010 it was recognized by
Major League Baseball with the inaugural “Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excellence” for the Red Sox
Scholars program, which provides college scholarships to inner-city Boston youth. Supported through generous
donations from Werner and his partners, as well as corporate sponsors and fans attending fundraising events,
the Red Sox Foundation has made a significant impact on the lives of those it serves.
Since its creation in 2002, the Red Sox Foundation has donated to more than 1,680 organizations in need by
improving their health, education, and recreational opportunities. Through partnerships with best-in-class orga-
nizations in healthcare, the Red Sox have helped raised over $135 million for cancer treatment and research for
The Jimmy Fund, supported more than 15,000 Veterans and their families suffering from the “invisible wounds
of war” with the Home Base Program, and helped the Dimock Center serve over 17,000 patients with health
and human services. The foundation’s self-run education and youth baseball programs have helped 274 Boston
Public Schools students with college scholarships, and promotes healthy choices and valuable life skills to more
than 700 urban youth annually through its RBI baseball and softball program.
Werner was instrumental in the creation of the Home Base Program, a partnership between the Red Sox Foun-
dation and Massachusetts General Hospital, following the teams’ visits to Walter Reed Medical Center as an ad-
junct to their World Series ceremonies in the White House. In recognition of his leadership, Werner was honored
with the United States Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Award on October 30, 2014.
Like so many Red Sox fans of his generation, Werner’s infatuation with the Red Sox began in 1967, when as
a freshman at Harvard, the New York native was caught up in the team’s “Impossible Dream” journey to the
World Series.
He fell hard, both for the Red Sox and Fenway Park. For his Visual Studies class at Harvard, he created a documen-
tary about Fenway, a project that presaged a phenomenally successful career that has included his enshrinement
in the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Embodying the values of integrity and quality, Werner and his partner,
Marcy Carsey, have helped create such popular series as “The Cosby Show,” “A Different World,” “Roseanne,”
“Third Rock From the Sun,” “Cybill,” “Grace Under Fire,” and “That ‘70s Show.” The Carsey-Werner partnership
is widely regarded as the most successful independent television production companies in the history of the
medium. Before starting Carsey-Werner, the duo worked for ABC television when they discovered Robin Williams
in a comedy club and launched his career in “Mork and Mindy.” They also provided opportunities to such talents
as Tom Hanks (“Bosom Buddies”), Billy Crystal (“Soap”), Danny DeVito, and Tony Danza (both in “Taxi”).
Werner continues to bring new ideas to entertainment. He is currently producing the revival of the hit family
sitcom, “Roseanne,” scheduled to premiere on ABC in March 2018. Werner is also a producer, alongside Neil
Patrick Harris, of the Off-Broadway hit “In & of Itself” starring illusionist Derek DelGaudio. And “Survivor’s
Remorse,” executive produced by Werner and NBA superstar LeBron James among others, recently wrapped its
fourth and final season on Starz.

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Red Sox
company has earned 24 Emmy Awards, 11 People’s Choice Awards, and numerous Golden Globes, Humanitas
Prizes, and Peabody Awards. In 2000, Werner, Carsey, and their partner Caryn Mandabach joined forces with Ger-
aldine Laybourne and Oprah Winfrey to start Oxygen, a 24-hour cable channel serving the modern woman. Since
2001, when Werner and his partners purchased the Red Sox, Fenway Park, and 80% of the New England Sports
Network, NESN has become a highly acclaimed model for regional sports networks throughout the country, the
first to broadcast major league baseball games in high definition.
Werner has long immersed himself in the work of Major League Baseball, serving as a member of the Executive
Council, and was a leader in the establishment of the Wild Card, of which the 2004 club was an historic benefi-
ciary. Werner also presently serves on Major League Baseball’s Business and Media Board and the Competition
Committee Board. In January, 2013, for his leadership and dedication to the game, Werner received the Dave
Winfield Humanitarian Award from the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation at the organization’s annual “In
the Spirit of the Game” Sports and Entertainment Spectacular.
Outside of baseball and television, Werner, along with Mr. Henry and Mr. Michael Gordon, oversees the manage-
ment of the Liverpool Football Club, one of the world’s most beloved football clubs.
Werner spends much of the year in Boston, where he has a residence. He has served on many boards including,
the White House Fellows Commission and the Ron Brown Scholar Program. He currently serves on the Crossroads
School Board and the After School All Stars Board, a program helping more than 72,000 at-risk youth engage in
after-school activities.

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David Ginsberg, Vice Chairman

Red Sox

Mr. Ginsberg became Vice Chairman of the Red Sox upon the club’s acquisition on February
27, 2002. He is also Vice Chairman of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the holding company that
owns the Red Sox, New England Sports Network (NESN), Liverpool Football Club (LFC), and
50% of Roush Fenway Racing (RFR). In addition, he is Vice Chairman of LFC. Since 2002, Mr.
Ginsberg has provided advice and assistance to FSG and its principals on business, finan-
cial and commercial and investment banking issues, and has been primarily responsible for
arranging, structuring and negotiating FSG’s, and its subsidiaries, credit facilities. Ginsberg
played an integral role in the analysis, financing, negotiation, and execution of the acquisi-
tions of the Red Sox, NESN, LFC, RFR, and the sale of the Florida Marlins. He had previously
been Vice Chairman of the Marlins starting in 1999,
Mr. Ginsberg is also a member of the Overseers Board of the Red Sox Foundation and the Massachusetts General Hos-
pital Home Base Program, which is dedicated to improving the lives of veterans who suffer from deployment related
stress (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury.
Subsequent to FSG’s acquisition of LFC at the end of 2010, Mr. Ginsberg became Vice Chairman of LFC and joined FSG
on a full time basis through 2014. Ginsberg was primarily responsible for the close oversight of LFC’s business and
financial activities. Ginsberg was also primarily responsible for arranging FSG’s and its subsidiaries credit facilities and
overseeing interest rate strategy, interactions with lenders , merger and acquisition activities and was the point-person
primarily responsible for coordinating FSG’s real estate strategy and transactions. Ginsberg was also a member of the
Board of Directors of RFR.
In 2015, Mr. Ginsberg rejoined Raptor Group. In that regard, Ginsberg heads up the ongoing project to build a new
football stadium in Rome for AS Roma. Mr. Ginsberg was a Managing Director and a Founding Partner of Raptor Group
from 2009-10, an investment management company. From 2006-08 he was the Managing Director of the Special
Opportunities Group at Tudor Investment Corp. He served as the Special Advisor to the Chairman and as a Director
at John W. Henry & Company (JWH) beginning in 1999 until June 2002. Prior to the Marlins and JWH, Mr. Ginsberg
was a private investor and consultant. At Global Asset Management (GAM) in London, he started and served as the
Managing Director of the Multi-Manager Group, from its inception in 1989 until 1995. This Group was one of the
largest fund of hedge fund groups globally during that period. Prior to joining GAM, he was Vice President in charge
of the Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Group at the National Westminster Bank USA, where he began his career as
a corporate lender in 1981.
The native of Winthrop, MA, Ginsberg graduated from the Northfield Mount Hermon School and received a BA
from Kenyon College. He received an MBA, with a concentration in finance, from the Boston University Graduate
School of Management.

Phillip H. Morse, Vice Chairman

Phillip Morse was named Vice Chairman in 2004 and has been a partner in the Boston Red
Sox since 2002. Morse grew up in Danvers, MA and has two brothers living in the Boston
area. He attended the University of Maine and played baseball for the Black Bears. Upon
graduation in 1964, Morse was hired by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Boston. In
late 1966, he worked in sales for a Glens Falls, NY-based small medical device company.
In 1969, Morse founded North American Instrument Corporation, a company focused on
the development, manufacturing and sales of the first transparent fluid delivery system for
coronary angiography, the Morse Manifold. By 1994, the firm had grown into NAMIC U.S.A.
Corporation, an 800-employee designer and manufacturer of a wide array of medical devices
for interventional cardiology and radiology. NAMIC made an initial public offering in 1991,
and established operations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1992 and in the Republic of Ireland in 1993.
Morse served as NAMIC’s Chairman until its sale to Pfizer, Inc. in 1995. Today, NAMIC U.S.A. is a member of the Angio
Dynamic’s family and after more than 40 years, the Morse Manifold continues to be used in more than 70 percent of
all cardiac catheterization procedures.
After retiring from NAMIC in 1995, Morse founded Heritage Creations, Inc., a group of companies dedicated to pro-
viding premium quality products and services to premier private, public and resort golf courses, clubs and golf pro
shops worldwide.
Morse retired from the board of directors of Evergreen Bank, a division of Banknorth, N.A., and was a former director
of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. He is a generous contributor to numerous medical, athletic and edu-
cational charities, having made a gift of an artificial turf stadium field to the University of Maine. In a combined effort
with his friend, the late Harold Alfond, a former Red Sox partner, his alma mater now has an outstanding athletic
facility in which to play football, soccer, and lacrosse. In 2005, Morse turned 43 acres of woodlands in Glens Falls, NY
into an athletic complex with a field house, nine tennis courts, two baseball fields, three softball fields, four fields for
soccer and lacrosse and donated it to Glens Falls High School. In the fall of 2016, Morse donated $2 million dollars to
support youth sports activities and Danvers High School for the creation of the Morse Athletic Complex in honor of his
father - James Ellison Morse Jr. During his 26-year tenure as Selectman, “Ellie” led a group of friends that saved The
Danvers Twilight Baseball League, which at the time was the oldest after dinner baseball league in America. Morse also
commissioned a bronze falcon, the school mascot is currently displayed at the entrance to the new stadium.
The Morses, who live in Jupiter, FL, have three daughters all of whom live or work in Boston and the surrounding
communities. With a growing number of grandchildren, now a total of seven, the Morses remain busy dividing their
time between Boston, Wells (ME), Lake George (NY), and Florida.

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Sam Kennedy, President and CEO
Sam Kennedy is in his 17th season with the club and his second as President and Chief
Executive Officer, a position to which he was elevated on August 2, 2017 after having
spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons as Club President. In addition to his role with the Red
Sox, Kennedy also acts as President and Chief Executive of Fenway Sports Management,
a sports marketing and sales agency that is a sister company to the Red Sox under the
Fenway Sports Group family.
A native of Brookline, MA, who grew up within walking distance of Fenway Park, Kennedy,
who turns 45 in July, joined the Red Sox in 2002 after 6 years working for the San Diego
Padres from 1996-2001.
Since joining the Red Sox, Kennedy has played a key role in the dramatic growth of the Red Sox brand. Recalling
the days that he was able to come into the ballpark on his dad’s clergy pass, Kennedy’s particular focus the past
few years has been on encouraging kids to come to the ballpark to experience Fenway Park through the creation
of a “Kids Only” Gate K and a free ticket for all kids that sign up for Red Sox Kid Nation. Outside of the 81 days a
year of baseball, Kennedy has also been instrumental in the transformation of Fenway Park into a year-round venue,
including concerts, hockey, soccer, football and even a “Big Air” skiing and snowboarding competition requiring
construction of a 150 foot high ramp from centerfield to home plate.
In 2004, Kennedy helped create Fenway Sports Management and has
overseen its growth from that of a start-up to a world class sports RED SOX PRESIDENT HISTORY
marketing agency with an international roster of clients that includes
not only sister companies the Red Sox, LFC, NESN and Roush Fenway Charles Somers 1901-03
Racing, but also partnerships with Boston College, Major League Henry Killilea 1903-04
Baseball Advanced Media, the Dell Technologies Championship, and John I. Taylor 1904-11
a landmark marketing partnership with NBA superstar LeBron James. James McAleer 1911-13
Kennedy has received many recognitions during his time with the Red Joseph Lannin 1913-16
Sox, including Boston Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Award and his Harry Frazee 1916-23
induction into the Sports Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Hall of Fame Bob Quinn 1923-33
which includes multiple time recipients of the honor. This national Tom Yawkey 1933-76
honor placed him in the company of the most influential and creative Jean R. Yawkey 1976-87
young professionals in the business of sports. John Harrington 1987-2001
Kennedy is active in the community and serves on the MLB Inter- Larry Lucchino 2001-15
national Committee and MLB Ticketing Committee as well as the Sam Kennedy 2015-present
BIDMC Trustee/Advisory Board and Marketing Committee; the Trinity
College Board of Fellows; Dana-Farber’s Visiting Committee for Insti-
tute Initiatives; The BASE’s Advisory Committee; and Camp Harbor View Board of Directors.
A former captain of the baseball team at Brookline High with friend and classmate Theo Epstein, Kennedy graduat-
ed from Trinity College (CT) in 1995. Kennedy and his wife, Amanda, will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this
fall. They reside in the Boston area with their 15-year-old son, Jimmy, and 13-year old daughter, Ally.

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David Dombrowski, President of Baseball Operations

David Dombrowski was named as President of Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox
on August 18, 2015. In this role – newly created by the organization – he is responsible for
all baseball matters for the club.
A distinguished and experienced baseball executive, Dombrowski has over 40 years of ser-
vice in Major League Baseball. In his short time with the Red Sox (since 8/18/15), his clubs
have posted a 212-156 (.576) record, the second-highest winning percentage in the American
League in that span behind the Cleveland Indians. In his first two full seasons at the helm for
Boston (2016-17), his clubs won consecutive American League East division titles, a feat that
had never before been accomplished in Red Sox history in the divisional era (since 1969).
Prior to Dombrowski’s arrival in Boston, he served as President, CEO & General Manager of the Detroit Tigers from
November 5, 2001 until August 4, 2015. During his tenure in Detroit, which spanned 14 seasons, his teams reached the
Postseason five times: first as the American League Wild Card winner in 2006, which snapped an 18-year playoff drought
for the organization, and again with a franchise-record four consecutive AL Central Division titles from 2011-14. Detroit
captured the AL pennant twice in that time frame, in 2006 and in 2012, with the former marking the team’s first trip to the
World Series since 1984. His 2013 club was eliminated by the Red Sox in a thrilling six-game league championship series.
Prior to his time with the Tigers, Dombrowski spent 10 years as General Manager for the Florida Marlins. His tenure there
began in September of 1991 when was hired as the franchise’s first-ever Executive Vice President and General Manager.
While at the helm in South Florida, Dombrowski constructed the Marlins team that won the World Series title in 1997, just
their fifth year of existence. Starting from their inaugural season in 1993 through 1997, the Marlins increased their win-
ning percentage year over year, becoming the first-ever expansion team to do so. It was in Miami that Dombrowski first
worked with current Red Sox Principal Owner John Henry, who was the Marlins Chairman and sole owner from January
1999 until February 2002. In 1998, the Marlins were honored by USA Today as Organization of the Year.
Before landing with the Marlins, Dombrowski served the Montreal Expos for parts of five years (December 1986-Sep-
tember 1991) in a variety of front office roles including Director of the club’s minor league system, Assistant General
Manager, Vice President of Player Personnel, and General Manager. He was 32 years old at the time of his appointment
to General Manager prior to the 1990 season, the youngest chief baseball official in the major leagues at the time.
Following the 1990 season, he was recognized as the UPI Major League Executive of the Year, and Baseball America
acknowledged the Expos as Organization of the Year in both 1988 and 1990.
It was with the Chicago White Sox that Dombrowski received his first baseball experience in 1978 under the tutelage
of long-time baseball executive Roland Hemond. Dombrowski spent four seasons working in the minor league and
scouting department and in the player development department of the White Sox before being named Assistant Gen-
eral Manager under Hemond in November 1981. He eventually was named Vice President of Baseball Operations for
the club in December of 1985.
In addition to his extensive accomplishments relating to on-field baseball performance, Dombrowski has also been
involved in areas off the field around the game. In April of 2013, former Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig named
him chairman of the Commissioner’s On-Field Diversity Task Force, which addresses the talent pipeline that impacts
the representation and development of diverse players and on-field personnel in Major League Baseball, particularly
African-Americans. While with the Tigers, also in 2013, he accepted the Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excel-
lence on behalf of the club for their Anti-Bullying community program.
Throughout his career, Dombrowski has received numerous awards for his achievements in baseball. Among them
are the 2012 John Schuerholz Award given at that year’s General Managers meetings honoring 25 years of service as
a GM. He was a co-recipient of The Sporting News’ Executive of the Year Award with Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug
Melvin in 2011 and received the Andrew “Rube” Foster Award the same year presented by the Negro Leagues Baseball
Museum as AL Executive of the Year. He was named Executive of the Year in 2006 by Baseball America, and Sports
Executive of the Year at the 10th annual March of Dimes National Athletic Awards dinner in February 1998.
In January 2012, he was inducted into the Lou Boudreau Hall of Fame by the Pitch & Hit Club of Chicago.
A native of Chicago, IL, Dombrowski is a graduate of Richards High School in Oak Lawn, IL. He attended Cornell Univer-
sity – where he played football – for one year, but later transferred to Western Michigan University where he earned a
degree in business administration in 1979. His alma mater recognized him with its Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998.
Dombrowski and his wife, Karie, live in suburban Boston with their daughter, Darbi, and son, Landon.

RED SOX GENERAL MANAGERS

1933-47.....Eddie Collins 1965-77.....Dick O’Connell 2002-05.....Theo Epstein
1948-58.....Joe Cronin 1978-83.....Haywood Sullivan 2005-06.....Ben Cherington/Jed Hoyer (4)
1959-60.....Bucky Harris 1984-93.....Lou Gorman 2006-11.....Theo Epstein
1961-62.....Dick O’Connell (1) 1994-02.....Dan Duquette 2011-15.....Ben Cherington
1963-65.....Mike Higgins (2) 2002..........Mike Port (interim) (3) 2015-16.....Mike Hazen (5)
(1) GM position was eliminated in 1961-62. Executive VP of Business and Baseball Operations Dick O’Connell assumed the role.
(2) Higgins was Executive Vice President in charge of baseball while O’Connell maintained oversight of the business side. O’Connell
was named General Manager on 9/16/65 when Higgins resigned. (3) Port was named interim General Manager on 2/28/02. (4)
Epstein left the Red Sox from 10/21/05-1/19/06. Cherington and Hoyer were named co-General Managers on 12/12/05 and served
in that capacity until Epstein’s return. (5) Dave Dombrowski was hired as President of Baseball Operations on 8/18/15.

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Larry Lucchino, President/CEO Emeritus
Red Sox Hall of Famer Larry Lucchino served as President/CEO during an historic 14-year
period through 2015, in which the club won three World Series, saved and enhanced
Fenway Park, established the Major League Baseball record for consecutive sellouts, and
created the Red Sox Foundation, a philanthropic powerhouse. Now also Chairman of the
Pawtucket Red Sox, Lucchino and the late Jim Skeffington assembled a group that in 2015
purchased Boston’s longtime Triple-A affiliate. He is also Chairman of the Jimmy Fund, the
philanthropic arm of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which twice helped to save his life.
After serving as the President of the Baltimore Orioles (1988-93) and the President and
CEO of the San Diego Padres (1995-01), Lucchino was instrumental in bringing together
Principal Owner John W. Henry, Chairman Tom Werner, and their partners, who purchased the Red Sox, Fenway Park,
and 80 percent of NESN in December, 2001.
Committing to “field a team worthy of the fans’ support,” the Red Sox in his tenure played October Baseball seven
times in 14 years. Vanquishing the proverbial “Curse of the Bambino,” the 2004 club did what had never been done
before—overcoming a 3-0 deficit, against no less than the archrival New York Yankees, whom Lucchino dubbed
“the Evil Empire,”—to win the pennant and then sweep the St. Louis Cardinals to win the club’s first World Series
since 1918--after an agonizing 86-year wait. The World Champions of 2007 and 2013 also etched in stone this
historic era, with the latter club helping to heal a wounded city after the Boston Marathon bombings to embody
the strength and resilience that supported the new phrase, “Boston Strong.”
After revolutionizing ballpark ambiance and architecture by creating Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which fulfilled
his pioneering vision of a traditional, intimate, old-fashioned downtown ballpark with modern amenities, Lucchino
then spearheaded the political and design efforts that created Petco Park in San Diego. More than a ballpark, Petco
fulfilled its promise as a catalyst for redevelopment in downtown San Diego.
With the experience of Camden Yards and Petco Park, he was instrumental in conceiving and executing ten years of
major improvements to Fenway Park that preserved, protected, and enhanced “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark.”
Once again, a ballpark revitalized a now-vibrant neighborhood.
With aggressive marketing throughout New England and the global fan base called “Red Sox Nation,” the club
connected with its fans, who sold out every game (820 straight) from May 15, 2003 through April 8, 2013. The club
set franchise attendance records in eight of his 14 seasons.
Lucchino has served on several MLB committees, including the Commissioner’s historic Blue Ribbon Task Force on
Baseball Economics, which successfully re-engineered the sport’s economic structure, and the International Com-
mittee, of which he was one of its most active members.
Saying his franchises “had a foreign policy,” Lucchino arranged for his Padres to play baseball’s first regular season
games in Mexico (1996) and Hawaii (1997) and pioneered a ground-breaking relationship in Japan with the Chiba
Lotte Marines (1997). Returning to Mexico in 1999, he helped establish baseball’s first International Opener in
Monterrey. In 2008, he led the Red Sox’ first trip to Japan, where they opened the season. Lucchino was also an
early and active supporter of the World Baseball Classic.
Born in Pittsburgh, Lucchino was an All-City League basketball player and second baseman on the Pittsburgh city
championship baseball team. He graduated with honors from Princeton University and then graduated from Yale
Law School. At Princeton, he was a member of two Ivy League championship basketball teams. Lucchino holds
honorary degrees from Suffolk University, Boston University, Bryant University, New England School of Law, Anna
Maria College, Palomar College, the University of Massachusetts (Boston), and Bentley University.
In 1974, he joined Williams and Connolly, the law firm founded by his mentor, friend, legendary sportsman, and trial
attorney Edward Bennett Williams. He became a partner in 1978 and specialized in sports law and litigation. He was
general counsel to the Washington Redskins, of which Williams was president and part owner, and was a member
of their Board of Directors from 1979 to 1985. When EBW bought the Orioles on August 2, 1979, Lucchino entered
baseball and became the club’s vice president/general counsel. EBW named him president in May 1988, to rebuild
the club’s baseball and business operations. Lucchino was President (and co-owner) of the Orioles from 1989 until
the club was sold at the end of the 1993 season. In December, 1994, he partnered with John Moores to purchase
the San Diego Padres, for whom he served as President/CEO through 2001.
The avid sportsman has the unique distinction of earning World Series rings (Orioles, ’83; Red Sox, ‘04, ’07, ‘13), a
Super Bowl ring (Redskins, ‘83), and a Final Four watch (Princeton, ‘65). Lucchino has been active in numerous civic
and charitable efforts, particularly in the research and treatment of cancer. He is a board member and served as the
co-chair of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s $1 billion “Mission Possible” Capital Campaign, which reached its
goal in 2009, and is on the board of Special Olympics International.
In recognition for “long and meritorious service to baseball” over three decades in the game, Lucchino received the
Judge Emil Fuchs Award from the Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America at their 72nd an-
nual awards dinner in January 2011. Lucchino was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in May 2012,
the National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame and the Taylor Allderdice High School Hall of Fame in November
2013, and was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in May 2016.

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Dave Beeston, Executive Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer

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Dave Beeston joined the club in March of 2013 and was named Executive Vice President
and Chief Strategy Officer in February 2018.
In his role, Beeston has varied responsibilities. He acts as a senior advisor to Sam Kennedy
and FSG ownership on key matters, including internal and external communication. Addi-
tionally, he is responsible for the execution and oversight of many of the key relationships
of the Club, including with its media, concessions and merchandise partners. Finally, in his
strategy role, he is charged with creating and executing new business initiatives and new
lines of revenue for the Club and FSG, evaluating external opportunities presented to the
Company, and acting as an internal resource for all Club departments, with a focus on
long-term organizational objectives.
Beeston spent the seven years prior to joining the Red Sox as an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP, with a focus on securities transactions.
A Toronto, Ontario native, Beeston completed his undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Western On-
tario, graduating from the latter “with distinction.” He formerly served on the Board of “Youth Without Shelter” a
Toronto based teen homeless shelter and currently serves on the Boston Medical Center’s Exceptional Care Without
Exception Trust Board.
The son of former long-time Toronto Blue and Major League Baseball executive Paul Beeston, he currently resides
in Boston with his wife, Katie, and sons, Bobby and Jack.

Jonathan Gilula, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

Jonathan Gilula was promoted to Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the
Boston Red Sox in February, 2018 and is entering his 21st season in Major League Baseball
and 16th as a member of the Boston Red Sox organization. In his role, Gilula oversees
ballpark operations, event operations, fan services, game entertainment, video produc-
tions, special events, ballpark planning and development and Florida business operations.
Over the course of his tenure in Boston, Gilula has played an instrumental role in a wide
range of the club’s business ventures. Such activities have ranged from enhancing the
game day operations and customer service at Fenway Park, improving the quality and
expanding the menu of food and beverage offerings through work with Aramark, the
ballpark’s concessionaire, to planning and implementing non-traditional, ancillary uses of Fenway Park that have
resulted in a series of popular and historic events over the past 15 years. Most notably, Gilula has led the club’s
effort to preserve, protect and enhance Fenway Park, which celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2012 and is the old-
est ballpark in Major League Baseball. During the 10-year major annual improvement process that began in 2002
and was formally completed in 2011, the team added capacity, created space for new fan-friendly features and
amenities, and improved the infrastructure both within and around the ballpark. Such projects include the Green
Monster Seats, the Right Field Roof, the EMC and State Street Pavilion levels, and the installation of state-of-the-art
high-definition video displays and scoring systems. The club has continued to make annual physical enhancements
to the ballpark, with the Jim Beam Dugout among the newly constructed areas set to open for the 2018 season.
Gilula oversaw the design, construction and business planning of JetBlue Park at Fenway South, the Red Sox Spring
Training and player development complex in Lee County, FL which opened for the 2012 spring training season. The
complex, a state-of-the-art, single-site facility designed to meet the long-term needs of the organization and to cre-
ate the premier spring training complex for both players and fans, has received critical acclaim and was nominated
by Sports Business Journal as Sports Facility of the Year in 2013.
In addition to his Red Sox responsibilities, Gilula also assumes a leadership role in coordinating all of Fenway Sports
Group’s real estate activities, serving as Managing Director of FSG Real Estate. In this capacity, he is the day to day
point person responsible for planning and implementing FSG’s strategy for the properties FSG owns around both
Fenway Park and JetBlue Park.
Originally joining the Red Sox in October 2002 as Special Assistant to the President/CEO, Gilula worked on a num-
ber of special projects including the Fenway Park Improvements and the refurbishment of the previous home to
the Red Sox spring training facilities in Lee County, FL. He also managed the original construction of the Red Sox
Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic which is now undergoing an improvement/expansion project that will
be completed in 2019.
The start of his baseball career dates back to June 1998, when Larry Lucchino, then President/CEO of the San Diego
Padres, hired Gilula to work on the planning and development of the team’s forthcoming ballpark and its surround-
ing neighborhood. As Director of Ballpark Development, Gilula was a member of the leadership team that coordi-
nated the design and construction of Petco Park, the home of the Padres, which opened in downtown San Diego
in 2004.Gilula currently serves as the President of the Board of the Fenway Park Living Museum Fund, a non-profit
organization created in 2012 to promote public awareness and education about the history of Fenway Park. He

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also is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pan-Mass Challenge, the nation’s largest athletic fundraiser, which

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has raised $598 million for cancer research and treatment through the Jimmy Fund since its inception in 1980. In
January 2011, Gilula was selected as one of Sports Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” Award recipients, an honor
that recognized him as one of the best young talents in the business of sports.
Born in New York City, NY, Gilula grew up in La Jolla, CA. He graduated with a degree in Politics from Princeton
University in 1998, where he was captain of the varsity tennis team and named First Team All-Ivy League in 1997
and 1998.
Jonathan resides in Chestnut Hill, MA with his wife, Robin, their daughter, Brin, and son, Cameron.

Adam Grossman, Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer

Adam Grossman leads marketing and communications efforts for the Boston Red Sox
and its historic home, Fenway Park. Reporting directly to President & CEO Sam Kennedy,
Grossman oversees the club’s Marketing, Media Relations, Corporate Communications,
Social Media, Advertising and Content, and Creative Service departments.
In his role, Grossman partners with the Red Sox Ticketing, Corporate Sponsorship, and
Broadcasting departments, and plays a vital role in developing integrated ticketing, sales,
and sponsorship strategies that drive revenue for the club.
Grossman is also responsible for marketing and growing ticket sales for all non-baseball
revenue-generating events and activities at Fenway Park, including concerts, the Fenway
Gridiron Series, Polartec Big Air at Fenway, Capital One Frozen Fenway, and the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic.
In 2017, Grossman spearheaded the creation of “Take The Lead,” a first-of-its-kind partnership between Boston’s
five major professional sports teams and the NAACP Boston Branch designed to combat racism and hate speech in
sports venues and in the Boston community.
Grossman is also head of marketing for Red Sox sister company Fenway Sports Management, a leading sports and
entertainment agency that provides sales, marketing, and consulting services for parent company Fenway Sports
Group’s elite portfolio of properties, including Liverpool FC, LRMR/LeBron James, NESN, and Roush Fenway Racing.
Beginning his career with the Red Sox in 2002 as an intern, Grossman was named Special Assistant to President/
CEO Larry Lucchino in 2004, and promoted to Vice President of Marketing in 2008. Prior to assuming his current
role, he served as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for the Miami Dolphins from 2009 to 2011.
Grossman is a 2002 cum laude graduate of Duke University with a degree in public policy, and one of eight mem-
bers selected to the 2014 Eisenhower Fellowships program, chaired by General Colin L. Powell. While at Duke, he
co-founded a student-led organization to improve the Durham Bulls Youth League, and spearheaded a $450,000
renovation project to refurbish two baseball fields in Durham’s inner city.
Grossman and his wife, Candy Hannemann, have two daughters, Stella and Luiza.

Troup Parkinson, Executive Vice President/Partnerships

Troup Parkinson was promoted to Executive Vice President/Partnerships for the Boston Red
Sox in November of 2015.
In this role, he is responsible for the club’s Corporate Sponsorships, Premium Services, and
Community, Player, and Alumni Relations. More specifically, with regard to corporate part-
nerships, Parkinson heads up the partnerships operation, securing new business, formu-
lating local marketing strategies, and renewing corporate relationships. He also continues
to oversee the client services department, which includes managing relationships with all
Red Sox limited partners, corporate sponsors, season suite holders, EMC Club members,
Dugout Seat holders, and State Street Pavilion Club members.
Since joining the organization in 2002, Parkinson has held several titles while working in the areas of sponsorships
and client services for the club. Prior to his current position, the Michigan native, served as Senior Vice President/
Corporate Partnerships from February 2011 through October 2015, after spending three years as Vice President/
Client Services. From 2004 until 2008, Parkinson was the team’s Director/Client Services. Prior to joining the Red
Sox, Parkinson spent four years with Octagon Marketing working in various areas including event management,
client relations, corporate consulting, sponsorship sales, and public relations.
In 2005, Parkinson worked on the creation/branding of both the EMC Club and State Street Pavilion Club while
also designing the hospitality plan, benefit structure, and overall client experience. He was instrumental in the seat
relocation and sales process for the EMC Club and SSP Club from the former .406 Club during the 2005 offseason.
In the winter of 2006, the club began a two-year project focused on the renovation of all 45 season suites. Parkinson
and his staff spearheaded the sales effort and also developed the hospitality plan. He attended St. Lawrence Uni-
versity in Canton, NY where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 1998. Parkinson and his wife, Alexandra,
reside in Wellesley, MA with their three children, Oscar, Fletcher, and Hilary.

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Ed Weiss, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy,

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and General Counsel, Fenway Sports Group

Ed Weiss was named General Counsel of Fenway Sports Group (FSG) in September 2009.
In that capacity, Weiss has oversight of all legal matters for the companies in FSG’s port-
folio, including the Boston Red Sox, New England Sports Network (NESN), Fenway Sports
Management (FSM) and the Liverpool Football Club of the English Premier League (ac-
quired in 2010).
At the close of 2012, Weiss also was named Executive Vice President for Corporate Strate-
gy, to reflect his broader business-related responsibilities for FSG, and, in 2015, he became
one of FSG’s Directors for the Board of Roush Fenway Racing (RFR), a partnership between
FSG and Roush Industries, which operates the RFR NASCAR racing team.
Before employment with FSG, Weiss had been Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Time Warner
Inc., where he had been employed for over a decade, and was responsible for all litigation, regulatory, and intel-
lectual property issues across the company worldwide. He also handled Time Warner’s significant antitrust issues,
including any transaction and merger clearances, served as a key advisor on business and intellectual property
issues related to digital content distribution, and maintained oversight of all FCC legal issues. Weiss began his
tenure at Time Warner with Time Warner Cable, overseeing all litigation and antitrust matters for the then cable
television system operator.
Before joining Time Warner, Weiss served as a commercial litigator at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine and Moore
in New York City, NY, where he worked on many litigation and antitrust counseling matters. Immediately following
law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jay C. Waldman, a federal judge in Philadelphia, PA, assisting
with a wide variety of criminal and civil matters, including a number of jury trials.
A native of Norwood, MA, Weiss graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1988, concentrating in
History and Economics, and received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1991.
At Penn Law, he was a member of the Law Review and served as its Managing Editor. During his summers and
entire third year of law school, he also was employed as a law clerk with the Morgan Lewis law firm in Philadelphia.
Weiss currently is a Trustee of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood (his alma mater) and the Newton
Country Day School (where his two daughters attend). He is also a board member of the Roger Williams University
Law School and Greater Boston Legal Services, and serves on the Development and Corporate Drive Committees
for GBLS.
Weiss resides in Weston, MA, with his wife, Susan, daughters, Nina (18) and Elizabeth (16), and son, Timmy (13).
He currently serves as President of the Weekapaug Golf Club in the family’s summer Rhode Island community of
Weekapaug.

Tim Zue, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Tim Zue is responsible for the financial management of the Boston Red Sox overseeing the
organization’s operating budget, accounting, financial planning, forecasting, and business
analytics. Prior to his current role, Zue served as Senior Vice President of Finance, Strategy
and Analytics for both the Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management (FSM).
During his 15-year career with the club, Zue has played a key role in all financial aspects
of the business, including the evaluation and execution of all non-baseball events, ticket
pricing decisions, the financial impact of Fenway Park improvements, and the creation of
the Red Sox Rewards loyalty program. He also helped conduct the financial due diligence
related to Fenway Sports Group’s acquisition of Roush Fenway Racing, Liverpool Football
Club, and the marketing rights for LeBron James.
With FSM, Zue managed the business operations department responsible for the sports marketing firm’s consulting,
events, and experiences divisions. Under his leadership, FSM created the onsite photography service Fanfoto, the
fan travel program MLB Destinations, Red Sox Fantasy Camps, and Youth Baseball Summer Camps. During his
tenure, Fanfoto expanded from three teams to more than 30, and the MLB Destinations program grew to include
seven Major League Baseball clubs.
In early 2017 Zue was promoted to Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and he was also selected as
one of Sports Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” Award recipients, an honor that recognized him as one of the best
young talents in the business of sports.
Prior to joining the Red Sox and FSM, Zue worked for Bain & Company in Boston as an associate consultant. He also
taught middle school math and technology in the Boston Public School system for four years.
Zue received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1999, where he won a robotics design
contest and competed in an international robotics design competition in Tokyo. A native of Winchester, MA, Zue
lives in Lexington with his wife Nicole and their three children Adelyn, Harrison and Vivienne.

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Brian O’Halloran, Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager
Brian O’Halloran was named Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager in January
2015. In his role, he assists President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski in major
league operations, including player acquisitions, contract negotiations, roster manage-
ment, financial analysis, MLB rule compliance, and the day-to-day management of the
baseball operations department.
O’Halloran has previously held the titles of Vice President/Assistant General Manager
(2012-14), Vice President/Baseball Operations (2011), and Director of Baseball Operations
(2006-10). He joined the Red Sox as Baseball Operations Assistant in 2002. Prior to that,
he was an intern in baseball operations with the San Diego Padres.
The Weymouth, MA, native has a BA from Colby College and an MBA from UCLA. Before working in baseball, he
spent two years in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, studying ethnic conflict, and three years in Moscow, Russia, super-
vising business operations for an international logistics company. O’Halloran speaks Russian and Georgian. He lives
in Brookline, MA with his wife, Jean, sons Sean and Sam, and daughter, Abby.

Eddie Romero, Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager

Eddie Romero was promoted to Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager on Octo-
ber 25, 2016. In his current role, he and Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager
Brian O’Halloran report directly to President of Baseball Operations, Dave Dombrowski
and assist in all areas of baseball operations.
Romero begins his 13th year in the Red Sox organization in 2018.
Prior to the 2016 season, Romero was elevated to the position of Vice President, Interna-
tional Scouting. In that capacity, he oversaw the club’s amateur scouting coverage in Latin
America in addition to the Pacific Rim and Europe, while also assisting with the team’s
domestic amateur scouting operation. Since joining the Red Sox, Romero has played a
significant role in the signings of Red Sox international prospects such as Rafael Devers (Dominican Republic) and
Tzu-Wei Lin (Taiwan).
A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Romero started with the club as an Assistant in International and Professional
scouting in February of 2006. He spent four seasons working as the club’s Director of International Scouting from
2012-15. He has also worked for the Red Sox as Coordinator and Assistant Director of Latin American operations,
and Assistant Director of Latin American Operations/International Scouting.
Before beginning a career in baseball, Romero worked as a prosecutor for the State Attorney’s office for the Fourth
Judicial District in Jacksonville, FL. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management and a juris doctor degree
from the University of Florida. His father, Ed Romero Sr., was an infielder with the Red Sox from 1986-89.
Romero resides in Boston.

Allard Baird, Senior Vice President/Player Personnel

Allard Baird, named Red Sox Senior Vice President, Player Personnel in January 2015, con-
tinues to be a key voice on all player personnel decisions for the club. In 2011, he served
as Vice President, Player Personnel/Professional Scouting, overseeing the Red Sox profes-
sional scouting department in addition to his player personnel responsibilities. Previously,
Baird was Assistant to the General Manager, a position he held since November 1, 2006.
In that role, he ran the pro scouting operation, and served as an advisor to Executive Vice
President/General Manager Theo Epstein on all facets of the club’s baseball operations.
Baird was a special assignment scout for major and minor league coverage as well as the
amateur draft.
Baird, 56, joined the Red Sox in July, 2006 as a special assignment scout. He served as Senior Vice President and
General Manager of the Kansas City Royals from June 2000-May 2006, the fifth GM in franchise history. In October
of 2012, Baird was inducted to the Southern Arkansas University Sports Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the
Sports Hall of Fame of his hometown, Rochester, NH, in May of 2005. In 2003, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
named him the recipient of the Rube Foster Award, as the American League Executive of the Year. Baird was also a
member of the Baseball Olympic Selection Committee for the 2000 Gold medal-winning team.
Overall, Baird spent 18 years with the Royals beginning as a minor league hitting coach and infield instructor from
1988-89. He then served as Territorial Scouting Supervisor for the organization in Florida from 1990-92, and as
National Scouting Cross-Checker from 1993-97, when he was appointed Special Assistant to the General Manager.
In 1998, he was appointed Assistant General Manager. During his scouting tenure, he was responsible for signing
outfielder Johnny Damon. Prior to joining the Royals, Baird served as head baseball coach at Broward (FL) Com-
munity College for two years after beginning his coaching tenure in 1985 as an assistant at Southern Arkansas
University, where he also played.
A Rochester, NH, native, Baird makes his home in the off season in Miami, FL, with his wife, Julie.

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Frank Wren, Senior Vice President/Player Personnel

Frank Wren was hired as Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations for the Boston Red
Sox on September 25, 2015.
In his current role as Senior Vice President/Player Personnel, Wren, who has over 40 years
of experience in baseball, serves as a talent evaluator for the club, and assists President
of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski in all aspects of baseball operations. In coming
to Boston, Wren rejoins Dombrowski, who he worked alongside for 11 years between the
Montreal Expos (1987-91) and Florida Marlins (1991-98) organizations.
Prior to joining the Red Sox, Wren was Executive Vice President & General Manager for the
Atlanta Braves from October 11, 2007 until September 22, 2014, part of a 15-year tenure
in that organization after serving as Vice President/Assistant General Manager from 2000 to 2007. In his time as
Atlanta’s General Manager, his clubs posted a 604-523 (.536) record, and went to the Postseason three times with
Wild Card appearances in 2010 and 2012, and as National League East Division champions in 2013.
His first appointment as a General Manager came with the Baltimore Orioles in 1999, after he worked as Vice
President/Assistant General Manager of the Marlins from 1991-98.
In September 1985, Wren joined Montreal’s front office as Assistant Scouting Director under current Red Sox pro
scout, Gary Hughes, who was named the Expos’ Scouting Director at the same time. Wren was later named Montre-
al’s Director of Latin American Scouting and Operations and played a role in the club twice being tabbed Baseball
America’s Organization of the Year in 1988 and 1990.
A selection of the New York Yankees in the 1976 June Draft, Wren spent his entire playing career as an outfielder in the
Expos’ minor league system from 1977-82. Following his retirement, he coached in the Expos’ system from 1982-84.
Born in Hamilton, OH and raised in St. Petersburg, FL, he attended Northeast High School and St. Petersburg Junior
College before beginning his playing career. He was inducted into the Northeast High School Athletic Hall of Fame in
St. Petersburg in January 2009, and the Lakota High School Athletic Hall of Fame in West Chester, OH, in March 2009.
Wren and his wife, Terri, reside in Peachtree City, GA. The couple serves on the board of the Foundation for Mito-
chondrial Medicine, whose primary purpose is to find treatments and a cure for the disease.
The Wrens have three sons, twins Kyle and Colby, and Jordan. Kyle is currently an outfielder in the Milwaukee
Brewers minor league system, Colby played collegiately at Georgia Tech, and Jordan is an outfielder in the Red Sox
organization selected in the 2017 draft out of Georgia Southern University.

Raquel Ferreira, Vice President/Major and Minor League Operations

Raquel Ferreira was named Vice President, Major and Minor League Operations in Decem-
ber 2016. Entering her 20th year with the Red Sox in 2018, Ferreira is just the third female
Vice President in a baseball operations department in Major League Baseball.
Over her career with the Red Sox, Ferreira’s work has been focused on overseeing the
baseball operations budgets and the club’s major and minor league operations. She ac-
tively oversees the daily operations for the team’s major league clubhouse, as well as the
daily operations for the organization’s six minor league affiliates, handling issues for all
minor league players and staff such as contract tenders, player transactions, payroll, and
insurance. In addition, she heads the club’s player immigration program and was instru-
mental in establishing the Boston Red Sox Rookie Development program, which began in 2004.
Over a two-year span from 2015-16, Ferreira worked as the Red Sox’ Vice President, Baseball Administration. Prior
to that post, she served as the Red Sox’ Senior Director, Minor League Operations from 2011-14, as Director, Minor
League Operations from 2008-11, and as Director, Minor League Administration from 2002-07.
In 2002, the Cumberland, RI native received the club’s Edward F. Kenney Award which is annually given to a mem-
ber of the Red Sox Player Development Department who demonstrates dedication, success, and work ethic befitting
the man for which the award is named.
Ferreira is a 1992 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a B.A in Communications. She and her husband,
Erik Stamps, reside in Somerville, MA with their 10-year-old daughter, Gabriella.

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Tony La Russa, Vice President/Special Assistant to the
President of Baseball Operations
On November 2, 2017, Tony La Russa was named Vice President/Special Assistant to the
President of Baseball Operations. In his new position, he will assist Dave Dombrowski in
all areas of baseball operations, including player development and consultation with the
major and minor league coaching staffs.
The 2018 season will mark La Russa’s 57th in professional baseball, the last four of which
were spent with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2014-17). In 2017 he served as Chief Baseball
Analyst, advising Arizona’s baseball operations department in all facets of the game. Prior
to serving in that role, he spent three seasons as the Diamondbacks’ Chief Baseball Officer.
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014 by the Expansion Era Committee, La Russa ranks third on MLB’s
all-time managerial wins list, having compiled a record of 2,728-2,365 (.536) in 33 seasons from 1979-2011 with
the Chicago White Sox (1979-86), Oakland A’s (1986-95), and St. Louis Cardinals (1996-2011). He won three World
Series titles (1989, 2006, 2011) and was named BBWAA Manager of the Year four times (1983, 1988, 1992, 2002).
In 2014, La Russa was elected to the Cardinals Hall of Fame, with the club also retiring his uniform number (10).
Following his 33-year managing career, La Russa joined MLB’s league office as a Special Assistant to Commissioner
Alan H. “Bud” Selig during the 2012-13 seasons. He has also served on the Commissioner’s 14-member Special
Committee for On-Field Matters since December 2009.
In addition to his 33 years as a major league manager and six in an executive role, La Russa compiled a 16-year
playing career from 1962-77. The former infielder appeared in 132 major league games with the Kansas City/Oak-
land A’s (1963, 1968-71), Atlanta Braves (1971), and Chicago Cubs (1973). He began his managing career at only
33 years old with Double-A Knoxville in 1978, and in 1979 he managed Triple-A Iowa before taking over for the
White Sox for their final 54 games of the season.
La Russa graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in industrial management and earned his
Juris Doctor from Florida State University in 1978, passing the Florida Bar in 1979. He and his wife, Elaine, reside
in Alamo, CA and have two daughters, Bianca and Devon. Since 1991, following Elaine’s passion and sense of
urgency, Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation has dominated the family’s personal time.

Zack Scott, Vice President/Baseball Research & Development

Zack Scott is in his second year as Vice President/Baseball Research & Development, over-
seeing the club’s analytics and baseball systems development. This department provides
decision support to baseball leadership in all areas of the operation and builds software
tools to deliver analytical insights and improve workflows. Additionally, Scott continues to
support the President of Baseball Operations on player acquisition and contract analysis.
The 2018 season marks Scott’s 15th year in the organization. Prior to his current role, he
spent five years as Director, Major League Operations. In that role he assisted the President
of Baseball Operations, General Manager, and Assistant General Managers in several aspects
of baseball operations including major league roster and payroll management, player ac-
quisition and contract analysis, as well as coordinating the department’s statistical analysis.
Scott joined the Red Sox as an intern in baseball operations in 2004, served as an assistant in the department the
following year, and spent the next six seasons as the Assistant Director, Baseball Operations. Before coming to
the club, he worked at Diamond Mind, Inc., a developer of baseball simulation software, from 2000-03, where he
consulted for Boston’s baseball operations department in 2003.
Scott graduated from the University of Vermont in 1999 with a B.S. in Mathematics. He and his wife, Molly, reside
in Malden, MA with their daughter, Zoe, and son, Perry.

Bill James, Senior Advisor/Baseball Operations

A baseball writer since 1975, Bill James joined the Red Sox as a Senior Baseball Opera-
tions Advisor in November, 2002. He works with senior management and the baseball
operations department to provide research and analysis of special projects, and on-going
concerns.
The author of the annual Baseball Abstract from 1977 through 1987, James came to na-
tional prominence as a result of a Sports Illustrated article published in June of 1981. He
is the author of more than 30 baseball books and the creator of the popular statistical
summary, The Bill James Handbook, now published annually by ACTA Sports. His other
contributions to the sport include the concepts of Runs Created (an estimate of the num-
ber of runs each hitter has contributed to his team), Sabermetrics (the effort to replace
conjecture and speculation about issues of concern to baseball fans with objective and verifiable knowledge), Win
Shares (an estimate of each player’s contribution to his team’s win total) and Secondary Average (a way of summa-
rizing the other things that a player does to create runs, other than hit for average).
James lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife of 39 years, Susan McCarthy.

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We were saddened to hear of the passings of the following members of the Red Sox family in the last year:

TOM BREWER, 86, former RHP on ED PHILLIPS, 73, former RHP, on

2/15/18 in Cheraw, SC. Tom spent his 9/20/17 in Moody, ME. Ed made his ML
entire 8-year ML career with Boston, go- debut with the Red Sox in 1970 and
ing 91-82 with a 4.00 ERA in 241 games appeared in 18 games, compiling an 0-2
(1,509.1 IP). A 1956 All-Star, he went record with a 5.32 ERA, 23 SO, and 10
19-9 with a 3.50 ERA that season. BB in 23.2 IP.

BOB BAILEY, 75, former INF-OF, on GENE MICHAEL, 79, former SS, on
1/9/18 in Las Vegas, NV. Bob hit .188 (18- 9/7/17 in Oldsmar, FL. Gene signed with
for-96) with 4 HR and 9 RBI in 45 games the Red Sox in 1976 but did not appear in
in 1977-78 with Boston as part of a 17- a game. He had a 10-year ML career and
year ML career. also was a coach, manager, and execu-
tive with the Yankees.

TRACY STALLARD, 80, former RHP, on TOM WRIGHT, 93, former OF, on 9/5/17
12/6/17 in Coeburn, VA. Tracy went 2-7 in Shelby, NC. The 3rd oldest living Red
with 2 saves and a 4.71 ERA in 48 games Sox player prior to his passing, Tom
(137.2 IP) from 1960-62 with Boston, as appeared in 90 games for Boston from
part of a 7-year ML career. On 10/1/61, 1948-51, hitting .284 (50-for-176) as part
he gave up Roger Maris’ record-breaking of a 9-year ML career.
61st homer in New York.
DON BAYLOR, 68, former DH/OF, on
DICK GERNERT, 89, former 1B, on 8/7/17 in Austin, TX. In 268 games from
11/30/17 in Wyomissing, PA. In 706 1986-87 with Boston, Don hit .238 (220-
games (1952-59) with the Red Sox, Dick for-924) with 47 HR and 151 RBI as part
hit .252 (568-for-2,255) with 101 HR and of a 19-year ML career.
377 RBI. On 4/20/53, he had 5 hits, in-
cluding 3 HR and 6 RBI in a doubleheader
sweep of the Senators.
GENE CONLEY, 86, former RHP, on
7/4/17 in Foxboro, MA. From 1961-63,
BOBBY DOERR, 99, former 2B, on Gene went 29-32 with a 4.57 ERA in
11/13/17 in Junction City, OR. A Hall 482.0 IP (76 games) as part of an 11-year
of Famer, Bobby, the oldest living Red big league career.
Sox player prior to his passing, hit .288
(2,042-for-7,093) with 223 HR and 1,247
RBI in his 14-year Red Sox career (1937-
44, 1946-51). JIMMY PIERSALL, 87, former OF, on
6/3/17 in Wheaton, IL. Jimmy, a Red Sox
DANIEL FLORES, 17, former minor Hall of Famer, spent 8 of his 17 ML sea-
league catching prospect, on 11/8/17. sons with the Red Sox (1950, 1952-58),
Daniel signed with the Red Sox on 7/2/17. appearing in 931 games and hitting .273
Baseball America had ranked him as the (919-for-3,369) with 66 HR and 366 RBI.
No. 2 prospect among international free
agents signed over that summer. HERM STARRETTE, 74, former coach,
on 6/2/17 in Statesville, NC. From 1995-
AL RICHTER, 90, former SS, on 10/29/17 97, Herm served as Red Sox pitching
in Virginia Beach, VA. Al appeared in 5 coach, bullpen coach and minor league
games for Boston in 1951 and 1 game pitching coach at various times as part of
in 1953. He had his best season with the a 42-year pro baseball career.
club’s AAA Louisville Colonels in 1951,
hitting .321 (164-for-511) in 129 games. SAM MELE, 95, former OF/1B and
instructor/scout, on 5/1/17 in Quincy, MA.
DON LOCK, 81, former OF, on 10/8/17 in As part of his 10-year ML career, Sam
Wichita, KS. In 53 games for the Red Sox in played parts of 5 seasons with Boston
1969, as part of an 8-year ML career, Don (1947-49, 1954-55) and hit .278 (234-
hit .224 (13-for-58). He managed in the for-842) in 263 games.
Red Sox farm system for 2 seasons (1971-
72) with Winston-Salem and Pawtucket. TODD FROHWIRTH, 54, former RHP, on
3/26/17 in Waukesha, WI. In 22 games
JIM LANDIS, 83, former OF, on 10/7/17 with Boston in 1994, Todd went 0-3 with
in Napa, CA. As part of an 11-year ML 1 save, a 10.80 ERA, 13 SO, and 17 BB
career, Jim appeared in 5 games with in 26.2 IP, as part of a 9-year ML career.
Boston in 1967, going 1-for-7.

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 COACHING
STAFF
Alex Cora was named
the 47th manager in
Red Sox history on
October 22, 2017.
 MANAGER
Opening Day Age: 42
Born: 10/18/1975 in Caguas, Puerto Rico
Resides: Caguas, Puerto Rico
MLB Coaching Career: Bench Coach, Houston Astros (2017);
Manager, Boston Red Sox (1st season)
Contract Status: Signed through 2020 (club option for 2021)

Managerial/Coaching Career Highlights

Named the 47th manager in Red Sox history on
10/22/17...Formally introduced at a press conference at MLB’S YOUNGEST MANAGERS
Red Sox

Fenway Park on 11/6/17. Manager Club Opening Day Age

2018

Would be the youngest Red Sox manager at the start Kevin Cash TB 40 years, 113 days
of a season since Kevin Kennedy (40 in 1995). Andy Green SD 40 years, 265 days
Made his MLB coaching debut in 2017 as bench Alex Cora BOS 42 years, 162 days
coach of the Astros, helping lead the club to a 101-61 Gabe Kapler PHI 42 years, 241 days
record, the AL West Division title, and the 1st World Mickey Callaway NYM 42 years, 320 days
Series championship in franchise history.
Is the 8th person to win a World Series with the Red Personal
Sox as a player and then go on to manage the club, the
1st to do so since Heinie Wagner in 1930. Full name is Jose Alexander Cora.
Served as general manager for Criollos de Caguas Has 4 children: Camila, Jeriel, Xander, and Isander.
in the Puerto Rican Winter League in 5 consecutive His older brother, Joey, played parts of 11 ML seasons
winters, beginning with the 2012-13 offseason. (1987, ‘89-98) and is currently the 3B coach for PIT.
Doubled as Caguas manager during the 2014-15 and Spent 4 years (2013-16) as a baseball analyst for
2015-16 seasons. ESPN and ESPN Deportes, appearing on Baseball
The 2016-17 Caguas club earned Puerto Rico its first Tonight, Beisbol Esta Noche, and SportsCenter...Also
Caribbean Series title since 2000. contributed to ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio.
Was the general manager for the Puerto Rico team Attended the University of Miami, helping lead the
that finished 2nd in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Hurricanes to the College World Series in each of his 3
years at the school (1994-96).
Playing Career Following the 2006 season, ranked by Baseball Amer-
ica as the best defensive player in the college game.
His 16-year playing career included parts of 14 seasons
in the majors with LAD (1998-2004), CLE (2005), BOS Selected by LAD in the 3rd round of the 1996 June Draft.
(2005-08), NYM (2009-10), TEX (2010), and WSH (2011). Inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame
Played for current Red Sox bench coach Ron Roenicke in 2006.
in LAD’s minor league system in 1997 (Double-A San
Antonio) and 1998 (Triple-A Albuquerque). In the Community
Made his ML debut with the Dodgers on 6/7/98 at In December 2017, visited Shriners Hospital and The
SEA...In that game, his brother, Joey, batted leadoff and BASE as part of the annual Red Sox Holiday Caravan.
played 2B for the Mariners. Interacted with fans at Christmas at Fenway in 2017.
On 5/12/04 with LAD vs. CHC, homered off Matt At Red Sox Winter Weekend in January 2018, signed
Clement to conclude an 18-pitch at-bat. autographs and posed for pictures with fans.
Traded to BOS on 7/7/05 in exchange for current Red On 1/30/18, helped deliver nearly 10 tons of supplies
Sox coach Ramón Vázquez. to aid Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico...
Helped the Red Sox reach the postseason 3 times The JetBlue plane cargo included medical supplies and
(2005, ‘07, ‘08)...Was on the World Series roster in 2007. vaccines, water filtration systems, first aid kits, flashlights,
Was teammates with Dustin Pedroia from 2006-08 and diapers...In his hometown of Caguas, helped distrib-
(BOS) and with Mitch Moreland in 2010 (TEX). ute food, water, and supplies to nearly 300 families, as
well as baseball equipment to roughly 100 children.
Played for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic
in 2006 and 2009.

WHAT A YEAR IT WAS

In 2017, Cora won a league championship and the Caribbean Series title as general manager of Caguas in the
Puerto Rican Winter League; finished as the runner-up to Team USA in the World Baseball Classic as general
manager of Team Puerto Rico; and won a World Series title as bench coach of the Houston Astros.

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 Alex Cora, Continued
Alex Cora’s Major League Record
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
1998 LOS ANGELES-NL .121 29 33 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 8 0 0 2
1999 LOS ANGELES-NL .167 11 30 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2
2000 LOS ANGELES-NL .238 109 353 39 84 18 6 4 32 6 2 7 26 53 4 1 12
2001 LOS ANGELES-NL .217 134 405 38 88 18 3 4 29 3 2 8 31 58 0 2 20
2002 LOS ANGELES-NL .291 115 258 37 75 14 4 5 28 2 0 7 26 38 7 2 7
2003 LOS ANGELES-NL .249 148 477 39 119 24 3 4 34 9 2 10 16 59 4 2 15
2004 LOS ANGELES-NL .264 138 405 47 107 9 4 10 47 12 2 18 47 41 3 4 8
2005 CLEVELAND .205 49 146 11 30 5 2 1 8 1 1 4 5 18 6 0 3
BOSTON .269 47 104 14 28 3 2 2 16 3 2 1 6 12 1 2 5
2006 BOSTON .238 96 235 31 56 7 2 1 18 4 0 6 19 29 6 2 7
2007 BOSTON .246 83 207 30 51 10 5 3 18 7 2 9 7 23 1 1 5
2008 BOSTON .270 75 152 14 41 8 2 0 9 1 1 9 16 13 1 1 6
2009 NEW YORK-NL .251 82 271 31 68 11 1 1 18 8 1 3 25 28 8 3 8
2010 NEW YORK-NL .207 62 169 14 35 6 3 0 20 2 2 4 10 16 4 1 2
TEXAS .286 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 WASHINGTON .224 91 156 12 35 6 1 0 6 1 1 2 12 23 2 0 4
Major League Totals .243 1273 3408 360 828 140 39 35 286 61 18 90 248 423 47 21 106

Cora
Alex
Red Sox Totals .252 301 698 89 176 28 11 6 61 15 5 25 48 77 9 6 23

Alex Cora is the 22nd person to both play for and manage the Red Sox.
Name Years as Player Years as Manager
Jimmy Collins 1901-07 1901-06
Chick Stahl 1901-06 1906
Cy Young 1901-08 1907
Bob Unglaub 1904-05, ‘07-08 1907
Deacon McGuire 1907-08 1907-08
Jake Stahl 1903, ‘08-10, ‘12-13 1912-13
Bill Carrigan 1906, ‘08-16 1913-16, ‘27-29
Jack Barry 1915-17, ‘19 1917
Heinie Wagner 1906-13, ‘15-16, ‘18 1930
Shano Collins 1921-25 1931-32
Marty McManus 1931-33 1932-33
Joe Cronin 1935-45 1935-47
Steve O’Neill 1924 1950-51
Lou Boudreau 1951-52 1952-54
Mike Higgins 1937-38, ‘46 1955-59, ‘60-62
Rudy York 1946-47 1959
Johnny Pesky 1942, ‘46-52 1963-64, ‘80
Pete Runnels 1958-62 1966
Dick Williams 1963-64 1967-69
Eddie Kasko 1966 1970-73
Butch Hobson 1975-80 1992-94
Alex Cora 2005-08 Present

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 VICE PRESIDENT, PITCHING DEVELOPMENT/
ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH

Opening Day Age: 37

Born: 2/28/1981 in Scottsdale, AZ
Resides: Alamo, CA
MLB Coaching Career: Assistant Pitching Coach,
Boston Red Sox (July 2016-present)

Coaching/Front Office Career

Named Vice President, Pitching Development and
Assistant Pitching Coach on 11/3/16.
2007 AL ROOKIE OF THE
YEAR VOTING RESULTS
Red Sox
2018

Added to the ML coaching staff as an assistant

pitching coach on 7/5/16. Player Points 1st
From 7/5/16 through the end of the 2017 season, the Dustin Pedroia 132 24
Red Sox ranked among AL leaders in ERA (2nd, 3.64), Delmon Young 56 3
opponent AVG (3rd, .242), WHIP (3rd, 1.23), and SO/BB Brian Bannister 36 1
ratio (2nd, 3.29). Daisuke Matsuzaka 12 0
Reggie Willits 11 0
Originally hired by the Red Sox as a Professional
Scout and Analyst in January 2015.
Named Director of Pitching Analysis and Development Personal
on 9/9/15. Full name is Brian Patrick Bannister.
He and his wife, Megan, have a daughter, Brynn, and
Playing Career a son, Atley.
Signed by the Mets as a 7th-round selection in the His father, Floyd Bannister, won 134 games in 15
2003 June Draft...Originally selected by BOS in the 45th ML seasons with HOU (1977-78), SEA (1979-82), CWS
round of the 2002 June Draft, but did not sign. (1983-87), KC (1988-89), CAL (1991), and TEX (1992).
Was named to the Mets’ 2006 Opening Day roster His uncle, Greg Cochran, played in the NYY and
and made his ML debut that season. OAK minor league systems...His brother, Brett, pitched
Traded to KC in exchange for RHP Ambiorix Burgos in SEA’s organization, and his brother, Cory, pitched at
on 12/6/06. Stanford University.
Finished 3rd in 2007 AL Rookie of the Year voting after Graduated cum laude in 2003 from the University of
posting a 3.87 ERA and ranking 2nd among AL rookies in Southern California with a BA from the School of Fine Arts.
wins (12) and starts (27) and 3rd in innings (165.0). Has had his number retired by Chaparral High School
Named AL Rookie of the Month in June and August (#15 in 2007) and by the Brooklyn Cyclones (#19 in
of 2007. 2006)...Won a state title with Chaparral in 1999, strik-
ing out 7 of 9 batters faced in the championship game.
Made at least 26 starts and threw at least 150.0
innings in each season from 2007-09. Was the 1st Cyclones pitcher to make his ML debut
with the Mets...The team honored him with his own
From 2007-10, ranked 2nd on the Royals in starts
bobblehead on 9/6/06.
(108), wins (35), and innings (629.1) behind Zack Greinke.
An avid photographer, is the founder of Loft 19
In January 2011, signed a contract to play for Japan’s
Studios in Phoenix, AZ, a full-service photography
Yomiuri Giants...Retired in March 2011.
studio complex and equipment rental house...His
Hit .276 (8-for-29) with 4 2B in the majors...Was work has been featured in the New York Times, New
4-for-10 with 3 2B to begin his ML career. York Daily News, and American Photo.

Brian Bannister’s Major League Record

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2006 NEW YORK-NL 2-1 4.26 8 6 0 0 0 38.0 34 18 18 4 2 22 19 2 0
2007 KANSAS CITY 12-9 3.87 27 27 1 0 0 165.0 156 76 71 15 6 44 77 4 0
2008 KANSAS CITY 9-16 5.76 32 32 1 0 0 182.2 215 127 117 29 7 58 113 7 1
2009 KANSAS CITY 7-12 4.73 26 26 0 0 0 154.0 161 94 81 15 4 50 98 12 2
2010 KANSAS CITY 7-12 6.34 24 23 0 0 0 127.2 158 92 90 23 3 50 77 10 0
Major League Totals 37-50 5.08 117 114 2 0 0 667.1 724 407 377 86 22 224 384 35 3

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 ASSISTANT HITTING COACH
Opening Day Age: 43
Born: 9/5/1974 in Miami, FL
Resides: Oviedo, FL
MLB Coaching Career: Assistant Hitting Coach,
Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Coaching Career
Begins his 1st season in the Red Sox organization...
Was named Assistant Hitting Coach on 11/4/17. 10-YEAR REUNION

Barkett
Andy
Spent the previous 12 seasons (2006-17) as a minor Barkett managed the Tigers’ High-A Lakeland
league coach, manager, and coordinator, most recently affiliate in 2008...Rick Porcello made his profes-
in the Pirates organization from 2016-17. sional debut that year at 19 years old and led
Over 9 minor league managerial seasons, has posted the Florida State League with a 2.66 ERA, earn-
a 610-569 (.517) record. ing Lakeland’s Pitcher of the Year honors.
In 2017, managed Triple-A Indianapolis (PIT) to the
best record in the International League West Division Playing Career
(79-63)...The club led Pirates affiliates in AVG (.268, 2nd Played 11 professional seasons (1995-2005).
in the IL), SLG (.402, 4th), and OPS (.736, 3rd).
Spent time in the TEX (1995-2000), ATL (2000, ‘05),
Joined the Pirates organization in 2016 as assistant PIT (2001), SEA (2002-03), and DET (2004) organizations.
hitting coordinator, the same role he held in 2015 in the
In 17 ML games, all with the 2001 Pirates, hit .304
Marlins organization.
(14-for-46) with 1 HR and 3 RBI...Made 7 starts in LF, 3
From 2011-14, managed the Marlins’ Double-A at 1B, and 1 in RF.
Jacksonville affiliate...The 2014 Suns led the Southern
Over 11 minor league seasons, hit .273 (1,075-for-
League with 618 runs scored en route to a league title.
3,932) with 249 2B, 89 HR, and 604 RBI in 1,123 games.
Managed the South Division All-Stars in the 2011
Played 950 minor league games at 1B, also mak-
Southern League All-Star Game.
ing 33 appearances in RF and 30 in LF...Made 3 minor
From 2007-10, managed in the DET system for Short-A league pitching appearances (3.2 IP).
Oneonta (2007) and High-A Lakeland (2008-10) as Dave
Won championships with 3 winter league clubs:
Dombrowski served as the Tigers’ general manager.
Mayaguez in Puerto Rico (1998), Cibao in the Domini-
Following the 2009 season, managed the Seminole can Republic (2000), and Aragua in Venezuela (2004).
County Naturals of the Florida Winter Baseball League.
Played at North Carolina State University from
His 2007 Oneonta Tigers led the New York-Penn 1992-95...Was not drafted.
League with 5.12 runs per game and a .738 OPS,
finishing 1st in the Stedler Division (44-32). Personal
Managed a 19-year-old Rick Porcello with the Lake- Full name is Andrew Barkett.
land Flying Tigers in 2008...Over his managerial career,
Married to Brandy...The couple has a son, Isaiah, and
has also managed future MLB All-Stars Avisaíl García,
2 daughters, Jade and Emma.
Marcell Ozuna, and Henderson Alvarez.
Made his coaching debut as a hitting coach with the
Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves in 2006.

Andy Barkett’s Major League Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2001 PITTSBURGH .304 17 46 5 14 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 7 1 0 0

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 BULLPEN COACH
Opening Day Age: 49
Born: 2/14/1969 in Tucson, AZ
Resides: Tucson, AZ
MLB Coaching Career: Bullpen Coach, Houston Astros
(2012, ‘14-17); Bullpen Coach, Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Coaching Career
Enters his 1st season in the Red Sox organization...
Was named Bullpen Coach on 11/13/17. ASTROS BULLPEN
Red Sox

Spent the last 6 seasons in the HOU organization,

RANKINGS, 2014-17
2018

including 5 as the ML bullpen coach (2012, ‘14-17)...In Stat MLB Rank

2013, served as minor league roving pitching instructor. 3.17 SO/BB 1st
Earned a World Series title with HOU in 2017... 9.62 SO/9.0 IP 2nd
Coached alongside then-Astros bench coach Alex Cora. 1.23 WHIP 4th
In 2017, HOU’s bullpen ranked 2nd in MLB with a .236 opponent AVG 5th
franchise-record 10.91 SO/9.0 IP.
From 2014-17, the Astros’ bullpen led the majors Returned to the MON/WSH organization to coach
with a 3.17 SO/BB ratio...In that time, HOU relievers Short-A Vermont in 2003 and 2005...In 2004, was the
also ranked 2nd in the majors in SO/9.0 IP (9.62). pitching coach at MON’s High-A Brevard County.
The Astros’ 3 highest single-season bullpen SO/BB Also served as a pitching coach for Occidente
rates have come in the last 3 seasons (4.03 in 2016, Pastora de los Llanos in the Venezuelan Winter League
3.43 in 2015, and 3.11 in 2017). for 4 seasons (2000-03).
While he served as minor league roving pitching
instructor in 2013, Astros affiliates posted a combined Playing Career
3.83 ERA en route to a collective 476-360 record Signed by HOU as a non-drafted free agent out of
(.569)...7 of the 8 clubs finished with a winning record. Nicholls State University in Thibodeau, LA.
Prior to joining HOU, spent 13 seasons (1999-2011) Spent 3 seasons in the HOU minor league system,
as a minor league pitching coach in the MON/WSH, KC, appearing at the Rookie, Short-A, and Single-A levels...
LAD, and COL organizations. Made 81 appearances (27 starts), going 9-18 with 3
Was the pitching coach for the Rookie-level Casper saves, a 3.82 ERA (109 ER/257.0 IP), and 162 SO.
Ghosts (COL) from 2010-11. Attended Arizona Western Junior College in Yuma,
Prior to his time in the Rockies organization, spent 3 AZ, before transferring to Nicholls State.
seasons as pitching coach for Rookie-level Ogden (LAD)
from 2006-08. Personal
Made his coaching debut as a pitching coach in the Full name is Craig Michael Bjornson.
Montreal Expos organization from 1999-2001 before
coaching KC’s Short-A Spokane in 2002. Last name is pronounced “BYORN-son.”
Attended Tucson High School and won the 1987
Arizona State Championship with the Badgers.

BEST FOR LAST

In the Astros’ 5-1 win over the Dodgers in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series, 4 HOU relievers combined to
allow only 1 run on 3 hits in 6.2 IP: Brad Peacock (2.0 IP), Francisco Liriano (0.1), Chris Devenski (0.1), and
Charlie Morton (4.0).

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 THIRD BASE COACH
Opening Day Age: 41
Born: 5/24/1976 in El Seibo, DR
Resides: La Romana, DR
MLB Coaching Career: Third Base Coach,
Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Coaching Career
Entering his 1st season on a ML coaching staff and
his 12th season coaching in the Red Sox organization. FEBLES’ COACHING CAREER

Febles
Carlos
Named Red Sox Third Base Coach and Infield Instructor Year Club (Role)
on 11/2/17. 2007 Short-A Lowell (Coach)
Has managed 904 minor league games, all in the Red 2008 High-A Lancaster (Hitting Coach)
Sox organization (400-504, .442). 2009-10 High-A Salem (Hitting Coach)
Has managed 17 players that were on the Red Sox’ 40- 2011 Short-A Lowell (Manager)
man roster at the start of 2018 spring training (excluding 2012-13 Single-A Greenville (Manager)
rehab assignments), including Andrew Benintendi, Mookie 2014-15 High-A Salem (Manager)
Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Rafael Devers. 2016-17 Double-A Portland (Manager)
Present Boston (3rd Base Coach)
Managed Double-A Portland (2016-17), High-A
Salem (2014-15), Single-A Greenville (2012-13), and
Short-A Lowell (2011). Playing Career
Also served as the hitting coach at Salem from 2009- Played 10 professional seasons as a 2B in the Royals
10 and High-A Lancaster in 2008. (1995-2003) and Red Sox (2004) organizations.
Made his coaching debut with Lowell in 2007. Appeared in 506 ML games for KC from 1998-2003...
Ranks 3rd in Royals history with 454 starts at 2nd base.
In 2017, Febles’ Sea Dogs went 65-74, a 10-game
improvement over his 2016 club...The team led Red Sox Hit 9 triples as a rookie in 1999, tying teammate
affiliates with a .264 AVG, .408 SLG, and .739 OPS. Johnny Damon for 2nd-most in the AL.
Joined the Sox’ ML coaching staff from 9/5-14/17. His last season as a player came with the 2004 Paw-
tucket Red Sox...Played 58 games at SS and 13 at 2B.
Following the 2017 season, served as a coach for
Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League. Personal
Led the 2014 Salem Red Sox to the postseason. Full name is Carlos Manuel Febles (“FAY-bless”).
In 2008, led the JetHawks to California League-best Married to Nedelin...The couple has 2 children, Karla
marks in AVG (.285), hits (1,423), and HR (154). and Carlos, Jr.

Carlos Febles’ Major League Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
1998 KANSAS CITY  .400  11  25  5  10  1  2  0  2  0 0 0 4  7  2  1 0
1999 KANSAS CITY  .256  123  453  71  116  22  9  10  53  12 3 9 47  91  20  4 14
2000 KANSAS CITY  .257  100  339  59  87  12  1  2  29 13 1 10  36  48  17  6 10
2001 KANSAS CITY  .236  79  292  45  69  9  2  8  25  1 1 1 22  58  5  2 7
2002 KANSAS CITY  .245  119  351  44  86  16  4  4  26 5 0 7  41  63  16  5 15
2003 KANSAS CITY  .235  74  196  31  46  5  0  0  11 5 0 5  13  30  8  2 3
Major League Totals  .250  506  1656  255  414  65  18  24  146  36 5 32 163  297  68  20 49

FAMILIAR WITH FEBLES

Excluding rehab assignments, Febles has managed 17 players that were on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster at
the start of 2018 spring training: Matt Barnes (2012), Jalen Beeks (2016-17), Andrew Benintendi
(2016), Mookie Betts (2013), Jackie Bradley Jr. (2011), Bryce Brentz (2016), Ty Buttrey (2015-17),
Rafael Devers (2017), Williams Jerez (2015-17), Brian Johnson (2013-14), Tzu-Wei Lin (2015-17),
Austin Maddox (2013-17), Robby Scott (2011), Chandler Shepherd (2015-16), Blake Swihart (2012),
Ben Taylor (2016), and Sam Travis (2015).

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 FIRST BASE COACH
Opening Day Age: 49
Born: 7/27/1968 in Fresno, CA
Resides: Grapevine, TX
MLB Coaching Career: First Base Coach,
New York Mets (2012-17); First Base Coach,
Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Coaching/Front Office Career

Enters his 1st season on the Red Sox ML coaching staff...
Named First Base Coach and Outfield Instructor on 11/2/17. TOM GOODWIN’S
Red Sox

50-STEAL SEASONS
Also coordinates the club’s base running instruction.
2018

Spent 4 seasons working in the Red Sox’ minor league Year Club SB
system as Outfield and Base Running Coordinator (2009- 1995 KC 50
11) and as a coach for Short-A Lowell (2008). 1996 KC 66
Spent the last 6 seasons as NYM’s first base coach 1997 KC/TEX 50
(2012-17)...Was also responsible for coaching the club’s 2000 COL/LAD 55
outfielders and coordinating base running instruction.
During his 6 seasons with NYM, Mets base runners Stole a career-high 66 bases in 1996 with KC, the
3rd-highest single-season total in Royals history.
were caught only 173 times, the fewest in the NL...The
Mets stole 445 bases in 618 tries (72.0%) in that time. Ranks 10th in Royals history with 150 SB and 8th in
Rangers history with 93 SB.
From 2012-17, Mets outfielders ranked 3rd in the NL
with 177 assists...The club’s 39 outfield assists in 2013Recorded a .991 fielding percentage in 1,092 career
were their most since 1998 (39). games in the OF, making just 22 errors in 2,402 chances.
While under Goodwin’s instruction, Juan Lagares Reached the 2002 World Series with the Giants and
earned the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in CF in 2014...appeared in 5 of the Series’ 7 games as a pinch hitter
Eric Young Jr. (LF in 2013) and Curtis Granderson (RF in
and defensive replacement...Also reached the ALDS with
2015) were named Gold Glove finalists with the Mets. TEX in 1998 and 1999 and the NLCS with CHC in 2003.
After the 2016 season, managed the Scottsdale Scor- In 1992-93 with LAD, was coached by current Red
pions of the Arizona Fall League...The team included Sox bench coach Ron Roenicke.
league MVP Gleyber Torres, Greg Bird, and Tim Tebow.
Finished his playing career with 88 games for Atlantic
Made his coaching debut in 2007 with Lewisville in
City of the independent Atlantic League in 2005.
the independent Continental Baseball League.
Originally selected by LAD in the 1st round (22nd
overall) of the 1989 June Draft...Also selected by PIT in
Playing Career the 6th round in 1986, but did not sign.
Played 1,288 ML games over 14 seasons for LAD
Won a Gold Medal with the 1988 USA Olympic Team.
(1991-93, 2000-01), KC (1994-97), TEX (1997-99), COL
(2000), SF (2002), and CHC (2003-04).
Personal
From 1995-2000, led the majors with 298 stolen
Full name is Thomas Jones Goodwin.
bases in 395 attempts (75.4%).
Was a 2-time All-American at Fresno State University...
Is a graduate of Central High School in Fresno, CA.
Tom Goodwin’s Major League Record
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
1991 LOS ANGELES-NL  .143  16  7  3  1  0  0  0  0 0 0 0  0  0  1  1 0
1992 LOS ANGELES-NL  .233  57  73  15  17  1  1  0  3 0 0 0  6  10  7  3 0
1993 LOS ANGELES-NL  .294  30  17  6  5  1  0  0  1 0 0 0  1  4  1  2 0
1994 KANSAS CITY  .000  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 0 0  0  1  0  0 0
1995 KANSAS CITY  .288  133  480  72  138  16  3  4  28 14 0 5  38  72  50  18 3
1996 KANSAS CITY  .282  143  524  80  148  14  4  1  35 21 1 2  39  79  66  22 5
1997 KANSAS CITY  .272  97  367  51  100  13  4  2  22 11 1 2  19  51  34  10 1
TEXAS  .237  53  207  39  49  13  2  0  17 0 2 1  25  37  16  6 2
1998 TEXAS  .290  154  520  102  151  13  3  2  33 10 3 2  73  90  38  20 3
1999 TEXAS  .259  109  405  63  105  12  6  3  33  7 3 0 40  61  39  11 3
2000 COLORADO  .271  91  317  65  86  8  8  5  47 5 4 1  50  76  39  7 3
LOS ANGELES-NL  .251  56  211  29  53  3  1  1  11 0 0 0  18  41  16  3 0
2001 LOS ANGELES-NL  .231  105  286  51  66  8  5  4  22 1 2 0  23  58  22  8 1
2002 SAN FRANCISCO  .260  78  154  23  40  5  2  1  17 3 0 0  14  25  16  2 1
2003 CHICAGO-NL  .287  87  171  26  49  10  0  1  12 1 1 0  11  33  19  5 0
2004 CHICAGO-NL  .200  77  105  11  21  8  0  0  3 0 1 0  8  22  5  0 0
Major League Totals .268 1288 3846 636 1029 125 39 24 284 73 18 13 365 660 369 118 22

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 HITTING COACH
Opening Day Age: 46
Born: 10/3/1971 in Atlanta, GA
Resides: Loganville, GA
MLB Coaching Career: Interim Hitting Coach, Boston Red Sox
(2014); Assistant Hitting Coach, Los Angeles Dodgers (2016-17);
Hitting Coach, Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Coaching Career
Entering his 1st season as Red Sox Hitting Coach...
Was named to the position on 11/4/17. DODGERS OFFENSIVE STATS, 2015-17

Hyers
Previously spent 7 seasons in the Red Sox organiza-

Tim
Stat 2015 2016 2017
tion as an area scout for Georgia (2009-12) and a minor Runs/Game 4.12 4.48 4.75
league hitting coordinator (2013-15).
HR 187 189 221
Most recently served as LAD’s assistant hitting coach 2B 263 272 312
from 2016-17, helping to lead the Dodgers to consecu-
tive NL West Division titles and an NL pennant in 2017. OPS .739 .728 .771
In 2017, along with Hitting Coach Turner Ward,
helped the LAD offense set franchise records in HR In 2014, served as the Red Sox’ interim ML hitting
(221), 2B (312), and XBH (553)...The club’s .437 SLG was coach from June through the remainder of the season
its highest since the franchise moved to L.A. in 1958. while Greg Colbrunn recovered from an injury.
The 2017 Dodgers set a franchise postseason record Made his coaching debut as a hitting coach with
in runs per game (5.47)...Their +29 run differential was Single-A West Michigan in the Tigers’ minor league sys-
the 5th-highest in postseason history, the highest by any tem in 2002...That was Dave Dombrowski’s 1st season
club since the 2007 Red Sox (+53). as DET’s general manager.
Also assumed the title of director of minor league
hitting for the Dodgers in 2017...Club affiliates accumu- Playing Career
lated a 469-366 record (.562), with 8 of the 9 teams Selected by TOR in the 2nd round of the 1990 June Draft.
posting a winning record. Played 10 professional seasons in the TOR (1990-
The 2017 Rookie-level Ogden Raptors posted a .907 93), SD (1994-95), DET (1996-97), ARI (1998), and FLA
team OPS en route to a Pioneer League championship, (1998-99) organizations...Was signed by then-Marlins
while the DSL Dodgers2 defeated the DSL Dodgers1 in general manager Dave Dombrowski in 1998.
the Dominican Summer League finals. Played 133 ML games for the Padres (1994-95),
Over his tenure with the Dodgers, coached 2-time Tigers (1996), and Marlins (1999).
Silver Slugger Award winner and 2016 NL Rookie of the
Year Corey Seager (2016-17)...2017 NL Rookie of the Personal
Year Cody Bellinger set an NL rookie record with 39 HR. Full name is Timothy James Hyers.
While serving as the Red Sox’ minor league hitting Married to Kristin...The couple has 3 children: Zach,
coordinator from 2013-15, BOS minor league prospects Ashley, and Joseph.
included Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Attended Newton High School in Covington, GA.
Jr., Andrew Benintendi, and Rafael Devers.

Tim Hyers’ Major League Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
1994 SAN DIEGO  .254  52  118  13  30  3  0  0  7 2 0 0  9  15  3  0 4
1995 SAN DIEGO  .000  6  5  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 0 0  0  1  0  0 0
1996 DETROIT  .077  17  26  1  2  1  0  0  0 0 0 0  4  5  0  0 0
1999 FLORIDA  .222  58  81  8  18  4  1  2  12  0 1 0 14  11  0  0 0
Major League Totals  .217  133  230  22  50  8  1  2  19 2 1 0  27  32  3  0 0

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 PITCHING COACH
Opening Day Age: 48
Born: 8/11/1969 in Brockton, MA
Resides: East Bridgewater, MA
MLB Coaching Career: Bullpen Coach,
Boston Red Sox (2013-17); Pitching Coach,
Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Coaching Career
Enters his 28th season in professional baseball, all
spent in the Red Sox organization. BOSTON, YOU’RE MY HOME
Red Sox

Begins his 6th season on the Sox’ ML coaching staff, his

2018

Born and raised just outside of Boston,

1st as pitching coach...Named to the position on 11/8/17. Dana LeVangie has spent his entire
Also assists in all facets of the club’s advance professional baseball career in the Red
scouting efforts. Sox organization.
Spent the previous 5 seasons as the Red Sox’ Years Role
bullpen coach (2013-17)...Was also the club’s catching 1991-96 Minor league player
coordinator during that time. 1997-2004 ML bullpen catcher
Is the 1st former Red Sox farmhand to serve as the 2005 Pro scout
club’s pitching coach since Dave Wallace (2003-06). 2006-12 Advance scout
Became the 1st person to be named Red Sox pitching 2013-17 ML bullpen coach
coach having never pitched professionally since Mike Present ML pitching coach
Roarke in 1994.
From 9/1/16 through the 2017 season, Red Sox Spent 7 seasons from 2006-12 as a major league ad-
relievers led the majors with a 2.97 ERA (203 ER/615.1 vance scout for the Red Sox.
IP) in 185 games (source: Elias)...During that time, BOS
relievers ranked 2nd in the majors in WHIP (1.17). Served as a pro scout for the Sox in 2005...Held the
position of bullpen catcher for 8 years from 1997-2004.
In 2017, the Red Sox bullpen posted a 3.15 ERA (186
ER/531.0 IP), the 2nd-lowest mark in MLB and the club’s Playing Career
lowest mark since 2007 (3.10).
Played 6 seasons as a catcher in the Red Sox minor
BOS relievers set franchise records in SO/9.0 IP in league system...Reached the Triple-A level in 1995-96.
2016 (9.70) and 2017 (9.81).
Selected by BOS in the 14th round of the 1991 June
In 2017, Red Sox relievers also posted the fran- Draft and made his professional debut with Short-A
chise’s highest SO/BB ratio (3.23) and lowest opponent Elmira in the New York-Penn League.
OPS (.657) since at least 1913 and their lowest WHIP
(1.1687) since 1915 (1.1695). Personal
In a 19-inning win on 9/5/17 vs. TOR, the Sox bull- Full name is Dana Alan LeVangie.
pen threw a single-game franchise-record 13.0 innings
without allowing a run (source: Elias). Married to Traci...The couple has a son, Liam (17),
and daughter, Avery (14).
Craig Kimbrel won the Red Sox’ 1st Mariano Rivera
AL Reliever of the Year Award in 2017. Graduated in 1987 from Whitman-Hanson (MA) High
School, where he also played football and wrestled.
Served on the coaching staff for the 2014 AL All-Stars.
Attended Cape Cod Community College (1987-89)
From 2014-17, BOS catchers ranked 2nd in MLB with and American International College in Springfield, MA
a caught stealing rate of 31.6% (130 CCS, 282 SB). (1989-91)...Hit .473 (13 HR, 87 RBI) his senior year.
BOS catchers caught 34.4% of attempted thefts in Named the 1991 Division II Northeast Player of the Year.
2016 and 36.5% in 2017, the 2 highest single-season
rates by Red Sox backstops since 1987. Played in the 1991 New England College All-Star
Game at Fenway Park.
Among active players with at least 100 games at
catcher, Boston’s Christian Vázquez (42.0%) and Sandy Is a member of the AIC Athletic Hall of Fame.
Leon (38.6%) rank 1st and 3rd, respectively, in CCS%. In 2011, was elected to the Northeast-10 Baseball
From 2014-17, the Red Sox allowed the 2nd-fewest Hall of Fame.
stolen bases in the AL (282).
Was named interim bench coach for the Red Sox
under interim manager Torey Lovullo on 8/19/15 while
John Farrell was on medical leave.

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 BENCH COACH
Opening Day Age: 61
Born: 8/19/1956 in Covina, CA
Resides: San Clemente, CA
MLB Coaching Career: Coach, Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-93); Third Base
Coach, Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2000-05); Bench Coach, Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006-10); Manager, Milwaukee Brewers (2011-15);
Third Base Coach, Los Angeles Dodgers (2015); Third Base Coach, Los Angeles
Angels (2016-17); Bench Coach, Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Managing/Coaching Career
Enters his 1st season in the Red Sox organization...
Named Bench Coach on 11/2/17. REUNITED

Roenicke
In addition to his role as Bench Coach, also coordi- Ron Roenicke managed current Red Sox man-

Ron
nates Red Sox Major League Spring Training. ager Alex Cora in the Dodgers’ minor league
Has 27 years of coaching experience (1991-2017), system in 1997 (Double-A San Antonio) and
including 20 in the major leagues...Has 10 years of man- 1998 (Triple-A Albuquerque). The 1997 San
agerial experience, including 5 seasons managing the Antonio squad won the Texas League cham-
Milwaukee Brewers from 2011-15. pionship, as Roenicke was named the league’s
Most recently served as the 3rd base coach for the Manager of the Year.
Los Angeles Angels from 2016-17.
Managed MIL from 2011-15, leading the club to a Playing Career
.508 winning percentage (342-331) over his tenure...His Played 8 ML seasons as an outfielder with the
342 managerial wins rank 5th in franchise history. Dodgers (1981-83), Mariners (1983), Padres (1984),
Finished 2nd in NL Manager of the Year voting in his Giants (1985), Phillies (1986-87), and Reds (1988).
debut managerial season (2011) after leading MIL to a Played 527 ML games, batting .238 (256-for-1,076)
franchise-record 96 wins and their first NL Central title... with 17 HR, 113 RBI, 24 SB, 190 BB, and 195 SO.
The team defeated ARI in the NLDS (3-2) before falling Appeared in 2 World Series games for the 1984
to the eventual champion Cardinals in the NLCS (4-2). Padres...SD lost to DET, 4-1.
Was named to the 2012 National League All-Star From 1977-89, played 919 minor league games,
coaching staff by manager Tony La Russa. batting .284 (876-for-3,086) with 71 HR, 474 RBI, and
Issued 27 managerial challenges in 2014, the inaugu- 188 SB in the LAD, SEA, SD, SF, PHI, OAK, CIN, and TEX
ral season for MLB’s current instant replay system...17 of organizations.
those (63.0%) were overturned.
Was relieved of his managerial duties on 5/3/15 and Personal
joined the Dodgers as 3rd base coach on 8/17/15. Full name is Ronald Jon Roenicke...Last name is pro-
Prior to his time in Milwaukee, served on the Angels’ nounced “RENN-uh-key”.
ML staff for 11 seasons as 3rd base coach (2000-05) and Married to Karen...The couple has a son, Lance, and
bench coach (2006-10)...The Angels made the postseason a granddaughter, Emma...Lance played and coached in
in 6 of those seasons, winning the World Series in 2002. the Brewers’ system from 2012-14.
Made his ML coaching debut with the Los Angeles Graduated from Edgewood (CA) High School, where
Dodgers in 1992-93. he played baseball, football, and basketball.
Spent 7 seasons as a minor league coach and man- Attended Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA from
ager in the Dodgers (1991, ‘94-98) and Giants (1999) 1975-76 before transferring to UCLA in 1977.
organizations. Was drafted 5 times (by OAK in June 1974, SF in June
Managed Rookie-level Great Falls (1994), Single-A 1975, DET in January 1976, ATL in June 1976, and LAD
San Bernardino (1995), Double-A San Antonio (1997- in June 1977)...Signed with the Dodgers as the 17th
98), and Triple-A Albuquerque (1998) for LAD, as well as overall pick in 1977.
Triple-A Fresno (1999) for SF. His brother, Gary, was an outfielder for MON (1976),
Served as hitting coach for San Antonio (1991) and BAL (1978-85), NYY (1986), and ATL (1987-88) and was
Albuquerque (1996). inducted to the Orioles Hall of Fame in 2015.
Named Manager of the Year in the California League His nephew, Josh, has pitched professionally since 2006,
in 1995 and in the Texas League in 1997, both in cham- most recently for Puebla in the Mexican League in 2017.
pionship seasons.
Managed current Red Sox manager Alex Cora with
San Antonio in 1997 and with Albuquerque in 1998...
Coached Red Sox first base coach Tom Goodwin while
with the 1992-93 Dodgers.

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 Ron Roenicke, Continued
Ron Roenicke’s Career Managerial Record
YEAR CLUB LEAGUE W-L PCT. FINISH
2011 MILWAUKEE National 96-66 .593 1st, Central
2012 MILWAUKEE National 83-79 .512 3rd, Central
2013 MILWAUKEE National 74-88 .457 4th, Central
2014 MILWAUKEE National 82-80 .506 3rd, Central
2015 MILWAUKEE National 7-18 .280 -
Major League Totals (5 seasons) 342-331 .508

Ron Roenicke’s Major League Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
1981 LOS ANGELES-NL  .234  22  47  6  11  0  0  0  0 1 0 0  6  8  1  1 0
1982 LOS ANGELES-NL  .259  109  143  18  37  8  0  1  12 3 1 2  21  32  5  0 1
1983 LOS ANGELES-NL  .221  81  145  12  32  4  0  2  12  4 1 0 14  26  3  2 1
SEATTLE  .253  59  198  23  50  12  0  4  23  2 2 2 33  22  6  2 2
1984 SAN DIEGO  .300  12  20  4  6  1  0  1  2 0 0 0  2  5  0  0 0
1985 SAN FRANCISCO  .256  65  133  23  34  9  1  3  13 1 1 0  35  27  6  2 1
1986 PHILADELPHIA  .247  102  275  42  68  13  1  5  42 4 3 0  61  52  2  2 2
Red Sox
2018

1987 PHILADELPHIA  .167  63  78  9  13  3  1  1  4 0 0 0  14  15  1  0 1

1988 CINCINNATI  .135  14  37  4  5  1  0  0  5 0 0 1  4  8  0  0 0
Major League Totals   .238  527  1076  141  256  51  3  17  113  15 8 5 190  195  24  9 8

RED SOX WHO HAVE PLAYED IN EVERY GAME

25 players have played in every game of a regular season for the Red Sox (a total of 43 times).
Shortstop Everett Scott did so 5 straight years (1917-21) when he set the club record by playing
in 832 consecutive games from 6/20/1916-10/2/1921.

YEAR GAMES PLAYER YEAR GAMES PLAYER

1901 138 2B Hobe Ferris 1922 154 2B Del Pratt
SS Freddy Parent 1924 156 2B Bill Wambsganss
3B Jimmy Collins 1926 154 1B Phil Todt
LF Tommy Dowd 1930 154 CF Tom Oliver
1902 138 1B Candy LaChance 1936 155 1B Jimmie Foxx
SS Freddy Parent 1943 155 2B Bobby Doerr
RF Buck Freeman 1948 155 SS Vern Stephens
1903 141 1B Candy LaChance CF Dom DiMaggio
2B Hobe Ferris 1949 155 SS Vern Stephens
RF Buck Freeman LF Ted Williams
1904 157 1B Candy LaChance 1956 155 CF Jimmy Piersall
RF Buck Freeman 1958 155 3B Frank Malzone
CF Chick Stahl 1959 154 3B Frank Malzone
1905 153 SS Freddy Parent 1962 160 LF Carl Yastrzemski
1906 155 CF Chick Stahl 1966 162 1B George Scott
1912 154 LF Duffy Lewis 1969 162 LF Carl Yastrzemski
1917 157 SS Everett Scott 1978 163 LF Jim Rice
1918 126 SS Everett Scott 1981 108 LF Jim Rice
RF Harry Hooper RF Dwight Evans
1919 138 SS Everett Scott 1982 162 RF Dwight Evans
1920 154 SS Everett Scott 1984 162 RF Dwight Evans
1921 154 SS Everett Scott

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 COACH
Opening Day Age: 41
Born: 8/21/1976 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Resides: Cayey, Puerto Rico
MLB Coaching Career: Coach, San Diego Padres (2017);
Coach, Boston Red Sox (1st season)

Coaching Career
Hired to the Red Sox’ coaching staff on 11/8/17.
TRADING PLACES
Serves as a liaison between the ML club’s advance

Vázquez
Ramón
scouting and statistical analysis efforts for the purpose On 7/7/05, Vázquez was traded from BOS to
of presenting information to players and coaches. CLE in exchange for current Red Sox manager
Made his ML coaching debut with the Padres in Alex Cora...The 2 were teammates for Puerto
2017, working primarily with infielders...The Padres Rico in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, also
led the majors with 178 double plays. playing together for Caguas of the Puerto
Spent 3 seasons (2014-16) in the HOU organization... Rican Winter League in 2004 and 2010.
Served as the club’s developmental specialist in 2014-
15, focusing on infielders. Was teammates with Alex Cora in 2009 with Team
Managed High-A Lancaster in 2016...The JetHawks led Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic...Also played
Astros affiliates in AVG (.272), OPS (.790), runs (856), hits with Cora for Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League
(1,283), 2B (250), and SB (209)...Also led the California in 2004 and 2010.
League in runs per game (6.11), SB, and OBP (.359). Played for Caguas (2004, ‘08, ‘10) and Manati (2012)
Also managed Santurce of the Puerto Rican Winter in the Puerto Rican Winter League...Was teammates
League following the 2015 season...Club included Red with Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez with Manati.
Sox catcher Christian Vázquez. Named a Baseball America Triple-A All-Star in 2001
and an Eastern League All-Star in 2000.
Playing Career
Played professionally for 18 seasons (1995-2012) Personal
as an infielder...Played 696 ML games for SEA (2001), Full name is Ramón Luis Vázquez.
SD (2002-04), BOS (2005), CLE (2005-06), TEX (2007- Married to Griselda...The couple has a son, Nomar,
08), and PIT (2009). and a daughter, Sofia.
Batted .254 (496-for-1,951) with 244 runs, 86 2B, Attended Indian Hills Community College in Cen-
17 3B, 22 HR, and 176 RBI...Appeared defensively at SS terville, IA, and Juano Colon High School in Comerio,
(275 games), 3B (212), 2B (165), and 1B (11). Puerto Rico.
Selected by SEA in the 27th round of the 1995 June Is president of the Juntos Dando la Mano founda-
Draft and spent the first 7 years of his pro career with tion in Puerto Rico...Through baseball/softball clinics,
the Mariners. tournaments, and raffles, the foundation has raised
Made his big league debut for the 116-win 2001 money for people with cancer and muscular dystrophy.
Mariners, playing 17 games...Also made his lone post- On 1/30/18, helped deliver nearly 10 tons of supplies
season appearance in the ALDS that year. to aid Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico...
On 7/7/05, was traded from BOS to CLE in exchange The JetBlue plane cargo included medical supplies and
for current Red Sox Manager Alex Cora. vaccines, water filtration systems, first aid kits, flashlights,
Acquired by BOS on 12/20/04 as part of a 4-player deal and diapers...In Caguas, helped distribute food, water,
in exchange for current Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts. and supplies to nearly 300 families, as well as baseball
equipment and athletic gear to roughly 100 children.

Ramón Vázquez’s Major League Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2001 SEATTLE  .229  17  35  5  8  0  0  0  4 1 1 0  0  3  0  0 1
2002 SAN DIEGO  .274  128  423  50  116  21  5  2  32  3 2 1 45  79  7  2 7
2003 SAN DIEGO  .261  116  422  56  110  17  4  3  30  5 3 2 52  88  10  3 14
2004 SAN DIEGO  .235  52  115  12  27  3  2  1  13  4 2 0 11  24  1  1 1
2005 BOSTON  .197  27  61  6  12  2  0  0  4  2 0 0 3  14  0  0 3
CLEVELAND  .250  12  24  1  6  3  0  0  1  0 0 0 2  3  0  0 0
2006 CLEVELAND  .209  34  67  11  14  2  0  1  8 2 2 0  6  18  0  0 4
2007 TEXAS  .230  104  300  42  69  13  3  8  28 12 2 2  29  72  1  0 7
2008 TEXAS  .290  105  300  44  87  18  3  6  40 5 4 0  38  66  0  1 13
2009 PITTSBURGH  .230  101  204  17  47  7  0  1  16 0 2 2  31  47  1  0 2
Major League Totals  .254  696  1951  244  496  86  17  22  176 34 18 7  217  414  20  7 52

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 Major League Personnel
Jack McCormick, Senior Director, Team Travel
Jack McCormick is in his 30th season with the Red Sox, his 23rd as Senior Director, Team
Travel s. He is responsible for arranging all major league club’s travel plans and accom-
modations during spring training, the regular season, and in the postseason. Jack also
coordinates the Children’s Hospital Golf Tournament in Fort Myers each spring.
McCormick received the 2017 Tommy McCarthy Memorial Good Guy Award from the Boston
Major League

chapter of the BBWAA and the 2004 Donald Davidson Memorial Award as MLB’s top traveling
Personnel

secretary. He previously served as the Red Sox manager of food and beverage and manager of
the old 600 Club at Fenway Park. A Boston native, McCormick attended Boston State College
as an undergraduate and holds a master’s degree from Anna Maria College in Paxton, MA.
A veteran of the United States Army, Jack resides on the North Shore with his family.

Tom McLaughlin, Home Clubhouse Manager

Tom McLaughlin is in his 7th season as the Red Sox Home Clubhouse Manager after being
in charge of the visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park from 1992-2011. He was named the
2013 Pete Sheehy Clubhouse Award recipient as voted on by the Major League Baseball
Clubhouse Managers Association. As the Visiting Clubhouse Manager, McLaughlin had as-
sisted in the home clubhouse and also ran the visiting clubhouse during spring training in
Fort Myers, FL. McLaughlin began his tenure with the Red Sox as a batboy in the visiting
clubhouse in 1986 and served as a clubhouse assistant from 1988-91.
Born and raised in Boston, McLaughlin attended St. John Don Bosco High School.

Edward “Pookie” Jackson, Equipment Manager

Edward “Pookie” Jackson enters his 7th season as Equipment Manager after being pro-
moted to the position to start the 2012 season. He had previously served as the Assistant
Equipment Manager since 2005. Jackson has spent 19 years in the Red Sox organization,
beginning in 1994 as a clubhouse attendant for the minor leagues at spring training in
Fort Myers, FL. At the conclusion of that spring, he was named the clubhouse manager for
the Utica Blue Sox and was promoted to clubhouse attendant for the major league club in
spring training of 1995.
Jackson lives in West Roxbury, MA with daughters, Ashlyn and Sydney, and son, Blair.

Joe Cochran, Visiting Clubhouse Manager

Joe Cochran returned to the position of Visiting Clubhouse Manager in 2012, a role he pre-
viously held from 1990-91. From 1992-2011, Cochran served as the Equipment and Home
Clubhouse Manager for the Red Sox. Cochran joined the organization in 1984 and worked
for team Supervisor of Grounds and Maintenance Joe Mooney through 1989. He was the
recipient of the 2004 Tommy McCarthy Good Guy Award from the Boston BBWAA chapter.
Cochran attended the Pomfret School, Worcester Academy, and the University of Maine
at Orono. A native of South Yarmouth, MA, Joe and his wife, Marcy, live in Chelsea, MA.

Billy Broadbent Mike Brenly Maní Martinez Erin Cox Alex Gimenez Mike Regan
Video Coordinator Bullpen Catcher Bullpen Catcher Executive Assistant, Assistant, Assistant Director,
Baseball Operations Baseball Operations Baseball Administration

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 Major League Personnel, Continued
Pedro Martinez, Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations
Pedro Martinez was named Special Assistant in January 2013. On July 26, 2015, the 3-time
Cy Young Award winner and 8-time All-Star was inducted into the National Baseball Hall
of Fame in his 1st year of eligibility. The following week he was honored with a 2-day,
2-language tribute at Fenway Park to celebrate the retirement of his uniform number (45).
In his role with the Red Sox, Martinez assists President of Baseball Operations Dave Dom-
browski in a variety of areas of major league operations including the evaluation, men-

Major League
torship, and instruction of young players throughout both spring training and the regular

Personnel
season.
A veteran of 18 major league seasons, Martinez spent 7 years with the Red Sox from 1998-
2004 in which he went 117-37 with a 2.52 ERA in 203 games. In addition to owning the franchise’s highest career win
percentage at .760, he ranks 3rd in Red Sox history in strikeouts (1,683), 6th in wins, and 7th in ERA. Inducted into the
Red Sox Hall of Fame in August of 2014, Martinez was an integral part of the 2004 Red Sox club that brought a World
Series title to Boston for the 1st time since 1918.
Over his entire major league career, Martinez posted a record of 219-100 with a 2.93 ERA in 476 games for the
Dodgers (1992-93), Expos (1994-97), Red Sox, Mets (2005-08) and Phillies (2009). He led all major league pitchers in
ERA on 5 occasions, which included 4 of his first 5 seasons in Boston, in addition to 1997 with Montreal. He topped
all American League pitchers in strikeouts in 3 years, all with the Red Sox: 1999 (313), 2000 (284) and 2002 (239).
Born in Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic, Martinez is the country’s all-time leader in winning percentage
(.687) and strikeouts (3,154), and ranks 2nd only to Hall of Famer Juan Marichal, the only other Dominican-born Hall
of Fame pitcher, in ERA.

Jason Varitek, Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations

Jason Varitek was named Special Assistant in September 2012. In his role, the 2-time World
Champion with the Red Sox (2004, 2007) assists President of Baseball Operations Dave
Dombrowski in major league personnel decisions, evaluations, and the mentorship and
instruction of young players.
Over the course of his 15-year major league career (1997-2011), which was spent entirely
with Boston, Varitek appeared in 1,546 games for the Red Sox, 10th-most in club history,
and holds the franchise record for games caught with 1,488. Following Hall of Famers Carl
Yastrzemski (23 seasons), Ted Williams (19 seasons) and Jim Rice (16 seasons), Varitek is the
4th-longest tenured Red Sox player ever to have never appeared for another major league
club. Selected as the 18th full-time captain in Red Sox history on December 24, 2004, Varitek was the 1st major league
catcher to catch 4 no-hitters (matched in 2015 by Carlos Ruiz).
A 3-time American League All-Star, Varitek was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in May 2016. He finished his
major league career with a .256 batting average with 193 home runs and 757 RBI. He ranks 2nd all-time in club history
in postseason games (63), at-bats (228), runs scored (37) and hits (54), and is tied for 2nd in home runs (11) and 3rd
in RBI (33). Varitek became the 1st Boston catcher ever to win a Silver Slugger Award in 2005, the same year in which
he won a Gold Glove Award.
Jason lives in Suwanee, GA with his wife, Catherine, and daughters, Alexandra, Kendall, Caroline and Liv.

David Ortiz, Special Assistant to Fenway Sports Group

David Ortiz was named a Special Assistant to Fenway Sports Group in September 2017.
In this role, the Red Sox Hall of Famer acts as a mentor for current players, participates
in recruitment efforts, makes a variety of special appearances for the club, and works in a
business development capacity for Fenway Sports Management and its partners.
Known as the greatest clutch hitter in Red Sox history, Ortiz spent 14 of his 20 major league
seasons (1997-2016) with the Red Sox, retiring as the franchise’s all-time leader in walk-off
home runs (10) and walk-off RBI (17). A 3-time World Series Champion (2004, 2007, 2013)
and 10-time All-Star, Ortiz belted 541 home runs and recorded 1,768 RBI over his big league
career. He is 1 of only 4 players in the history of the game to hit at least 500 homers and win
3 World Series Championships along with Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Reggie Jackson.
After beginning his major league career with the Minnesota Twins in 1997, Ortiz was signed as a free agent by Boston
for the 2003 season. Over his 14 years (2003-16) in a Red Sox uniform, the Dominican-born Ortiz hit .290 with 524
doubles, 483 home runs, 1,530 RBI, and 1,204 runs scored in 1,953 games. He would help lead Boston to the Postsea-
son 8 times, including 3 trips to the Fall Classic. “Big Papi” took home Most Valuable Player honors in the 2004 Amer-
ican League Championship Series—in which the Red Sox came back from a 3-0 deficit to the New York Yankees—and
the 2013 World Series, the club’s 1st championship won at Fenway Park since 1918.
Ortiz was a 7-time winner of the American League’s Silver Slugger Award at his position, and won the Edgar Martinez
Outstanding Designated Hitter Award 8 times. In 2011, he was named recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente
Award from Major League Baseball, the highest honor given to those who best represent the game of baseball through
positive contributions on and off the field.
The legendary slugger retired following the 2016 season and on June 23, 2017, the Red Sox retired his No. 34, just the
11th number to be retired by the club on the right field façade at Fenway Park.

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 Major League Personnel, Continued
Zack Scott, Vice President, Baseball Research & Development - See Page 35

BASEBALL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Major League
Personnel

Spencer Bingol Eric Edvalson Ethan Faggett Mike Ganley

Analyst, Baseball Sr. Developer, Baseball Assistant Director, Director, Baseball
Research & Development Systems Baseball Systems Systems

Fred Hubert Bill Letson Joe McDonald Dan Meyer Greg Rybarczyk
Sr. Developer, Baseball Architect, Baseball Analyst, Baseball Analyst, Baseball Sr. Analyst, Baseball
Systems Systems Research & Development Research & Development Research & Development

Sports Medicine Service

Brad Pearson, MS, ATC, CSCS, Director of Sports Medicine Service
and Head Athletic Trainer
Brad Pearson begins his 2nd season as Director of Sports Medicine Service and his
3rd season as Head Athletic Trainer. 2018 marks his 16th year with the organization,
as he previously served as the club’s Assistant Athletic Trainer from 2012-15 and Mi-
nor League Athletic Training Coordinator for 2009-11. Pearson joined Boston’s system
as an athletic training intern with the Rookie-level Fort Myers team in 2001 and also
has 5 years of experience as a minor league athletic trainer for Red Sox affiliates in
Augusta (2004), Greenville (2005), Wilmington (2006), and Portland (2007-08). Prior to
joining the Red Sox organization, he worked as Head Baseball Trainer at the University
of Massachusetts (2002-03) and at the College of the Holy Cross (2000-02). The Ludlow,
VT native earned a bachelor of science degree in athletic training from Springfield
College and a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Massachusetts.
Pearson lives in Lincoln, MA with his wife, Candace.

Dr. Laurence J. Ronan, Medical Director

Dr. Laurence J. Ronan, a staff physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, enters his
6th season as Medical Director for the Red Sox Sports Medicine Services department and
continues as Head Team Internist, a position he has held since 2005. He graduated from
Harvard College (1978) and Harvard Medical School (1987), then did his internship and
residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics (1991) at Massachusetts General
Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Ronan has served as director of residency training for the MGH and Harvard Com-
bined Medicine/Pediatrics Training Programs (1992–2002). He has served on a number
of boards including Partners HealthCare, Inc. and the Massachusetts General Physicians
Organization. Dr. Ronan is the author of articles, textbook chapters, and a book on
primary care related issues.
Dr. Ronan is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Association of Major
League Baseball Team Physicians. He serves as the Director of the Thomas S. Durant
Fellowship in Refugee Medicine and is Senior Adviser to the Red Sox/MassGeneral Hospital
Home Base Program for Veterans, as well as the Center for the Integration of Medicine and
Innovative Technology.

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Dr. Peter Asnis, Head Team Orthopedist
Dr. Peter Asnis begins his 7th season as the Red Sox Head Team Orthopedist after serving
as a Team Physician from 2005-11. He is also the Head Team Physician for the NHL’s Boston
Bruins and a Team Physician for the NFL’s New England Patriots.
Dr. Asnis serves as the Chief of the MGH Sports Medicine Service. An Instructor of Ortho-
paedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of

Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgeons as well as a Member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports
Medicine. Additionally, he is a member of the Team Physician Societies for MLB, the NFL,

Service
and the NHL.
Dr. Asnis earned his undergraduate degree cum laude in biology at Harvard College and
his MD from Cornell University Medical School with Honors in Research. After finishing a
general surgery internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital, he completed his
orthopaedic residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York where he was
awarded the Jean C. McDaniel Resident Teaching and Leadership Award. Dr. Asnis
completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at Massachusetts General
Hospital, and following his fellowship he joined the MGH staff.
Dr. Asnis and his wife, Brooke, have a son, Owen (17), and twin daughters, Caitlin and
Sydney (15).

Paul Buchheit, Assistant Athletic Trainer

Paul enters his 3rd season as Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Red Sox after serving as Head
Minor League Medical Coordinator from 2014-15. He previously served as Athletic Training
Coordinator from 2012-13 after spending 2 seasons as Portland’s athletic trainer from 2010-
11. He also served in the same capacity for the Salem Red Sox in 2009 and the Greenville
Drive for 3 seasons from 2006-08. He previously served as an intern with the Lowell Spinners
in 2005 and with the Sarasota Red Sox in 2004.
Buchheit graduated from Buena Vista (IA) University and received his master’s degree in
Athletic Training from the University of Northern Iowa. He is athletic trainer certified and a
certified strength and conditioning specialist. Paul and his wife, Allison, live in Melrose, MA
with their two sons, Hayden and Noah, and their daughter, Heidi.

James Creps, PT, DScPT, OCS, CMPT

Senior Major League Physical Therapist/Clinical Specialist
Jamie enters his 2nd season with the Red Sox in their Sports Medicine Service depart-
ment. Prior to joining the organization, he owned a private physical therapy practice
and served as an Associate Professor in the Physical Therapy Program for the University
of Michigan. In addition to that role, he developed and administered the Orthopedic
Physical Therapy Residency Program at MedSport, the University of Michigan’s premier
sports medicine facility. Jamie is a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through
the American Physical Therapy Association, and a certified Manual Physical Therapist
through the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy. He and his wife,
Sandy, reside in Brookline, MA.

Jon Jochim, Assistant Athletic Trainer

2018 will mark Jon’s 16th season in the Red Sox system and his 2nd season as Assistant
Athletic Trainer for the the major league club. He spent 7 consecutive years serving as
Athletic Trainer for Pawtucket, where he was named International League Athletic Trainer
of the Year in 2016. He previously held the same position for the Portland Sea Dogs
in 2009 and for the Lancaster JetHawks from 2007-08, where in 2007 he was named
California League Trainer of the Year. He also served as the Gulf Coast League Red Sox
athletic trainer in 2006 and spent 2 seasons as the athletic trainer for the Lowell Spinners
(2004-05) while serving as the assistant minor league training coordinator.
Jon was an intern for the GCL Red Sox in 2003, and prior to joining the Red Sox
organization was an athletic trainer for the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.

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Kiyoshi Momose, MA, CSCS,

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Kiyoshi begins his 3rd season as Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Red Sox after
15 years (2001-15) in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in a variety of roles, most
recently as Strength and Conditioning Specialist at the major league level. In addition
to working with the big league club, Momose also oversaw the Pirates’ strength and
Sports Medicine

conditioning program at their academy in the Dominican Republic. A native of Nagano,

Japan, Momose earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Nippon College
Service

of Physical Education and his master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University
of Central Florida. Momose, who is fluent in Japanese, English, and Spanish, served as
strength and conditioning coach for the team of MLB stars managed by Red Sox skipper
John Farrell that played in the Japan All-Star Series in November 2014. Momose began
his baseball career as an intern in the Tampa Bay Rays minor league system.

Russell Nua, LMT, Massage Therapist

Russell begins his 15th season with the Red Sox as a massage therapist, a position he
has held across Major League Baseball for over 20 years. Before joining the Red Sox he
worked with the Arizona Diamondbacks. A member of Arizona’s 2001 World Champion-
ship club, he has also been a part of the Red Sox 2004, 2007, and 2013 championship
teams. Russell lives in Palm Springs, CA with his wife, Georgia, and his son, Jed, and
maintains a private practice working with polo players and their horses in the offseason.

Mike Roose, MS, CSCS,

Athletic Performance Coordinator/
Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach
Mike begins his 1st season as Athletic Performance Coordinator/Major League Strength
and Conditioning Coach after 2 season as the club’s Assistant Strength and Conditioning
Coach. He spent 4 seasons as the Red Sox Minor League Strength and Conditioning
Coordinator after serving as a strength and conditioning coach with Triple-A Pawtucket
in 2010 and 2011.
He started with the organization in 2009 as an intern with the Gulf Coast League Red
Sox and graduated from Florida State University with a BS in Exercise Science that same
year. Before attending Florida State, he operated in 4 combat tours throughout Iraq and
Afghanistan with the United States Air Force.
In 2013, Mike completed his M.S. in Kinesiology from Georgia Southern University.

Masai Takahashi, MS, ATC, CSCS, Assistant Athletic Trainer

Masai enters his 12th year as Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Red Sox after formerly
serving as Head Athletic Trainer for the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the
Red Sox in Portland, ME.
Takahashi and his wife, Ayumi, live in Southborough, MA with their sons, Kaisei, Shoei,
and Kensei.

Adam Thomas, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC,

Major League Physical Therapist
Adam begins his 3rd full season as physical therapist for the Red Sox, a role he began in
September 2015. Prior to his time with the Red Sox, he spent 11 years teaching in the
Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern
University and served as the athletic trainer and physical therapist for the Boston Can-
nons Professional Lacrosse Team, Boston Blazers Professional Indoor Lacrosse Team and
Team USA Lacrosse. Adam is a board certified sports clinical specialist physical therapist
and certified athletic trainer. He currently resides in Dorchester, MA.

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Shinichiro Uchikubo, Massage Therapist
Shinichiro enters his 6th season as massage therapist for the team after beginning with
the organization in 2013. He worked in the same capacity for the Texas Rangers (2011-
12) and the Baltimore Orioles (2010-11). Shinichiro studied acupuncture and moxibus-
tion at Kansai University of Health Sciences and worked as Japan’s team trainer for the
InterContinental Cup (2010) and the IBAF World Cup (2007), both held in Taiwan.

Sports Medicine
Service
RED SOX PHYSICIANS

Dr. Eric Berkson Dr. Ron Dixon Dr. Jim Januzzi Dr. Matt Liebman

Dr. Kelly McInnis Dr. Luke Oh Dr. Mark Price Dr. Arun Ramappa

Dr. Edwin Riley Dr. George Theodore Dr. Frank Wang

ADDITIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICE STAFF

T.J. Hagan, DC Sean Hazzard, PA Glen Tobias, Elana Webb

Chiropractor Consultant Physician Assistant Team Nutritionist Sports Medicine
Administrative Manager

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Dr. Richard Ginsburg, PhD, Director, Behavioral Health Program
Dr. Richard Ginsburg begins his 4th season as Director, Behavioral Health Program. In
addition to his role with the Red Sox, Dr. Ginsburg serves as Co-Director of the Mas-
sachusetts General Hospital PACES Institute of Sport Psychology and Director of Psy-
chological Services at the MGH for children Sports Concussion Clinic. He also serves as
a staff psychologist of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sports Medicine

Program. Dr. Ginsburg is an assistant clinical professor of psychology at Harvard Medical

School and MGH where he serves as a clinical psychologist and sport psychology consul-
Service

tant. He is also a consultant for the New England Patriots. A native of Baltimore, MD,
Dr. Ginsburg originally joined the Red Sox as a consultant in 2013.

Laz Gutierrez, MA, Mental Skills Coordinator

Laz Gutierrez begins his 4th season as Mental Skills Coordinator after spending 2 seasons
as the Player Development Programs Coordinator, a position he was named to in December
2012. He previously served as an amateur scout for Southern and Northeast Florida begin-
ning in 2006. Gutierrez also served as Short-A Lowell’s pitching coach in 2007 and 2010.
A former left-handed pitcher, he spent 3 seasons in the Detroit and San Diego minor
league systems from 1998-2001. He was a 3-year baseball letterman at the University of
Miami, where he studied History and International Studies and has his MA in Performance
Psychology.
Laz and his wife, Jeanette, have a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Sophia.

Justin Su’a, MS, Mental Skills Coordinator

Justin Su’a begins his 4th year with the Red Sox as Mental Skills Coordinator after
serving as the Head of Mental Conditioning for IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL from
2013-14. Prior to that position, the native of Torrance, CA, worked as a Performance
Enhancement Specialist in the United States Army-SAIC.
Su’a obtained his master’s degree in Psycho-Social Aspect of Sport from the University of
Utah in 2011. As an undergraduate, Su’a earned a degree from Brigham Young University
in 2007, where he pitched on the baseball team and was named a Louisville Slugger
Freshman All-American in 2001.

Daniel Abroms, Mental Skills Coordinator

Dan begins his 1st season with the Red Sox and his 1st role in professional baseball.
For 8 years prior to 2018, he worked for Science Applications International Corporation
(SAIC) as the lead resilience trainer and performance expert in the United States Army
at Fort Hood, TX. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Hobart College in
2005 and his mas-ter’s degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences concentrated in Sport Psy-
chology from Ithaca Col-lege in 2008. Dan is currently perusing doctorate of education
(EdD) in Interdisciplinary Leadership at Creighton University.
Dan and his wife, Jen, have a son, Aaron, and daughter, Avery.

Adan Severino, Mental Skills Coordinator

Adan begins his 1st season as a Mental Skills Coordinator with the Red Sox in 2018 after
spending the majority of the last 8 years as a behavioral health professional. He served
most recently as a correctional officer in the state of Florida. Adan also played 3 seasons
(2008-10) as an outfielder in the Twins’ system and the independent Frontier League. A
University of Miami graduate, he received his degree in Sociology and Psychology and is
currently focused on Sports Psychology and Mental Health Counseling.
Adan and his wife, Ashley, have a daughter, Alyvia.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT DOCTORS

Dr. Mark Blais Dr. Stephen Durant

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Mookie Betts is the only AL
player with at least 100 RBI
and 100 runs scored in each
of the last two seasons.
 OF
Bats: Right • Throws: Left • Height: 6-5 • Weight: 235
Opening Day Age: 29 • MLB Service: None
Born: 7/12/1988 in Houston, TX
Resides: Phoenix, AZ
Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent on 5/25/2017
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Non-Roster Invitee
Career Highlights
Red Sox

Entering his 2nd season in the Red Sox organization.

2018

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Signed with BOS as a minor league free agent on
5/25/17 after being named MVP of the independent Barfield’s father, Jesse, played in 1,428 ML
Atlantic League in 2016. games over 12 seasons with TOR (1981-89)
Named a 2017 Eastern League postseason All-Star. and NYY (1989-92)...He was named a 1986 All-
Also earned mid-season All-Star honors with Star, won a Silver Slugger Award (1986) and
Single-A Kane County in the Midwest League in 2009 2 Gold Glove Awards (1986-87) as an OF, and
and Double-A Midland in the Texas League in 2012. twice finished in the top 10 in MVP voting (7th
in 1985, 5th in 1986).
Has played 869 minor league games between the
OAK (2008-14), COL (2015), and BOS (2017) systems. Jeremy’s brother, Josh, was a 2nd baseman
who appeared in 309 ML games over 4 seasons
Has played primarily in RF (769 starts), also making for SD (2006) and CLE (2007-09).
13 starts in LF and 2 at 1B in the minors.
Has recorded 105 OF assists...Led his respective league
Hit a walk-off grand slam in the 9th inning on 7/6
in OF assists in 2010 (24), 2011 (20), and 2012 (17).
vs. New Hampshire, erasing a 7-4 deficit with his 4th
Began a transition to pitching in July 2013, but hit of the game.
returned to the outfield in July 2014.
Named Eastern League Player of the Month in July,
Has made 27 appearances as a relief pitcher (25 in batting .336 (37-for-110) and setting franchise records
2014, 1 in 2015, 1 in 2017)...Is 4-2 with a 4.10 ERA and a for any single month in HR (12), RBI (33), and TB (78)...
.214 opponent AVG (41.2 IP, 33 H, 19 ER, 50 SO, 28 BB). Led the league in HR, RBI, TB, SLG, and OPS in the month.
2017: Ranked 2nd among Red Sox minor leaguers Hit safely in 16 straight games from the 2nd game of
with a .293 AVG (104-for-355) and 3rd with 28 a doubleheader on 7/21 through 8/6...Hit .383/.472/.867
HR...Named Double-A Portland’s team MVP and with 9 HR and 24 RBI in that span.
tabbed an Eastern League postseason All-Star.
Named EL Player of the Week for 7/24-30, batting
All 28 of his HR came from 5/26 through the end of the .444 (12-for-27) with 6 HR and 15 RBI in that time.
season, 2nd-most in Minor League Baseball in that time.
Homered in 4 straight games from 7/23-26, driving in
Led Double-A with a .584 SLG and a .944 OPS and 11 runs and going 8-for-16 (.500).
ranked 2nd with 27 HR in just 92 games (1 HR/12.7 AB).
Homered in each of his final 3 games with Portland
Finished 4th among Sox farmhands with 76 RBI. from 8/30-9/1 (4 HR), then in his 1st Triple-A game on
His 27 HR with Portland marked the most by a Sea 9/2 at Rochester.
Dogs hitter since the team affiliated with the Sox in 2003, 2016: Named MVP of the independent Atlantic
and most since Chris Norton hit a team-record 38 in 1999. League...Hit .306/.382/.533 with 27 HR and 85
Played 79 games (78 starts) in RF, also starting once RBI in 135 games for the Sugar Land Skeeters.
in LF...Recorded 5 OF assists. Led the league-champion Skeeters in OBP, SLG, OPS
Hit 2 HR on 7/29 at Harrisburg and 8/31 at Hartford. (.916), runs (87), hits (156), doubles (31), HR, and RBI.
Began the year with 35 games (including 1 pitching Recorded 14 OF assists.
appearance) with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the inde- 2015: Played for 5 teams in COL’s minor league
pendent Atlantic League...Hit .274 (37-for-135) with 9 system, the independent Atlantic League, and
HR and an .876 OPS before signing with BOS on 5/25. the Mexican League.
Made his Red Sox organization debut on 5/26 vs. Signed by COL as a minor league free agent on 2/5
Trenton, starting in RF (2-for-4, 2 R, 2B). and released on 4/2.
Moved from RF to P in the 10th inning on 5/31 at Before re-signing with COL on 6/17, played for
Reading, pitching the final 3.0+ frames of a 13-inning Camden and Sugar Land in the Atlantic League, as
loss...Held Reading scoreless on 1 hit through his first well as Quintana Roo in the Mexican League.
3.0 innings before allowing a walk-off HR in the 13th.
Played 26 games for COL’s Double-A New Britain
before transferring to Triple-A Albuquerque on 7/17.

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Earned a hold in his lone pitching appearance of the 2011: Played 131 games for Midland in his
season on 8/1 at Fresno...Struck out 4 in 2.0 scoreless Double-A debut, making 126 starts in RF.
IP, allowing 1 hit...Moved to LF to start the 12th inning. Led Texas League outfielders with 21 assists from RF.
2014: Split the season between pitching for 2010: Spent the entire season with OAK’s High-A
OAK’s High-A Stockton and as a position player Stockton, playing 135 games.
for Double-A Midland. Ranked 2nd on the team with 92 RBI and 3rd with
Made 23 relief appearances for Stockton, going 4-1 138 hits.
with a 4.63 ERA (18 ER/35.0 IP), 39 SO, and 28 BB. Led the California League with 24 OF assists, all in
Allowed 1 run in his first 9.0 IP (1.00 ERA). 129 games (128 starts) in RF...Also made 4 starts in LF.
Missed time on the DL from 6/30-7/9 with a left knee Drove in 6 runs on 9/4 at Bakersfield, including 4 on
strain...Returned from the DL on 7/10 and transferred to a 4th-inning grand slam.
Midland that day. 2009: Led Single-A Kane County in hits (106) and
Reached base safely in 36 of 42 games with a PA with total bases (157) in his full-season debut.
Midland, posting a .387 OBP...Drew 29 BB in 173 PA. Earned mid-season All-Star honors in the Midwest
Also made 2 pitching appearances for Midland (1.2 League, starting at DH for the West division on 6/23 in

Barfield
Jeremy
IP, 0 ER, H, 4 SO). Clinton, IA (1-for-2).
2013: Spent time with Double-A Midland and Recorded 19 assists in 106 games (105 starts) in RF,
Triple-A Sacramento before returning to the A’s ranking 2nd among league outfielders.
facility in Phoenix in July to transition to pitching. 2008: Led Short-A Vancouver in games (69), hits
Hit 8 HR in 26 games with Midland...Homered in each (68), RBI (41), and total bases (94) in his pro debut.
of his final 3 games with the team from 5/5-7. Hit a game-tying grand slam with 1 out in the 9th
Transferred to Sacramento on 5/8. inning on 8/16 vs. Boise...Finished with 5 RBI.
Placed on the 7-day DL on 7/14 with a right ankle
sprain and missed the remainder of the season. Personal
2012: Played 128 games for Double-A Midland... Full name is Jeremy Lee Barfield.
Named a Texas League mid-season All-Star. Signed by Blake Davis (Athletics).
Led the RockHounds with 42 XBH and 200 TB. Married his wife, Amy, in January 2015...The couple
Appeared exclusively in RF, recording 17 assists to has a dog, Hudson.
lead his league for the 3rd straight season. Attended San Jacinto College in Pasadena, TX.
Hit grand slams on 4/12 vs. Arkansas and 8/16 vs. Graduated from Klein (TX) High School.
Northwest Arkansas. Is the son of former All-Star OF Jesse Barfield, who
On 4/15 vs. Springfield, went 4-for-5 with 4 runs, 2 played 12 seasons with TOR (1981-89) and NYY (1989-92).
2B, HR, and 6 RBI. His brother, Josh, played 4 big league seasons for SD
Started in RF and recorded 1 of the South division’s 2 (2006) and CLE (2007-09).
hits in the Texas League All-Star Game on 6/28 in Tulsa.
Following the regular season, played 2 games for
Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League (1-for-6, 2B, BB).

Jeremy Barfield’s Career Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2008 Vancouver .271 69 251 28 68 17 0 3 41 2 1 1 26 42 5 3 5
2009 Kane County .262 116 404 48 106 23 2 8 52 0 4 4 48 98 1 5 9
2010 Stockton .272 135 508 72 138 21 1 17 92 1 11 6 52 93 1 1 11
2011 Midland .257 131 495 56 127 24 3 11 72 3 3 4 42 90 1 1 7
2012 Midland .272 128 482 67 131 28 1 13 64 0 7 4 35 82 1 0 9
2013 Midland .242 26 99 19 24 3 0 8 18 0 1 0 14 17 1 1 1
Sacramento .188 35 117 14 22 3 0 4 15 0 3 0 14 31 0 0 0
2014 Midland .261 43 142 16 37 6 2 3 16 0 1 1 29 41 0 1 0
2015 Camden (IND) .350 17 60 14 21 3 0 5 9 0 0 1 11 13 0 0 1
Sugar Land (IND) .250 17 60 11 15 4 0 4 10 0 0 0 6 11 0 0 1
Quintana Roo (MEX)
.105 11 38 3 4 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 9 11 0 0 2
New Britain .195 26 82 9 16 4 0 2 8 0 1 1 8 18 0 0 0
Albuquerque .267 42 120 10 32 7 1 3 15 0 2 0 10 25 0 0 1
2016 Sugar Land (IND) .306 135 510 87 156 31 2 27 85 0 8 6 62 108 2 2 8
2017 Sugar Land (IND) .274 35 135 25 37 6 0 9 21 0 1 1 17 35 1 0 0
Portland .288 92 344 62 99 21 0 27 75 0 1 9 30 89 1 0 3
Pawtucket .455 3 11 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
Minor League Totals .264 846 3,055 404 805 157 10 100 469 6 35 30 312 627 11 12 48
Mexican League Totals .105 11 38 3 4 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 9 11 0 0 2
Independent Lg. Totals .299 204 765 137 229 44 2 45 125 0 9 8 96 167 3 2 10

2006 Selected by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the June Draft (did not sign)
2008 Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an 8th-round selection in the June Draft
2015 Signed by the Colorado Rockies as a minor league free agent, 2/5
2015 Signed by the Colorado Rockies as a minor league free agent, 6/17
2017 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a minor league free agent, 5/25

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 RHP
Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Height: 6-4 • Weight: 213
Opening Day Age: 27 • MLB Service: 2 years, 110 days
Born: 6/17/1990 in Danbury, CT
Resides: Fort Myers, FL
Acquired: Selected in the 1st round (19th overall)
of the 2011 June Draft
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Career Highlights
Entering the 7th season of his professional career, all
in the Red Sox organization. MOST RELIEF APPEARANCES
Red Sox

FOR THE RED SOX, 2016-17

Has appeared in 169 games at the ML level (2014-
2018

17), including 2 starts (both in 2015). Pitcher Games

Has a 3.99 ERA (79 ER/178.0 IP) and 9.7 SO/9.0 IP Matt Barnes 132
(192 SO) in 167 big league relief appearances. Craig Kimbrel 124
Heath Hembree 100
Is 1 of only 5 AL pitchers to make at least 60
appearances and throw 65.0+ innings in each of the
last 2 seasons (2016-17). Tied his career high with 5 SO in relief on 5/20 at
From 2016-17, ranked 8th among AL relief pitchers in OAK (2.0 IP) and 6/12 vs. PHI (2.0 IP).
innings (136.1), T-9th in appearances (132), 13th in SO Allowed his 1st HR to a RHH on 8/18 vs. NYY (Todd
(154), and T-6th in wins (11). Frazier)...Had not allowed a HR to the first 146 RHH
Held opponents to a .193 AVG and a .549 OPS with he faced in 2017 (126 AB).
RISP from 2016-17 (27-for-140, 1 HR, 46 SO). Placed on 10-day DL with a low back strain on
Made his ML debut with 5 games for BOS as a 8/22...Rehabbed with Double-A Portland on 8/29 at
September call-up in 2014. Hartford...Reinstated on 9/1.
Threw 3.0 scoreless innings with 2 SO in his ML Recorded his 1st save of the season and 2nd of his
debut on 9/9/14 at BAL...Marked the longest score- ML career in the Sox’ 11-inning win on 9/19 at BAL.
less outing for a Red Sox pitcher in his ML debut since 2016: Made his 1st career Opening Day roster...
Vaughn Eshelman in 1995 (6.0 IP). Led BOS with 62 appearances and 66.2 relief
Participated in the Red Sox Rookie Development innings in his 1st full season in the majors.
Program prior to the 2014 season. Allowed 5 ER in 0.0 IP on 8/28 vs. KC, but posted a
Selected to the U.S. roster for the 2012 MLB All-Star 3.38 ERA (25 ER/66.2 IP) in his other 61 appearances.
Futures Game at KC. Stranded 38 of 49 inherited runners (77.6%).
Attended the University of Connecticut, where he Held opponents to a .181 AVG (15-for-83) with RISP,
was the Big East Pitcher of the Year as a junior in 2011. the 3rd-lowest mark among AL pitchers and 9th-lowest
2017: Set career highs in games (70), innings in the majors (min. 75 AB with RISP).
(69.2), SO (83), SO/9.0 IP (10.72), and wins (7) in Finished tied with Heath Hembree for the team lead
his 2nd full ML season. in relief wins (4).
Led BOS relievers and ranked among AL relievers in wins Had a 2.93 ERA (14 ER/43.0 IP) in 35 appearances
(T-4th), IP (10th), games (T-8th), and holds (21; T-8th). before the All-Star break and a 6.08 ERA (16 ER/23.2 IP)
Allowed 0 runs in 51 of his 70 appearances. in 27 games after...Posted a 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) over
his final 12 appearances of the season (beginning 8/30).
Posted a 2.77 ERA (12 ER/39.0 IP) in 37 games at
Fenway Park compared to a 5.28 ERA (18 ER/30.2 IP) Threw more than 1.0 inning in 19 of his 62 appear-
in 33 games on the road. ances; did not allow runs in 13 of those outings.
Held RHH to a .204 AVG (33-for-162, 51 SO). Worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the
6th inning on 7/20 vs. SF...Threw 3.0 scoreless innings to
Limited opponents to a .211 AVG (12-for-57) with RISP. earn the win in the Sox’ 11-7 victory.
Stranded 15 of 18 inherited runners (83%) and Recorded the 1st save of his ML career on 8/9 vs. NYY
retired 53 of 70 first batters faced. (0.1 IP)...Came on with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the
Induced 7 GIDP, tied with Blaine Boyer for most 9th with the Sox ahead, 5-3, and struck out Mark Teixeira.
among BOS relievers and T-14th among AL relievers. POSTSEASON: Made his postseason debut, allowing
Missed 2 games on the bereavement list (4/6-8). an unearned run in Game 2 of the ALDS at CLE (1.2 IP).
Was ejected from the game on 4/23 at BAL for throw-
ing a pitch in the area of the head of Manny Machado
in the 8th inning...Suspended for 4 games by MLB on
4/24...Reinstated on 4/30.

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2015: Appeared in 32 games (2 GS) over 5 stints 2013: Spent most of the season with Double-A
with the Red Sox...Began the season at Triple-A Portland before making his final regular season
Pawtucket, making 17 appearances (5 GS). start with Triple-A Pawtucket.
As a reliever with the Red Sox, was 3-2 with a 4.13 Combined to average 11.3 SO/9.0 IP (142 SO/113.1
ERA (15 ER/32.2 IP) in 30 games. IP), the 5th-best rate among all minor leaguers with
Had a 1.93 ERA (3 ER/14.0 IP) over his first 12 at least 100.0 IP...It was the top mark in that group
relief appearances for BOS, which spanned his first 2 among pitchers primarily at Double-A or above.
stints with the club. He and Henry Owens (169) each had more SO than
Made a pair of starts for BOS on 8/17 vs. CLE and any Red Sox farmhand since Clay Buchholz in 2007 (171).
8/22 vs. KC, combining to go 0-2 with a 9.58 ERA (11 Led the Sea Dogs in SO (135) and starts (24).
ER/10.1 IP)...The outing on 8/17 was his 1st career ML Promoted to the PawSox for his last regular season
start (27th ML appearance). start on 8/29 vs. Syracuse...Fanned 7 in 5.1 scoreless
Did not appear in any games between BOS or innings to earn the win in his Triple-A debut.
Pawtucket over a 15-day span from 8/23-9/6. Started 2 playoff games for the PawSox...Threw 5.1
Following his final recall, posted a 0.87 ERA (1 scoreless frames for a no-decision in Game 3 of the Gov-

Barnes
ER/10.1 IP) and a .211 opponent AVG (8-for-38) in 9 ernors’ Cup Finals on 9/13, a 2-0 loss vs. Durham.

Matt
appearances...That stretch included a career-best 8.0- Following the season, named by Baseball America as
inning scoreless streak that spanned 7 games (9/12-28). Boston’s No. 4 pitching prospect (No. 9 overall)...Also
Opened the year in the PawSox’ starting rotation. tabbed as having the best fastball in the system.
2014: Made his ML debut with BOS after 2012: Went 7-5 with a 2.86 ERA (38 ER/119.2 IP)
spending the majority of the season at and 133 SO between Single-A Greenville and
Triple-A Pawtucket, where he was 8-9 with a High-A Salem in his pro debut.
3.95 ERA (56 ER/127.2 IP) in 23 games (22 starts). Led Red Sox minor league qualifiers in ERA and
Participated in his 1st ML Spring Training camp as opponent AVG (.225), and also led the system in SO.
a non-roster invitee. Selected as the South Atlantic League Pitcher of
Missed the beginning of the season due to right the Week for 4/5-15 (0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 16 SO in 2 GS).
shoulder inflammation. Chosen as the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of
Returned from the DL on 4/25 and earned the win the Month for April after going 2-0 with a 0.34 ERA
for the PawSox that day vs. Rochester. (1 ER/26.2 IP) and 42 SO over 5 starts with the Drive.
Threw 7.0 hitless innings with 2 BB and 10 SO on 8/2 Promoted to Salem on 5/5 and went 5-1 with a 1.37
vs. Columbus, a 2-1, 11-inning Pawtucket loss. ERA (7 ER/46.0 IP) and 53 SO over his first 8 starts.
In his only appearance for Pawtucket in the Gover- Fanned a season-high 12 batters in 6.0 innings in
nors’ Cup Playoffs, earned the win with 7.0 scoreless his 1st High-A start on 5/5 at Winston-Salem.
innings in Game 2 of the semifinals on 9/4 vs. Syracuse. Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for
Selected to the ML roster on 9/8 and worked out of 6/4-10 after going 2-0 without allowing a run over
the Red Sox bullpen. 13.0 combined innings in 2 starts, including a 7.0-
Made his ML debut on 9/9 vs. BAL and threw 3.0 inning shutout on 6/9 at Potomac.
scoreless innings with 2 SO...Marked the longest Threw 0.2 innings for the U.S. Team in the All-Star
scoreless outing for a Red Sox pitcher in his ML debut Futures Game on 7/8 at KC.
since Vaughn Eshelman in 1995 (6.0 IP). At the end of the year, was ranked as Boston’s
Following the season, rated by Baseball America No. 1 pitching prospect (No. 3 prospect overall) and
as the No. 8 prospect in the Sox’ minor league system. tabbed as having the best fastball in the system by
Baseball America.

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Personal
Full name is Matthew David Barnes. Took part in the Red Sox Holiday Caravan in
Signed by Ray Fagnant (Red Sox). December 2017, visiting patients at Boston Children’s
Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Went 11-5 with a 1.93 ERA (26 ER/121.0 IP) and
117 SO in 17 starts as a junior at the University of Visited students at Suffolk and Northeastern
Connecticut in 2011. Universities and St. Patrick’s School in Roxbury as part of
the Gift of Sox event in December 2017.
In 2011, unanimously chosen as Big East Pitcher of
the Year, named a Baseball America All-American, and Took part in a Red Sox Kids Camp and Red Sox
selected to the Big East All-Academic Team. Destinations event in June 2017.
Won the Big East pitching Triple Crown, leading the In January 2016, joined fellow New England
natives and major leaguers Chris Iannetta and Ryan
conference in wins (11), strikeouts (97), and ERA (1.20)
during the 2011 regular season. O’Rourke in helping the South East New Hampshire
Habitat for Humanity build a house for a local veteran
Pitched for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team
and his young family in Rochester, NH.
(2010) and for Wareham of the Cape Cod League (2009-10).
In December 2015, hosted the 3rd annual “Matt
Red Sox

Graduated from Bethel (CT) High School in 2008.

Barnes and Friends Baseball Clinic for the Children
2018

In the Community and Community of Newtown,” a free youth clinic

featuring major league and collegiate players.
Posed for pictures and signed autographs for fans
Participated in the 2014 Red Sox Rookie Devel-
at Winter Weekend in January 2015, 2016, and 2017.
opment Program, visiting Boston Children’s Hospital
Has been involved in several events that benefit and painting murals at McKinley Middle School with
the Red Sox Foundation and BoSox Club. members of the Red Sox Scholars program.
Has met with Jimmy Fund patients and provided
on-field instruction to children as part of Sox Talk.

Matt Barnes’ Career Record

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2012 Greenville 2-0 0.34 5 5 0 0 0 26.2 12 1 1 0 1 4 42 0 1
Salem 5-5 3.58 20 20 1 1 0 93.0 85 42 37 6 8 25 91 6 1
2013 Portland 5-10 4.33 24 24 0 0 0 108.0 112 62 52 11 4 46 135 7 0
Pawtucket 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0
2014 Pawtucket 8-9 3.95 23 22 0 0 0 127.2 119 60 56 8 3 46 103 6 0
BOSTON 0-0 4.00 5 0 0 0 0 9.0 11 4 4 1 0 2 8 0 0
2015 Pawtucket 1-1 4.06 17 5 0 0 0 37.2 36 17 17 3 1 22 41 2 1
BOSTON 3-4 5.44 32 2 0 0 0 43.0 56 28 26 9 2 15 39 4 0
2016 BOSTON 4-3 4.05 62 0 0 0 1 66.2 62 32 30 6 3 31 71 4 0
2017 BOSTON 7-3 3.88 70 0 0 0 1 69.2 57 31 30 7 1 28 83 3 0
Portland 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Major League Totals 14-10 4.30 169 2 0 0 2 188.1 186 95 90 23 6 76 201 11 0
Minor League Totals 22-25 3.67 91 78 1 1 0 399.1 368 182 163 28 17 146 420 21 3

2011 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a 1st-round selection (19th overall) in the June Draft
2017 On disabled list with a low back strain, 8/22-31

Division Series Record

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2016 BOS vs. CLE 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Career Fielding Record

YEAR CLUB POS PCT. G GS PO A E TC DP
2014 BOSTON P 1.000 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
2015 BOSTON P 1.000 32 2 4 3 0 7 0
2016 BOSTON P 1.000 62 0 2 6 0 8 0
2017 BOSTON P 1.000 70 0 4 7 0 11 0
Career Totals P 1.000 169 2 11 16 0 27 0

Career Single-Game Highs

INNINGS PITCHED 5.1, 8/22/15 vs. KC (start)
3.1, 5/25/15 at MIN (relief)
STRIKEOUTS 7, 8/17/15 vs. CLE (start)
5, 3 times, last 6/12/17 vs. PHI (relief)
HITS ALLOWED 8, 8/22/15 vs. KC (start)
5, 5/25/15 at MIN (relief)
RUNS ALLOWED 6, 8/17/15 vs. CLE (start)
5, 8/28/16 vs. KC (relief)
WALKS ALLOWED 3, 8/17/15 vs. CLE (start)
3, 8/13/16 vs. ARI (relief)
HOME RUNS ALLOWED 1, 2 times, last 8/22/15 vs. KC (start)
2, 2 times, last 6/27/15 at TB (relief)
EJECTIONS (1) 4/23/17 at BAL (HP, Andy Fletcher)
SCORELESS STREAK 8.0, 9/12-28/15

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 LHP
Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Height: 5-11 • Weight: 204
Opening Day Age: 24 • MLB Service: None
Born: 7/10/1993 in Fayetteville, AR
Resides: Prarie Grove, AR
Acquired: Selected in the 12th round of the 2014 June Draft
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Career Highlights
Entering 5th professional season—all with the Red
Sox organization—and 1st in ML Spring Training camp. BATTLE TESTED

Beeks
Jalen
Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 11 prospect in On 3/9/17, Beeks started an exhibition game
the Red Sox organization. against the World Baseball Classic’s Team USA
Named 2017 Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year. and retired 6 of 8 batters faced: Christian Yelich
Was teammates with Andrew Benintendi at the (strikeout), Adam Jones (strikeout), Daniel Murphy
University of Arkansas in 2014. (popout), Giancarlo Stanton (groundout), Jonathan
Lucroy (flyout), and Brandon Crawford (groundout).
Participated in the Red Sox Rookie Development
Program in January 2018. 2015: Spent entire year with Single-A Greenville.
2017: Named Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of Led Red Sox minor leaguers in innings (145.2).
the Year...Went 11-8 with a 3.29 ERA (53 ER/145.0
IP) and 155 SO between Double-A Portland (9 Led the Drive in wins (tied, 9), starts (26), innings,
GS) and Triple-A Pawtucket (17 GS). and strikeouts (100).
Finished 5th among qualifying Red Sox farmhands in Had the 5th-lowest unintentional BB/9.0 IP ratio in the
ERA and 2nd in strikeouts. South Atlantic League (1.73) and ranked 4th in innings.
Named Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month Named Red Sox Minor League Starting Pitcher of the
in both April (3-1, 1.99 ERA) and July (2-1, 1.96 ERA). Month for May.
In 9 starts with Portland, went 5-1 with a 2.19 ERA Was on the DL from 8/13-21 with a left calf strain.
(12 ER/49.1 IP) and a .199 opponent AVG...Held oppo- 2014: Made 2 appearances for the Rookie-level
nents scoreless in 5 of his first 6 Double-A starts. Gulf Coast League Red Sox in his pro debut.
Threw a 7.0-inning shutout in Game 1 of a 4/22 On the DL from 7/5-8/18 with left elbow inflammation.
doubleheader vs. Trenton (5 H, 2 BB, 7 SO).
Did not allow a run over 25.0 IP from 4/22-5/18, the Personal
2nd-longest scoreless streak in Portland history. Full name is Jalen Christopher Beeks.
Joined Pawtucket on 6/3 and finished 2nd on the Married his wife, Brie, in October 2014...The couple
team with 97 SO in 95.2 IP (9.13 SO/9.0 IP). has 2 children, Breckly and Jack.
Allowed 3 or fewer ER in 9 straight starts from 6/9- Signed by Chris Mears (Red Sox).
7/26, going 4-3 with a 2.52 ERA (14 ER/50.0 IP). Made 42 pitching appearances in 2 seasons (2013-14)
Added to the Red Sox’ 40-man roster on 11/20. for the University of Arkansas, going 12-6 with a 2.05
2016: Combined with High-A Salem (13 GS) and ERA...Was teammates with Andrew Benintendi in 2014.
Double-A Portland (13 GS) to go 9-8 with a 3.87 Pitched for Crowder Junior College in 2012.
ERA (57 ER/132.2 IP). Graduated in 2011 from Prairie Grove (AR) High
Held opponents to a .217 AVG with RISP (30-for-138). School...Struck out 21 batters in a game as a junior in 2010.
Posted a 2.25 ERA (5 ER/20.0 IP) in 4 starts in April.
In the Community
Transferred to Portland on 6/23 and fanned a
career-high 10 batters that day vs. Harrisburg. As part of the Red Sox Rookie Development Program
in January 2018, helped paint murals at the Dimock
Following the season, made 10 relief appearances for Center in Roxbury, MA, and visited patients at Boston
Surprise in the Arizona Fall League (12.1 IP, 9 ER, 13 SO). Children’s Hospital.
Jalen Beeks’ Career Record
YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2014 GCL Red Sox 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2015 Greenville 9-7 4.32 26 26 0 0 0 145.2 156 82 70 17 4 28 100 3 2
2016 Salem 4-4 3.07 13 13 1 0 0 67.1 67 25 23 9 4 24 55 5 0
Portland 5-4 4.68 13 13 0 0 0 65.1 72 37 34 6 2 28 56 5 1
2017 Portland 5-1 2.19 9 9 1 1 0 49.1 35 12 12 3 3 22 58 2 0
Pawtucket 6-7 3.86 17 17 0 0 0 95.2 86 45 41 2 2 33 97 4 0
Minor League Totals 29-23 3.78 80 78 2 0 0 428.1 419 201 180 45 15 135 374 19 3

2014 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a 12th-round selection in the June Draft

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 OF
Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Height: 5-9 • Weight: 187
Opening Day Age: 23 • MLB Service: 1 year, 62 days
Born: 7/6/1994 in Cincinnati, OH
Resides: Cincinnati, OH
Acquired: Selected in the 1st round (seventh overall)
of the 2015 June Draft
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Career Highlights
Enters his 2nd full ML season at only 23 years old.
ONE OF A KIND
Made his ML debut on 8/2/16 at SEA, less than 14
Red Sox

Benintendi is the only Red Sox rookie ever to:

2018

months after being selected by BOS in the 2015 June Draft.

Is the Red Sox’ earliest ever college player selected in Collect 5+ hits in a game multiple times in a season.
a June Draft (7th overall in 2015).
Go 5-for-5 or better with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI in a game.
Finished 2nd in 2017 AL Rookie of the Year voting.
Have multiple games with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI
Named AL Rookie of the Month for August 2017. in a season.
Entered the 2017 season ranked by Baseball America Record 2+ HR and 6+ RBI in a game vs. NYY.
as the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball.
Hit 5 or more HR vs. NYY on the road in a season.
Is the youngest Red Sox player ever to go 5-for-5 or
*Source: Elias Sports Bureau
better in a game (22 years, 291 days old on 4/23/17 at
BAL) (source: Elias).
Homered in his 1st career postseason plate appear- Had 11 OF assists (all in LF), the most among rookie OF
ance (2016 ALDS Game 1 at CLE)...At the time, was the and most among American League LF...It was also the most
youngest player ever (22 years, 92 days) to hit a post- by a BOS rookie LF since Carl Yastrzemski (11 in 1961).
season HR for the Red Sox (surpassed by Rafael Devers). Recorded a pair of 5-hit games (4/23 at BAL, 7/4 at
Following his sophomore season at the University TEX), becoming the 1st Red Sox rookie ever with 5+ hits
of Arkansas in 2015, was named National Player of the in a game multiple times in a season (source: Elias)...
Year by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America. Reached base 5+ times in 4 games.
Also won the Dick Howser Trophy as the top Division I Had 3 multi-HR games (6/4 at BAL, 7/4 at TEX, 8/12 at
player in the country and the Golden Spikes Award as the NYY)...The only other Red Sox in the last 50 years (1968-
nation’s top amateur player after his 2015 college season. 2017) with 3+ multi-HR games in a season before turning
24 are Mookie Betts (5 in 2016) and Jim Rice (3 in 1976).
2017: In his 1st full ML season, hit .271 (155-for-
573) with a .352 OBP, 20 HR, 20 SB, and 90 RBI in Recorded 2 games with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI (7/4 at
151 games (143 starts). TEX, 8/12 at NYY)...According to Elias, became only the
5th player ever—and 1st Red Sox—with 2 such games
Made his 1st career Opening Day roster less than 2 in a rookie season, joining Hal Trosky (1934), Rudy York
years after being selected in the 2015 June Draft. (1937), Cody Ross (2006), and Max Kepler (2016).
Ranked among the Sox’ top 3 leaders in RBI (2nd), Among AL batters (min. 100 AB), ranked 5th in AVG with
hits (3rd), BB (2nd, 70), SB (2nd), and runs (3rd, 84). RISP (.351, 47-for-134) and 2nd in OBP with RISP (.460).
Finished 2nd in BBWAA AL Rookie of the Year voting Delivered 2 walk-off RBI and had 4 game-winning
after receiving 23 2nd-place votes and 6 3rd-place votes RBI in extra innings (6/13 vs. PHI, 7/3 at TEX, 8/13 at
for a total of 75 points (1st-Judge, 150 points). NYY, 9/18 at BAL)...According to Elias, the last Red Sox
Earned the Harry Agganis Memorial Award (Red Sox player with 4+ game-winning RBI in extra innings in a
Rookie of the Year) from the Boston Baseball Writers. single season was Clyde Vollmer in 1951 (also 4).
Named 1 of 3 OF on the Topps All-Star Rookie Team. Hit 5 HR at Yankee Stadium, breaking a 112-year-old
Led ML rookies in steals and ranked among rookie single-season record for the most HR by a rookie against
leaders in hits (3rd), runs (3rd), RBI (T-3rd), doubles (T-3rd, the Yankees on the road (source: Elias); STL’s George
26), BB (2nd), and times on base (2nd, 231). Stone held the previous record (4 at Hilltop Park in 1905).
Joined Ellis Burks (1987) and Nomar Garciaparra (1997) Tied Jim Rice (1983) for the most HR by a Red Sox
as the only BOS rookies ever with 20+ HR and 20+ SB player vs. NYY on the road in a season (source: Elias).
in a season...The last rookies to do that were Mike Trout Began the season ranked No. 1 in Baseball America’s
(2012), Chris Young (2007), and Carlos Beltrán (1999). Top 100 Prospects list.
Prior to Benintendi, the last BOS rookies with 90+ Also entered the season ranked by Baseball America
RBI in a season were Nomar Garciaparra (98 in 1997), as the best hitter for average, best athlete, best defensive
Fred Lynn (105 in 1975), and Jim Rice (102 in 1975). outfielder, and as having the best strike zone discipline in
His 70 BB were the most by a Sox rookie since Joe the Red Sox organization.
Foy in 1966 (91).

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RED SOX ROOKIES WITH RED SOX WITH MULTIPLE

20 HR/20 SB IN A SEASON POSTSEASON HOME RUNS
Player Season
BEFORE TURNING 24
Ellis Burks 1987 (20 HR, 27 SB) Player HR
Nomar Garciaparra 1997 (30 HR, 22 SB) Reggie Smith 2
Andrew Benintendi 2017 (20 HR, 20 SB) Andrew Benintendi 2
Rafael Devers 2
At 22 years and 271 days old, became the Red
Sox’ youngest Opening Day starter in LF since Carl POSTSEASON: Started each of the Sox’ 4 ALDS games
Yastrzemski in 1962 (22 years, 231 days). in LF...In Game 4 at Fenway Park, gave the Sox a 3-2 lead
Had a HR and 3 RBI on 4/3 vs. PIT, becoming the young- with a 2-run HR off Justin Verlander in the 5th inning...It
est Red Sox ever with 3+ RBI on Opening Day...He also is 1 of only 12 HR that turned a deficit into a lead in Red
became the youngest Sox player to hit a HR in a season Sox postseason history.

Benintendi
opener at Fenway Park (previous: Bobby Doerr in 1941). 2016: Made his ML debut despite having never

Andrew
Reached base in each of his first 10 games. played a game at the Triple-A level...Appeared
Went 5-for-5 on 4/23 at BAL...According to Elias, be- in 34 games with BOS (30 starts).
came the youngest Red Sox player ever to go 5-for-5 Among the 36 AL rookies with at least 100 PA, ranked
or better in a game (previous: Babe Ruth on 5/9/1918). 5th in AVG (.295) and 4th in OPS (.835).
Posted a .333/.392/.478 line in April (30-for-90, 15 R)... Reached base in 25 of his 30 ML starts...14 of his 31
In the last 40 years (1978-2017), the only other AL rookies hits went for extra bases, including 13 of his final 22.
to finish April with 30+ hits, 15+ runs, and a .333+ AVG Also hit .312 (116-for-372) with a .910 OPS in 97
are Ichiro Suzuki (2001) and Austin Jackson (2010). games between High-A Salem and Double-A Portland.
Hit .352 (32-for-91) in a 25-game span from 6/4-7/4... Earned the Greg Montalbano Minor League Player of
Had a career-best 17-game on-base streak from 6/18-7/8. the Year award from the Boston Baseball Writers.
Recorded his 1st career multi-homer game on 6/4 at After the season, ranked by Baseball America as the Sox’
BAL...Hit 4 HR in 7 games from 6/4-12. No. 1 prospect, as well as the organization’s best hitter for
Recorded his 1st career walk-off RBI on 6/13 vs. PHI, average and as having the best strike zone discipline.
a 12th-inning single in a 4-3 Sox win. Also named to the Baseball America Minor League
Recorded 4 OF assists in a 10-game span from 6/12-23. All-Star Second Team following the season.
Broke a 5-5 tie with a 2-RBI double in the 11th inning Recorded a 23-game hitting streak from 4/10-5/6,
of the Sox’ 7-5 win at TEX on 7/3...Was the 1st Sox rook- tied for the longest in Salem history (also Art Howe, 1971
ie with multiple extra-inning, game-winning RBI before Salem Rebels)...During the streak, hit .391 (36-for-92).
August since Nomar Garciaparra in 1997 (source: Elias). Named Carolina League Player of the Week on 5/2.
On 7/4 at TEX, went 5-for-5 with 2 HR, 2B, 6 RBI, and Promoted to Portland on 5/16...In his last 43 games
4 R...According to Elias, the only other rookie ever to go with the Sea Dogs (6/10-7/31), posted a .340/.408/.629
5-for-5 or better with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI in a game was batting line (54-for-159, 14 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR).
Kevin Seitzer for the 1987 Royals. Went 4-for-5 with 2 HR, 2 2B, and 5 RBI on 7/31 at
On 7/14 vs. NYY, drew a game-ending, bases-loaded Binghamton, his final minor league game.
walk in the 9th inning of a 5-4 win...It marked the Sox’ 1st Named Eastern League Player of the Week on 8/1.
walk-off walk since 9/23/00 vs. BAL (Trot Nixon, 10th inn.),
and their 1st vs. NYY since 8/7/56 (Ted Williams, 11th inn.). Selected to the ML roster on 8/2...At the time of his
call-up, his 12 triples were tied for the minor league lead
Named AL Rookie of the Month for August, becoming and his 76 RBI led all Red Sox farmhands.
the 1st Red Sox to earn the honor since José Iglesias in June
2013...In 26 games that month, posted a .333/.420/.559 Made his ML debut on 8/2 at SEA (0-for-2)...Entered
batting line (34-for-102, 6 HR, 5 2B, 19 RBI, 18 R, 9 SB). as a pinch-hitter in the 7th inning and grounded out...
Remained in the game in LF and struck out in the 9th.
Recorded a career-best 11-game hitting streak from
8/5-18 (17-for-43, 5 HR, .395 AVG). Made his 1st ML start the following day (8/3 at SEA)...
Started in LF and went 2-for-3...Recorded his 1st ML hit in
Totaled 3 HR and 9 RBI at NYY from 8/11-13...Marked the 3rd inning, a single to LF off Hisashi Iwakuma...Also
the most RBI by a Red Sox player in a 3-game series at singled to RF in the 8th inning.
NYY since RBI became an official stat in 1920 (source:
ESPN Stats & Info). Recorded 3 hits in consecutive games on 8/7 at LAD
(3-for-4, R, 2 RBI) and 8/9 vs. NYY (3-for-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI).
Went 2-for-5 with a pair of 3-run HR on 8/12 at NYY,
becoming the 1st rookie ever with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI in Recorded his 1st ML triple on 8/21 at DET in the 6th
a Red Sox-Yankees game (source: Elias)...Also became inning and added his 1st career HR in the 7th...Accord-
the 1st Red Sox player age 23 or younger to record 6+ ing to Elias, the only other Red Sox ever to record their
RBI vs. NYY since RBI became an official stat in 1920. 1st triple and 1st HR in the same game are Dwight Evans
(9/20/72 vs. BAL) and Rico Petrocelli (6/20/65 at CWS).
On 8/13 at NYY, drove in the winning run with a
10th-inning, bases-loaded single (W, 3-2). At only 22 years old, became the youngest Red Sox
player with a HR and a triple in the same game since
Hit his 1st career pinch-hit HR on 9/25 vs. TOR (8th inn.). Dwight Evans on 9/20/72 (20 years old).

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RED SOX TO RECORD 1ST

RED SOX TO HOMER IN CAREER HR AND 1ST CAREER
1ST CAREER POSTSEASON TRIPLE IN SAME GAME
PLATE APPEARANCE Player Game
Player Game Rico Petrocelli 6/20/65 at CWS
Jose Santiago 1967 WS-G1 Dwight Evans 9/20/72 vs. BAL
Todd Walker 2003 DS-G1 Andrew Benintendi 8/21/16 at DET
Andrew Benintendi 2016 DS-G1 Source: Elias

Robbed Steven Souza Jr. of a 2-run HR in LF in the 8th Personal

inning on 8/22 at TB, preserving the Sox’ 3-0 lead...Had Full name is Andrew Sebastian Benintendi.
started the game in CF before moving to LF in the 8th. Signed by Chris Mears (Red Sox).
Removed from the game on 8/24 at TB after injuring Became the Red Sox’ earliest ever college player
Red Sox

his knee while running the bases...Placed on the 15-day selected in a June Draft (7th overall in 2015).
2018

DL the following day with a left knee sprain.

Played baseball for 2 seasons at the University of
Reinstated from the DL on 9/13 and appeared in 13 Arkansas, leading the Razorbacks to a College World
more games (11 starts) for the Red Sox. Series berth in 2015...Became the 3rd-highest draft pick
Recorded an extra-base hit in each of his first 4 in school history.
games back from the DL (9/15-21). Rated by Baseball America as the best collegiate pure
On 9/21 at BAL, gave the Sox a 5-1 lead with a 3-run hitter available in the 2015 June Draft.
HR in the 6th inning, his 1st game with at least 3 RBI. Led Division I in HR (20) and ranked 3rd in SLG (.717)
POSTSEASON: Started each of the Red Sox’ 3 ALDS in 2015...Won the Dick Howser Trophy as the top D1
games in LF. baseball player in the country and the Golden Spikes
Led off the 3rd inning of Game 1 with a HR, becoming Award as the nation’s top amateur player...Also named
the youngest player ever (22 years, 92 days old) to hit a National Player of the Year by Baseball America.
postseason HR for the Red Sox (previous: Reggie Smith, Named 2015 SEC Player of the Year after leading the
22 years, 188 days; since surpassed by Rafael Devers). conference in AVG (.376), OBP (.488), SLG, HR, and BB
2015: Made professional debut, combining with (50)...Became the 1st Arkansas player ever to win SEC
Short-A Lowell (35 G) and Single-A Greenville Player of the Year and National Player of the Year honors.
(19 G) to hit .313 (62-for-198) with a .972 OPS. Became the 3rd player in the 81-year history of the
Drew 35 BB against only 24 SO. SEC to lead the league in HR and AVG (also Rafael
Following the season, ranked by Baseball America as Palmeiro in 1984 and Jeff Abbott in 1994).
the No. 3 prospect in the Red Sox organization and the Named 2014-15 Roy F. Kramer SEC Male Athlete of
No. 1 prospect in the New York-Penn League. the Year by a vote of the league’s athletics directors.
Also rated by Baseball America as the best defensive As a senior in 2013 at Madeira (OH) High School, was
OF and as having the best strike zone discipline in the named ACBA/Rawlings National High School Player of
Sox’ system. the Year, Gatorade Ohio Baseball Player of the Year, and
Named a Short-Season All-Star by Baseball America. a First Team All-American after batting .564 with 12 HR,
57 RBI, and 38 SB...Graduated with the Ohio high school
Hit .221 in his first 20 games through 7/29, but career record in runs scored (199).
posted a .362 AVG/.433 OBP/.615 SLG in his final 34
games (47-for-130, 6 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR). Selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of
the 2013 June Draft, but did not sign.
Made his pro debut with Lowell on 7/3 at Connecticut,
going 2-for-4 and scoring the winning run in the 9th Also played basketball in high school, earning 2011-
inning of a 2-1 Spinners victory. 12 Division III Co-Player of the Year honors from the
Cincinnati Enquirer after setting school records in points
Hit his 1st pro HR the following day at Tri-City, scoring in a career (1,753) and season (638), career 3-pointers
the winning run again on a 2-run shot in the 3rd inning.
(180), and points per game in a season (25.5).
Named NYPL Player of the Week on 8/17 after batting
.407 (11-for-27, 3 HR) in his final 7 games with Lowell... In the Community
Recorded his 1st multi-homer game on 8/11 at Tri-City.
Participated in Red Sox Winter Weekend in January
Transferred to Greenville on 8/17 and reached base in 2017 and 2018, signing autographs, posing for pictures
18 of 19 games with the Drive...Hit 2 HR in his 2nd game with fans, and taking part in panel discussions.
with Greenville on 8/19 at Greensboro.
In 2017, participated in events that benefit the Red
Hit his 1st professional walk-off HR on 9/3 vs. Sox Foundation, the BoSox Club, and PALS for Patriots.
Savannah, a 2-run shot in the 9th inning of a 6-5 win.
Has met with Jimmy Fund patients at Fenway Park
Named Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Month for and at JetBlue Park in the last 2 seasons.
August/September, posting a .359/.430/.602 batting line
in that time (33 G, 46-for-128, 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR).

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Andrew Benintendi’s Career Record
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2015 Lowell .290 35 124 19 36 2 4 7 15 1 2 1 25 15 7 1 0
Greenville .351 19 74 17 26 5 0 4 16 0 1 1 10 9 3 2 1
2016 Salem .341 34 135 30 46 13 7 1 32 0 2 3 15 9 8 2 1
Portland .295 63 237 40 70 18 5 8 44 0 2 0 24 30 8 7 0
BOSTON .295 34 105 16 31 11 1 2 14 1 1 1 10 25 1 0 1
2017 BOSTON .271 151 573 84 155 26 1 20 90 1 8 6 70 112 20 5 5
Major League Totals .274 185 678 100 186 37 2 22 104 2 9 7 80 137 21 5 6
Minor League Totals .312 151 570 106 178 38 16 20 107 1 7 5 74 63 26 12 2

2013 Selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the June Draft (did not sign)
2015 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a 1st-round selection (7th overall) in the June Draft
2016 On disabled list with a left knee sprain, 8/25-9/12

Additional Batting Statistics

YEAR CLUB OBP SLG OPS TB GDP

Benintendi
2016 BOSTON .359 .476 .835 50 0

Andrew
2017 BOSTON .352 .424 .776 243 16
Major League Totals .353 .432 .785 293 16

Division Series Record

YEAR CLUB AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2016 BOS vs. CLE .333 3 9 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2017 BOS vs. HOU .250 4 16 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
Division Series Totals
.280 7 25 3 7 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0

Career Fielding Record

YEAR CLUB POS PCT. G GS PO A E TC DP
2016 BOSTON OF .982 32 30 55 0 1 56 0
2017 BOSTON OF .982 149 143 257 11 5 273 1
Career Totals OF .982 181 173 312 11 6 329 1

Career Single-Game Highs

HITS 5, 2 times, last 7/4/17 at TEX
DOUBLES 2, 4 times, last 9/14/17 vs. OAK
HOME RUNS 2, 3 times, last 8/12/17 at NYY
RBI 6, 2 times, last 8/12/17 at NYY
RUNS SCORED 4, 7/4/17 at TEX
WALKS 3, 3 times, last 8/31/17 at NYY
STRIKEOUTS 3, 6 times, last 9/29/17 vs. HOU
STOLEN BASES 2, 2 times, last 8/29/17 at TOR
HITTING STREAK 11, 8/5-18/17
EJECTIONS None

Home Run Notes

MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES (3)
2-HOME RUN GAMES (3)
6/4/17 at BAL; 7/4/17 at TEX; 8/12/17 at NYY
LEADOFF HOME RUNS (0)
GRAND SLAMS (0)
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1)
9/25/17 vs. TOR off Dominic Leone
EXTRA-INNING HOME RUNS (0)
GAME-ENDING HOME RUNS (0)
INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0)

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 OF
Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Height: 5-9 • Weight: 177
Opening Day Age: 25 • MLB Service: 3 years, 70 days
Born: 10/7/1992 in Nashville, TN
Resides: Brentwood, TN
Acquired: Selected in the 5th round of the 2011 June Draft
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Career Highlights
According to Baseball-Reference, has led the Red
Sox in wins above replacement in each of his 3 full ML MOOKIE BETTS’
Red Sox

seasons (6.0 in 2015, 9.5 in 2016, 6.4 in 2017). STATISTICS, 2015-17

2018

Has finished in the top 20 in AL MVP voting in each Stat AL Rank

of the last 3 seasons (2015-19th, 2016-2nd, 2017-6th). 130 doubles 1st (1st in MLB)
Has started for the AL in each of the last 2 All-Star 554 hits 2nd (3rd in MLB)
Games (2016-RF, 2017-CF). 218 XBH 2nd (T-3rd in MLB)
Won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards as a RF in 2016 315 runs 2nd (5th in MLB)
and 2017...Converted to an OF during the 2014 season
after beginning his pro career at 2B.
Made his ML debut in 2014, appearing in 52 games de-
Also won Fielding Bible Awards in 2016 and 2017 as spite having never played above High-A prior to the season.
the majors’ top defensive RF.
Named Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the
Earned a 2016 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award. Year in both 2013 and 2014.
Earned the Boston Baseball Writers’ Thomas A. Reached base in 71 consecutive minor league games
Yawkey Memorial Award (Red Sox MVP) in 2016 and (playoffs included) from 8/2/13-5/16/14.
2017...Also won their 2015 Jackie Jensen Hustle Award
for spirt & determination. 2017: Hit .264 (166-for-628) with an .803 OPS, 24
HR, 46 2B, 102 RBI, and 101 runs scored in 153
Is the only major leaguer with 40+ doubles in each games (all starts) for the Red Sox.
of the last 3 seasons.
Selected as the Thomas A. Yawkey Award winner (Red
Joins COL’s Nolan Arenado as the only players with Sox MVP) by the Boston Baseball Writers.
100+ RBI and 100+ runs in each of the last 2 seasons.
According to Baseball-Reference, his 6.4 WAR led the
He and Jose Altuve are the only players with 20+ SB Red Sox and ranked 7th in the AL.
and an .800+ OPS in each of the last 3 seasons.
Also led the Red Sox in games, runs, hits, doubles,
Is the only Red Sox player ever with 20+ HR and 20+ HR, RBI, BB (77), SB (26), XBH (72), SLG (.459), and OPS.
SB in consecutive seasons (2016-17).
Earned his 2nd All-Star Game selection via the player
Recorded 63 defensive runs saved from 2016-17, more ballot...Replaced Mike Trout (injury) in the starting lineup
than any other player at any position (source: FanGraphs). (CF), joining Ted Williams (1940-42) as the only Red Sox
Named AL Player of the Month for July 2016 and is a ever to start multiple All-Star Games before turning 25.
3-time AL Player of the Week (6/22/16, 5/15/17, 7/3/17). Earned his 2nd consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove
Is the only player since RBI became an official stat Award in RF...Also earned a 2nd consecutive Fielding
in 1920 to record 4+ hits, 2+ HR, and 8+ RBI in a game Bible Award as the majors’ top defensive RF.
multiple times (8/14/16 vs. ARI, 7/2/17 at TOR). Was 1 of 8 major leaguers with at least 100 RBI and
His 8 RBI on 7/2/17 at TOR set a Red Sox record (and 100 runs scored...The only other AL players on that list
tied the MLB mark) for single-game RBI as a leadoff hitter. were Justin Upton and Aaron Judge.
Already holds Red Sox career records for most leadoff Ranked in the top 10 in the AL in runs (6th), doubles
HR (11) and most multi-HR games as a leadoff hitter (7). (3rd), RBI (T-7th), BB (T-10th), XBH (T-6th), and SB (T-8th).
Is the only Red Sox ever to hit 3 HR in a game as a Posted a career-best 0.97 BB/SO ratio (77 BB, 79
leadoff hitter (5/31/16 at BAL) (source: Elias)...Also hit 3 SO)...Among the 64 AL players with 20+ HR, only Mike
HR on 8/14/16 vs. ARI...The only other Red Sox ever with Trout had a better BB/SO ratio (1.04; 94 BB/90 SO).
multiple 3-HR games in a season is Ted Williams (1957). Became the 1st Red Sox player ever with 20+ HR
In 2016, hit 5 HR from 5/31-6/1 at BAL, tying the ML and 20+ SB in consecutive seasons...The only other Red
record for HR in a 2-game span...Is the only player in ML Sox player with multiple 20/20 seasons is Jackie Jensen
history to hit 5 HR in a 2-game span as a leadoff hitter. (1954, ’59)...Also became the 1st Red Sox player ever
Is also the only player in ML history to homer in both the with 15+ HR and 15+ SB in 3 straight seasons.
1st and 2nd inning in consecutive games (source: Elias). Became only the 3rd Red Sox player ever to record
Went 129 regular-season plate appearances without 40+ doubles in 3 consecutive years, joining Wade
a strikeout from 9/12/16-4/19/17...In those 129 PA, faced Boggs (1985-91) and Jody Reed (1989-91).
57 different pitchers and hit .353 (41-for-116, 13 BB).

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MOST DEFENSIVE MAKING CONTACT

RUNS SAVED, 2016-17
Betts sruck out swinging against Francisco Liria-
Player (Pos.) DRS no in the 4th inning on 4/19 at TOR, snapping a
Mookie Betts (OF) 63 streak of 129 regular-season plate appearances
Andrelton Simmons (SS) 50 without a strikeout (last: 9/12/16 vs. BAL)...In
Nolan Arenado (3B) 40 those 129 PA, Betts faced 57 different pitchers
Kevin Pillar (OF) 36 and hit .353 with a .419 OBP (41-for-116, 13 BB).
Source: FanGraphs
According to Elias, the last Red Sox player with
a streak as long was Denny Doyle (159 in 1975)...
Joined Ted Williams as the only Red Sox players ever Elias also notes that it was the longest streak by
to record 100+ RBI in consecutive seasons before turning any player since Juan Pierre (147 in 2004).
25...He and Williams are also the only Red Sox with mul- Betts did not strike out from 9/13/16-4/18/17;
tiple 100-RBI/100-R seasons before turning 25. in that time, 322 players struck out 10+ times,
Ranked as the AL’s best baserunner in the Baseball 155 struck out 20+ times, 46 struck out 30+

Mookie
America Best Tools survey during the season. times, and 8 struck out 40+ times.

Betts
Led all players at all positions in ultimate zone rating
(20.5), according to FanGraphs...Also ranked 2nd among Scored the winning run in the Sox’ 3-2, 19-inning win
all players in defensive runs saved (31). vs. TOR on 9/5...Went 3-for-7 with 2 2B in the game.
Was twice named AL Player of the Week (5/8-14 and On 9/12 vs. OAK, had 2 HR, a triple, and 6 RBI.
6/26-7/2), his 2nd and 3rd career weekly honors.
In the Sox’ 5-4 win at CIN on 9/24, recorded 2 OF
Recorded 3 multi-HR games (2 as a leadoff hitter). assists, tied the game at 4-4 with a 3-run double in the
Had 4 games with 3+ XBH, tied with Nolan Arenado 8th inning, and scored the winning run...It marked his
for most in MLB. 1st career game with multiple OF assists.
Made his 3rd consecutive Opening Day start on 4/3 Went 2-for-3 with a HR and 3 runs scored in the Sox’
vs. PIT, batting 3rd and playing RF. AL East-clinching win over HOU on 9/30.
Named AL Player of the Week for 5/8-14...In that POSTSEASON: Hit safely in each of the Sox’ 4 ALDS
time, went 9-for-24 (.375) and led the AL in HR (tied, games vs. HOU, going 5-for-16 (.313) with 2 2B.
3), XBH (7), RBI (11), runs (tied, 8), and total bases (22). 2016: Won Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville
Went 4-for-5 with a career-high 3 2B on 6/12 vs. PHI. Slugger Silver Slugger Awards...Finished 2nd in
Hit 2 HR out of the leadoff spot on 6/13 vs. PHI, AL MVP voting, started the MLB All-Star Game in
setting a Red Sox career record for most multi-homer RF, and was named a Sporting News AL All-Star.
games as a leadoff hitter (6)...Johnny Damon held the Ranked 2nd among ML position players in WAR (9.6),
previous record (5). according to Baseball-Reference (Trout-10.6).
On 6/16 at HOU, broke a 1-1 tie with a solo HR in the Selected as the Thomas A. Yawkey Award winner (Red
8th inning of a 2-1 win. Sox MVP) by the Boston Baseball Writers.
Named AL Player of the Week for 6/26-7/2...Led the Led the Sox in AVG (.318), runs (122), hits (214), and SB
majors in hits (14), RBI (11), and total bases (tied, 25) in (26), and ranked 2nd behind David Ortiz in doubles (42),
that time, going 14-for-29 (.483) with 3 HR. HR (31), XBH (78), RBI (113), SLG (.534), and OPS (.897).
On 7/2 at TOR, went 4-for-6 with 2 HR and 8 RBI...Set Ranked among ML leaders in hits (2nd), runs (T-2nd),
a Red Sox record for single-game RBI as a leadoff hitter. doubles (T-6th), XBH (T-7th), RBI (5th), AVG (7th), SLG
Also tied the MLB mark for single-game RBI as a lead- (16th), and OPS (18th)...Also ranked 6th in the AL and
off hitter, becoming the 5th player to record 8 RBI from 17th in MLB with 26 steals in only 30 attempts.
the top spot (also Ronnie Belliard in 2003, Jim Northrup Won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year and
in 1973, Bill Glynn in 1954, and Augie Bergamo in 1945). Fielding Bible Awards as the top defensive RF in the
Was the AL’s starting CF in MLB’s 88th All-Star Game majors...Was also selected by Wilson as the best overall
at Marlins Park on 7/11...Batted 9th and went 0-for-2... defensive player at any position.
Threw out Nolan Arenado at 2B in the 4th inning. His 32 defensive runs saved were 10 more than any
Was the only major leaguer with 15+ HR and 15+ SB other major leaguer at any position (source: FanGraphs).
at the All-Star break (16 HR, 15 SB), marking the 2nd Honored by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
consecutive season he reached those totals before the Legacy Awards as the AL MVP (Oscar Charleston Award).
break...The only other Red Sox player to do that in even At 23 years old, became the youngest Red Sox to
1 season is Carl Yastrzemski (1970, 21 HR, 16 SB). win a Gold Glove Award at any position since Fred Lynn
Did not play on 7/26 at SEA, after starting each of the earned the honor in 1975 as a 23-year-old OF.
Sox’ 98 games from 4/9-7/25...Was the club’s longest Was the 7th Red Sox to earn Gold Glove and Silver
streak since Mo Vaughn started 153 consecutive games Slugger Awards in the same season (see pg. 73).
in 1997-98 (source: Elias).
His 214 hits were tied for the 3rd-highest single-
Recorded an 18-game on-base streak from 8/15-9/2, season total in franchise history, the most ever by a
the longest by a Red Sox player in 2017. Red Sox right-handed batter.
Entered September with 78 RBI, but drove in 24 runs
in his final 24 games (beginning 9/1).

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Served as the Sox’ leadoff hitter from the start of the

MOST MULTI-HOMER season through 8/9...At the time he moved down in the
GAMES BEFORE TURNING order on 8/10, he led all leadoff hitters in hits (147), dou-
25, RED SOX HISTORY bles (32), triples (tied, 5), HR (23), XBH (60), and RBI (74).
Player Games Hit .408 (31-for-76) with 9 HR in 19 games vs. BAL...
Jim Rice 12 According to Elias, the last Red Sox player with a .400
Mookie Betts 10 AVG and 8+ HR against 1 team over an entire season
Ted Williams 8 was Ted Williams vs. CLE in 1957 (18 G, .474, 9 HR).
His 8 HR at Camden Yards tied for the most ever by
Joined Johnny Pesky (205 hits in 1942) as the only Red a Red Sox in a single season as a visitor in a single ball-
Sox ever with 200 hits in a season before turning 24. park; Jimmie Foxx had 8 HR at STL’s Sportsman’s Park in
1939 (source: Elias).
Was the only OF in MLB with 200+ hits in 2016.
Elias also notes that Betts became 1 of 4 players since
Joined Ted Williams (1939, ‘41) as the only Red Sox ever 1900 to hit at least 7 HR in their first 5 games at a park
with 30+ HR & 100+ RBI in a season before turning 24. in a season; the others are Lou Gehrig at Cleveland’s
Became the 4th Red Sox to score 100 runs in a sea-
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League Park in 1930 (7), Willie Mays at Milwaukee

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son prior to turning 24 (also Fred Lynn-1975, Johnny County Stadium in 1961 (7), and Carlos Beltrán at Wrig-
Pesky-1942, and Ted Williams-1939-42). ley Field in 2004 (7).
Became only the 6th Red Sox ever to record 30+ HR, At 23 years old, became the Sox’ youngest Opening
40+ 2B, and 100+ RBI in a season, joining Ted Williams Day starter in RF since Phil Plantier (23 in 1993).
(twice), Fred Lynn, Manny Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead with a 2-run, 3rd-
David Ortiz (4 times). inning HR on 4/5 at CLE, his 2nd Opening Day homer in
Hit 6 leadoff HR, the 2nd-highest single-season total in as many years (also 4/6/15 at PHI).
Red Sox history (Nomar Garciaparra, 7 in 1997). Became only the 7th Red Sox to go deep in consec-
Joined Jacoby Ellsbury (2011) as the only Red Sox utive years on Opening Day, joining Carl Yastrzemski
with 30+ HR and 25+ SB in a season. (1973-74), Dwight Evans (1985-86), Jim Rice (1985-
Recorded multiple HR and 5+ RBI 4 times in 2016, tied 86), Tim Naehring (1996-97), Trot Nixon (2001-02), and
for the most such games by a Red Sox in a single season... Dustin Pedroia (2009-10)...Is the only player in that
Jimmie Foxx also had 4 such games in his 1938 AL MVP group to accomplish the feat before turning 24.
season (source: ESPN Stats & Info). In the Sox’ home opener on 4/11 vs. BAL, led off the
Ranked 1st in the AL and 2nd in MLB among OF with bottom of the 9th with a HR in his 1st PA against a LHP
a .997 fielding percentage, committing only 1 error in 361 in 2016...Marked his 2nd straight Red Sox home opener
chances...Tied for the ML lead with 4 double plays as an with a HR (also 4/13/15 vs. WSH).
OF...The last Red Sox RF with 4+ double plays in a season Collected 2 triples, a double, and a single on 4/22 at
were Trot Nixon in 2000 (4) and Dwight Evans in 1980 (7). HOU...At 23 years and 198 days old, became the young-
Ranked T-4th among OF with 14 assists...The only est Red Sox player with multiple triples in a game since
other Red Sox RF since 1960 with 14+ assists in a Dwight Evans on 5/21/74 vs. NYY (22 years, 199 days).
season is Dwight Evans (4 times). Tied a Red Sox record by recording an RBI in 7 con-
His average of 9.13 PA/SO ranked 8th in the AL...Had secutive games as a leadoff hitter from 5/9-15, later
the majors’ 2nd-best PA/SO ratio among players with matching that streak from 7/26-8/1...The only other Red
30+ HR (Beltre-9.70). Sox to accomplish the feat are Chuck Schilling in 1961
Led MLB in AVG with 2 outs (.382)...Also batted above (7/27-8/3) and Dom DiMaggio in 1940 (8/15-21).
.300 with RISP (.355) and with RISP & 2 outs (.404). On 5/21 vs. CLE, recorded 5 RBI and 2 HR, including
Led MLB with 113 hits at home, the most by a Red Sox a grand slam...Elias notes that Betts became the 4th Red
since Nomar Garciaparra had 118 in 2003. Sox to hit 2 HR, including a grand slam, from the top slot
in the lineup (also Ellis Burks, Bobby Doerr, Roy Johnson).

BETTS TIES MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD WITH 5 HR IN 2-GAME SPAN

Hit 3 HR on 5/31 at BAL and had 2 HR the following day, also at BAL...Tied a ML record for HR in a 2-game
span (5)...The only other Red Sox to accomplish the feat are Nomar Garciaparra (July 21 & 23, 2002) and Carl
Yastrzemski (May 19-20, 1976).
Became the 1st player in ML history to hit 5 HR in a 2-game span as a leadoff hitter.
At 23 years old, became the 2nd-youngest player in ML history to hit 5 HR in a 2-game span...The only player
to accomplish the feat at a younger age was Bryce Harper (May 6 & 8, 2015, 22 years old).
Became the 1st player in ML history to homer in both the 1st and 2nd inning in consecutive games...Prior
to 2016, no Red Sox leadoff hitter had ever homered in each of the first 2 innings of any game...Was the 1st
Red Sox batter to accomplish the feat from any position in the lineup since Manny Ramirez on 8/31/04 vs. ANA
(David Ortiz homered twice in the 1st inning on 8/12/08 vs. TEX).
His 3 HR tied a Red Sox single-game record...Became the 1st leadoff hitter in Red Sox history to hit 3 HR in a
game, and the majors’ 1st leadoff hitter to accomplish the feat since Melvin Upton Jr. on 9/9/12 for TB vs. TEX.
Source: Elias Sports Bureau

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On 6/1 at BAL, became the 1st player to score 50 runs 2015: Hit .291 (174-for-597) with 92 R, 42 2B, 8
in 2016 (in BOS’ 53rd game)...According to Elias, the last 3B, 18 HR, 77 RBI, and 21 SB in his 1st full ML
Red Sox to reach 50 runs that quickly into a season were season at age 22.
Ted Williams, Vern Stephens & Johnny Pesky, all in 1950. Led the Sox in runs, doubles, and triples as the team’s
Hit a game-winning solo HR on 6/19 vs. SEA, break- youngest primary leadoff hitter since Ellis Burks in 1987.
ing a 1-1 tie in the 7th inning of the Sox’ 2-1 win. Finished T-19th in BBWAA AL MVP voting.
Hit a game-tying, 2-out, 2-run HR in the 9th inning on Received the Jackie Jensen Hustle Award from the
6/24 at TEX, helping the Sox earn an 8-7 win (trailed 6-0). Boston Baseball Writers, presented each year to a Red
Selected to start the 87th MLB All-Star Game (7/11 Sox player for spirit and determination.
at SD) in RF via the fan ballot, his 1st selection to the Was worth 6.0 wins above replacement according
midsummer classic...Went 1-for-2 with a run scored. to Baseball-Reference, tied for 7th-best in the AL.
Joined Xander Bogaerts as the 3rd pair of team- His 68 XBH were the most by a Red Sox in a season,
mates—each age 23 or younger—to start the All-Star all before turning 23, in 75 years...Ted Williams (80) and
Game (source: Elias)...The others to do that were Ted Wil- Bobby Doerr (69) accomplished the feat in 1940.
liams (LF) and Bobby Doerr (2B) of the 1941 Red Sox, and Finished 2015 with a career .291 AVG and 54 2B, 23

Mookie
the Angels’ Jim Fregosi (SS) and Dean Chance (P) in 1964.

Betts
HR, and 28 SB in 197 games...Since 1900, no other ma-
With 18 HR and 15 SB, joined Carl Yastrzemski (1970; 21 jor leaguer had reached his career totals in 2B, HR, and
HR/16 SB) as the only Red Sox with 15+ SB and 15+ HR at SB prior to his 200th ML game (source: Elias).
the All-Star break...Joined Ted Williams (1946, ‘49, ‘50) as His 23 career HR were the most by a Red Sox at 22
the only Red Sox to score 75+ runs before the break. years old or younger since Jim Rice hit 23 from 1974-75.
Hit leadoff HRs on 7/21 and 7/22 vs. MIN, his 2nd Was the hardest player to double up in the majors,
time in 2016 accomplishing the feat in consecutive grounding into just 2 double plays in 597 AB (298.5 AB/
games (also 5/31-6/1 at BAL). GIDP)...Went 323 AB before his 1st GIDP, most by a Red
Elias notes that Betts is 1 of only 4 players in the Sox to begin a season since Otis Nixon in 1994 (398 AB).
modern era (since 1900) to hit leadoff homers in back- Topped the majors with 69 RBI and 60 XBH from
to-back games multiple times in a single season...The the leadoff spot in only 117 starts batting 1st, most
others are Brady Anderson (1996 w/BAL), Craig Biggio by a Red Sox at age 22 or younger since at least 1914.
(2001 w/HOU), and Alfonso Soriano (2007 w/CHC).
Led the Sox with 10 outfield assists, all from CF.
Named AL Player of the Month for July...In 23 games, led
Placed on the 7-day concussion DL on 7/29...In 48
the AL in doubles (10), XBH (16), and total bases (62, 1st in
games following 8/11 activation, hit .340 (71-for-209)
MLB)...Also ranked 1st in SLG (.653) and OPS (1.068), 2nd
with 8 HR, 29 RBI, and a .941 OPS...Ranked 2nd in the
in AVG (.368), and 3rd in OBP (.415) (min. 75 AB).
AL in that time in hits and total bases (tied, 116).
Hit .378 with a 1.086 OPS in August (45-for-119, 9 HR)...
Had the team’s 2 longest hit streaks in 2015, a
During the month, led the AL in hits and RBI (tied, 27).
13-gamer from 6/11-26 and an 18-gamer from 8/24-
Had 3 HR and 8 RBI on 8/14 vs. ARI (see box below). 9/13...Was the 3rd Red Sox to hit in 18 straight games
Recorded 2+ HR and 5+ RBI for the 4th time of the before turning 23 years old, along with Ted Williams
season in a 5-3 win at BAL on 8/16 (2-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI). in 1941 (23 games) and Bobby Doerr in 1939 (18).
Went 5-for-5 with 5 singles on 8/26 vs. KC, his 1st Had a career-high 36-game on-base streak from
career 5-hit game...Became the 1st Red Sox ever with 5+ 8/24-10/3 (.360/.416/.607, 54-for-150, 14 2B, 7 HR).
singles in a game as the cleanup hitter (source: Elias). Went 2-for-4, HR, BB as Boston’s leadoff man
Did not strike out in his final 78 regular season plate and CF on Opening Day, 4/6 at PHI...At 22, was the
appearances, beginning with his final PA on 9/12 vs. BAL. youngest Red Sox with an Opening Day HR since Tony
Went 0-for-4 with an RBI on 9/27 at NYY, snapping a Conigliaro (20 in 1965).
38-game on-base streak on the road...Was the longest Was the club’s youngest Opening Day leadoff hitter
such streak by a Red Sox since Wade Boggs reached in since Rico Petrocelli (21 in 1965) and youngest Opening
44 straight road games in 1987. Day CF since Tony Conigliaro (19 in 1964).
POSTSEASON: Started each of the Red Sox’ 3 ALDS In BOS’ home opener on 4/13 vs. WSH, became the
games in RF...Reached base in all 3 games. 1st Red Sox leadoff hitter with at least 1 HR, 4 RBI,
and 2 SB in a game since RBI became official in 1920.

BETTS DRIVES IN 8 RUNS, RECORDS SECOND 3-HR GAME OF 2016

Betts went 4-for-6 with 3 HR and a career-high 8 RBI on 8/14 vs. ARI...According to the Elias Sports Bureau:
At 23 years and 312 days old, Betts became the youngest major leaguer to record two 3-HR games in a
single season...The oldest player with multiple 3-HR games in a season is Ted Williams (38 years old in 1957).
Betts tied the Red Sox single-game HR record, accomplished 29 times by 23 different players...Jim Rice (2),
Mo Vaughn (2), Nomar Garciaparra (2), Ted Williams (3), and Betts (2) accomplished the feat multiple times,
but Betts and Williams (1957) are the only ones to record multiple 3-HR games in a single season.
Betts homered in the 1st and 2nd innings, his 3rd time accomplishing that feat in 2016...In the expansion
era (since 1961), the only other player to record 3 such games in a season is Carlos Beltrán (2012 Cardinals).

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HITS IN A SEASON, RED SOX RED SOX WITH MULTIPLE

RIGHT-HANDED BATTERS GAMES OF 2+ HR, 6+ RBI
Rk. Player (Season) Hits
IN A SINGLE SEASON
1. Mookie Betts (2016) 214 Player G Year
2. Dustin Pedroia (2008) 213 Jimmie Foxx 3 1938
Jim Rice (1978) 213 Ted Williams 2 1949
Hanley Ramirez 2 2016
Mookie Betts 2 2017
In that home opener, robbed Bryce Harper of a HR
in the top of the 1st inning, then hit a 3-run HR in the *Source: Elias Sports Bureau
2nd...Stole 2B and 3B on the same play in the bottom
of the 1st inning with WSH in a shift for David Ortiz. Selected to BOS’ ML roster on 6/28 and made ML
Had his 1st career walk-off hit on 4/27 vs. TOR debut the next night at NYY, singling off Chase Whit-
(9th-inning single). ley in the 4th inning for his 1st hit.
Red Sox

On 5/5 vs. TB, accounted for both Red Sox runs in a Hit his 1st HR on 7/2 vs. CHC, a 5th-inning shot off
2018

2-0 win with a pair of solo HR, his 1st career multi-HR Carlos Villanueva.
game...Went deep in the 6th inning, the team’s 1st hit Returned for 3rd ML stint on 8/18 and started all 39
of the game, and again in the 8th. remaining Red Sox games...In that time, led the team in
Was the youngest Red Sox with a multi-HR game XBH (15), AVG (.304), SLG (.466), and OPS (.857).
since Jim Rice in 1975 and the club’s youngest leadoff Hit 1st career grand slam on 8/29 at TB in the 2nd
hitter to do it since Bobby Doerr at 21 in 1939. inning off Chris Archer...At 21 years and 327 days
According to Elias, became just the 2nd leadoff hit- old, was the youngest Red Sox with a slam since Tony
ter in MLB history to hit at least 2 HR and drive in all Conigliaro on 8/24/65 vs. WSH (20 years old).
of his team’s runs in a shutout, along with LAD’s Carl Took over as Boston’s leadoff hitter on 9/6 and
Crawford on 4/28/13 vs. MIL (2 solo HR). batted .305 (25-for-82) with a .387 OBP in that role
Earned 1st career AL Player of the Week Award for over the last 21 games of the season.
6/15-21...Led MLB with a .581 AVG, a 1.594 OPS, 18 hits, Hit 1st career leadoff HR on 9/21 at BAL...Was the
19 times on base, and 31 total bases in those 7 days. youngest Red Sox with a leadoff shot since Bobby
Hit the team’s only leadoff homer of the year on Doerr on 8/1/39 vs. CLE’s Bob Feller (21 years old).
6/20 at KC off Edinson Volquez. Chosen as Eastern League Player of the Month
Became the youngest Red Sox ever with a multi- for April...In 22 April games, led the league in AVG
HR game at NYY when he went deep twice on 9/30. (.430), hits (40), XBH (15), total bases (64), runs (30),
2014: Appeared in 52 ML games at only 21 years OBP (.481), SLG (.688), and OPS (1.169).
old, despite having never played above High-A Led off the Sea Dogs’ season with a HR on 4/3 at
before 2014...Hit .291 (55-for-189) over 3 ML stints. Reading...Earned EL Player of the Week honors for 4/3-12.
Named Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Named Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Month
Year for the 2nd time, leading the Sox farm system with and Defensive Player of the Month for April (.430, 40-
a .346 AVG (138-for-399)...Posted a .431 OBP. for-93, 10 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 11 BB, 0 E)...His 40 hits, 10
In 151 games between Double-A, Triple-A, and MLB, 2B, and 10 SB tied Portland franchise records for April.
hit .328 (193-for-588) with 42 2B, 6 3B, 16 HR, 83 RBI, Was Boston’s Minor League Base Stealer of the
82 BB, 81 SO, 40 SB, a .411 OBP, and a .502 SLG. Month for June (12 SB, 0 CS).
Reached base via hit or walk in 92 of 99 minor Reached base in 36 straight games to begin the year...On
league games. 5/17, drove in 2 runs but snapped a 71-game on-base streak
Named to Baseball America’s MLB All-Rookie Team between 2013 (High-A Salem regular and postseason) and
and Minor League All-Star First Team as a 2B. 2014 in Portland...In those games, had a .404/.478/.617 line
(112-for-277, 22 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 39 BB).
Tabbed Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year by
both the Boston Baseball Writers and Baseball America. Promoted to Triple-A on 6/3 and hit .335 (62-for-
185) in 45 games for the PawSox.
Selected to the U.S. roster in the SiriusXM All-Star
Futures Game. 2013: Named Red Sox Minor League Offensive
Player of the Year...Hit .314 (145-for-462) between
Ranked by Baseball America as the Eastern Single-A Greenville and High-A Salem.
League’s best defensive 2B.
Selected to Baseball America’s Minor League All-Star
Among Red Sox with 200+ PA, ranked 2nd in OBP 2nd Team.
(.368) and OPS (.812)...Reached base in 42 of 50 starts.
Began the season with the Drive and was named to
His .368 OBP ranked 2nd among ML rookies with 200+ the South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star Team.
PA (CWS’ Jose Abreu, .383)...Joined Ted Williams (.436 in
1939, .442 in 1940) as the only Red Sox ever to post an Played no defensive position other than 2B.
OBP that high at age 21 or younger (min. 200 PA). Led Red Sox minor leaguers in total bases (234),
Played his first 38 ML games in the OF...His last 14 doubles (tied, 36), SB (38), and SLG (.506, min. 250 AB).
games (beginning 9/13) were all at 2B. Named both Red Sox Minor League Hitter and
Base Runner of the Month for May.

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LEADING OFF RED SOX TO WIN GOLD

GLOVE AND SILVER SLUGGER
According to Elias, there have been only 4 AWARDS IN SAME SEASON
instances of a Red Sox player hitting a lead-
off homer in consecutive games, 2 of which Player Year
have been recorded by Betts: Dwight Evans 1981
Player Games Ellis Burks 1990
Harry Hooper *5/30/1913 at WSH Jason Varitek 2005
Mike Aviles 5/19-20/2012 at PHI Dustin Pedroia 2008
Mookie Betts 5/31-6/1/2016 at BAL Adrián González 2011
Mookie Betts 7/21-22/2016 vs. MIN Jacoby Ellsbury 2011
*Doubleheader Mookie Betts 2016

Matched the longest hit streak of the season in the In the Community

Mookie
SAL with a 19-gamer from 5/5-25. In August 2017, partnered with Pitching in for Kids

Betts
Named SAL Player of the Week for 5/6-12. and One Mission to host “Mookie’s Big League Bowl” in
Promoted to Salem on 7/9 and named the Red Sox Boston, an event that raised funds to help improve the
Minor League Base Stealer of the Month for July. lives of children and families in New England.
Twice selected as Carolina League Player of the Has also hosted a bowling tournament and fundraiser
Week: 8/5-11, 8/19-25. in Tennessee in each of the last 3 offseasons.
Named Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Month Has participated in several other bowling events to
for August/September (.404, 46-for-114). support various charities, including David Price’s Project
One Four and the Chris Paul Family Foundation.
Closed out the regular season with a 30-game on-
Signed autographs and posed for pictures with fans at
base streak, longest in the CL all year (.418, 46-for-110).
Red Sox Winter Weekend each year from 2015-17.
Reached safely in 10 of 20 PA in postseason play
for the CL Champion Salem Sox (.412, 7-for-17). In 2017, spent time with a child as part of the Make-
A-Wish program in August and again in September.
Also played for Arizona Fall League Champion
Surprise...Named to the West Division Fall Stars Team. Provided a fielding lesson at Fenway Park as part of an
auction item in July 2017.
Following the season, ranked by Baseball America
as the No. 75 prospect overall, as well as the Red Sox’ Has interacted with Jimmy Fund patients at Fenway
No. 7 prospect and best athlete. Park and at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL.
2012: Led Short-A Lowell with 31 RBI in 71 games. Has also interacted with children from The BASE.
Made 58 starts at 2B and 12 at SS. Has been a regular participant in events that benefit
the Red Sox Foundation.
Named Red Sox Minor League Base Stealer of the
Month for August/September (9 SB, 0 CS). In May 2016, co-hosted the Pitching in for Kids
Comedy Celebration and Auction.
2011: Played 1 game for the Rookie-level Gulf
Coast League Red Sox in his pro debut, starting In 2015, participated in the Fort Myers “Day of Service”.
at SS on 8/26 vs. the GCL Twins. In October 2015, served as third base coach for his
former travel team, the Dulins Dodgers, during part of the
Personal Wood Bat Association World Championship in Jupiter, FL.
Full name is Markus Lynn Betts...Named after former Met and visited with Jimmy Fund patients and painted
NBA point guard Mookie Blaylock. murals at the Curley K-8 School in Boston during the Red
Signed by Danny Watkins (Red Sox). Sox Rookie Development Program in 2014.
Participated in the Professional Bowlers Association’s
World Series of Bowling in 2015 and 2017...Finished
210th out of 238 bowlers in 2015 with an average score
of 190, and T-158th out of 195 in 2017 (205.6).
Has bowled several perfect games in his life, including
1 in the final qualifying round of the 2017 World Series of
Bowling on 11/12/17.
Was a part of ESPN’s broadcast of the PBA Champi-
onship in Reno, NV, in December 2015.
Graduated in 2011 from John Overton (TN) High
School...Was also a member of the baseball and basket-
ball teams and was a standout bowler.
His uncle, Terry Shumpert, played in 854 ML games
with KC (1990-94), BOS (1995), CHC (1996), SD (1997),
COL (1998-2002), and TB (2003).

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Mookie Betts’ Career Record
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2011 GCL Red Sox .500 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
2012 Lowell .267 71 251 34 67 8 1 0 31 2 4 3 32 30 20 4 15
2013 Greenville .296 76 277 63 82 24 1 8 26 3 1 1 58 40 18 2 12
Salem .341 51 185 30 63 12 3 7 39 1 1 1 23 17 20 2 6
2014 Portland .355 54 214 56 76 18 3 6 34 0 3 1 35 20 22 3 4
Pawtucket .335 45 185 31 62 12 2 5 31 0 0 0 26 30 11 4 1
BOSTON .291 52 189 34 55 12 1 5 18 1 0 2 21 31 7 3 4
2015 Portland .500 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON .291 145 597 92 174 42 8 18 77 3 6 2 46 82 21 6 5
2016 BOSTON .318 158 672 122 214 42 5 31 113 0 7 2 49 80 26 4 1
2017 BOSTON .264 153 628 101 166 46 2 24 102 0 5 2 77 79 26 3 5
Major League Totals .292 508 2086 349 609 142 16 78 310 4 18 8 193 272 80 16 15
Minor League Totals .316 299 1120 215 354 74 10 27 164 6 9 6 174 137 92 15 41
2011 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a 5th-round selection in the June Draft
2015 On disabled list with a concussion, 7/29-8/10
Red Sox

Division Series Record

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YEAR CLUB AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E

2016 BOS vs. CLE .200 3 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2017 BOS vs. HOU .313 4 16 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1
Division Series Totals
.269 7 26 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 1

Additional Batting Statistics

YEAR CLUB OBP SLG OPS TB GDP
2014 BOSTON .368 .444 .812 84 2
2015 BOSTON .341 .479 .820 286 2
2016 BOSTON .363 .534 .897 359 12
2017 BOSTON .344 .459 .803 288 9
Major League Totals .351 .488 .839 1017 25

All-Star Game Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2016 AL at SD .500 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 AL at MIA .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All-Star Game Totals .250 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Fielding Record

YEAR CLUB POS PCT. G GS PO A E TC DP
2014 BOSTON OF .989 37 36 84 3 1 88 2
BOSTON 2B .955 14 14 25 38 3 66 7
2015 BOSTON OF .987 144 141 358 10 5 373 2
2016 BOSTON OF .997 157 157 346 14 1 361 4
2017 BOSTON OF .987 153 153 366 8 5 379 1
Career Totals OF .988 506 501 1179 35 15 1267 9
2B .955 14 14 25 38 3 66 7

Career Single-Game Highs

HITS 5, 8/26/16 vs. KC
DOUBLES 3, 6/12/17 vs. PHI
HOME RUNS 3, 2 times, last 8/14/16 vs. ARI
RBI 8, 2 times, last 7/2/17 at TOR
RUNS SCORED 4, 2 times, last 6/14/17 at PHI
WALKS 3, 3 times, last 8/21/17 at CLE
STRIKEOUTS 4, 4/10/15 at NYY (19 innings)
STOLEN BASES 2, 5 times, last 7/1/17
HITTING STREAK 18, 8/24-9/13/15
EJECTIONS None

Home Run Notes

MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES (10)
3-HOME RUN GAMES (2)
5/31/16 at BAL; 8/14/16 vs. ARI
2-HOME RUN GAMES (8)
5/5/15 vs. TB; 9/30/15 at NYY; 5/21/16 vs. CLE; 6/1/16 at BAL; 8/16/16 at BAL; 6/14/17 at PHI; 7/2/17 at TOR; 9/12/17 vs. OAK
LEADOFF HOME RUNS (11)
9/21/14 at BAL off Miguel Gonzalez; 6/20/15 at KC off Edinson Volquez; 5/10/16 vs. OAK off Sean Manaea; 5/31/16 at BAL off Kevin Gaus-
man; 6/1/16 at BAL off Mike Wright; 7/21/16 vs. MIN off Tyler Duffey; 7/22/16 vs. MIN off Kyle Gibson; 7/30/16 at LAA off Hector Santiago;
5/9/17 at MIL off Wily Peralta; 5/16/17 at STL off Lance Lynn; 7/9/17 at TB off Chris Archer
GRAND SLAMS (2)
8/29/14 at TB off Chris Archer; 5/21/16 vs. CLE off Joba Chamberlain
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0)
EXTRA-INNING HOME RUNS (1)
9/30/15 at NYY off Chasen Shreve (11th)
GAME-ENDING HOME RUNS (0)
INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0)

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 SS
Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Height: 6-2 • Weight: 215
Opening Day Age: 25 • MLB Service: 4 years, 42 days
Born: 10/1/1992 in Oranjestad, Aruba
Resides: San Nicolaas, Aruba
Acquired: Signed as an international free agent on 8/23/2009
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Career Highlights
Enters his 5th full ML season at only 25 years old.
Started at SS in 453 of the Red Sox’ 486 games from
MOST HITS BEFORE TURNING

Bogaerts
25, RED SOX HISTORY

Xander
2015-17...The only players with more starts at SS in that
time are Alcides Escobar (472) and Elvis Andrus (462). 1. Bobby Doerr 819
Owns the highest fielding percentage at SS in Red 2. Tris Speaker 769
Sox history (.977; min. 500 games at SS). 3. Ted Williams 749
4. Xander Bogaerts 684
From 2015-17, led major league SS in hits (544) and 5. Carl Yastrzemski 654
runs (293) and ranked among leaders in AVG (2nd, .296), *Source: Elias Sports Bureau
doubles (2nd, 101), BB (2nd, 146), and RBI (3rd, 232).
Over the last 4 years (2014-17), led the Red Sox in
games (605), hits (673), and runs scored (353). 2017: In his 4th full ML season, hit .273 (156-
for-571) with a .343 OBP and set career highs
Earned AL Silver Slugger Awards at SS in 2015 and in triples (6) and steals (15).
2016...Is the youngest Red Sox to win a Silver Slugger at
any position (turned 23 in October 2015). Battled a right hand injury throughout the 2nd half
of the season after being hit by a pitch on 7/6 at TB...In
Started the 2016 All-Star Game for the AL at SS...Was 80 games up to that point, was slashing .308/.363/.455
voted a starter by the fan ballot. (96-for-312, 20 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR) with 41 RBI.
Named 2015 Red Sox MVP by the Boston Baseball Writ- Served as the Sox’ leadoff hitter 28 times, including
ers (Thomas A. Yawkey Award)...Also won the Jackie Jensen in each of his final 17 appearances...In that role, hit .309
Hustle Award for spirit & determination in 2016 and 2017. with a .406 OBP (34-for-110, 16 BB, 15 SO).
Had a 26-game hitting streak in 2016, tied for the Hit 3 HR on 0-2 counts, tied for the most in MLB.
2nd-longest ever by a Red Sox SS.
His 6 triples ranked T-3rd in the AL.
Is the only Red Sox ever to record 4+ hits and a HR in
consecutive games (6/10-11/16 at MIN; source: Elias). Was 1 of 5 AL players named to the Esurance MLB
All-Star Game Final Vote ballot.
His 248 2-strike hits from 2015-17 were 22 more than
any other player in that time (José Abreu-226). In his first 31 games through 5/12, batted .350 (42-
for-120) with a .405 OBP.
Hit 8 HR on 0-2 counts from 2015-17, tied with Nolan
Arenado for most in the majors in that time...The only Recorded a 15-game hitting streak from 4/27-5/12
other player with as many as 7 is Mike Trout. (23-for-59, .390), the longest by a Red Sox all season.
Made his ML debut in August 2013...Started 12 of 16 Hit 2 triples on 5/17 at STL, becoming the 1st Red
postseason games for the World Series Champion Red Sox SS in 70 years with multiple triples in a game (last:
Sox that season at only 21 years old. Johnny Pesky on 7/20/47-G2 at STL).
Is 1 of 8 Red Sox since 1913 to make as many as 3 Did not homer in his first 41 games of the season
Opening Day starts at age 23 or younger (2014-16), and through 5/24, then hit 6 HR in 38 games from 5/25-7/5.
4 of them are in the HOF (Bobby Doerr, Babe Ruth, Ted Recorded his 1st career multi-HR game on 6/18 at HOU.
Williams, Carl Yastrzemski). On 6/30 at TOR, entered as a defensive replacement
Joined Bobby Doerr as the only players in Sox history in the 10th inning and broke a 4-4 tie with a game-
with as many as 4 walk-off hits before turning 24 (both winning RBI single in the 11th.
had 4; source: Elias). Hit on the right hand by a Jacob Faria pitch in the
Ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox’ No. 1 1st inning on 7/6 at TB...Removed after the half inning.
prospect in both 2013 and 2014...Rated as the No. 2 Went 7-for-55 (.127) in his next 14 games from 7/8-28.
prospect in baseball entering 2014. Scored at least 1 run in 9 of 10 games from 8/15-25.
Named 2013 Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year In his final 20 games (beginning 9/9), scored 21 runs
by the Boston Baseball Writers and Baseball America. and hit .321 with a .430 OBP (25-for-78, 2 HR, 13 BB, 12
In 2013, became the 5th Aruban-born major leaguer SO, 2 HBP)...Hit safely in his final 9 games of the season.
and the 1st to play for the Red Sox. Reached base 6 times in the Sox’ 13-7, 15-inning win
Played for Netherlands in the 2013 and 2017 World at TB on 9/15 (4-for-7, HBP, BB).
Baseball Classic events. POSTSEASON: Started at SS in all 4 ALDS games vs.
HOU...Went 1-for-3 with a HR and 2 R in Game 4.

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2016: Earned his 1st All-Star selection and his
2nd consecutive Silver Slugger Award...Recorded LONGEST HITTING STREAKS,
career highs in games (157), runs (115), HR (21), RED SOX SHORTSTOPS
RBI (89), BB (58), OBP (.356), and SLG (.446). Player (Year) G
Won the Boston BBWAA’s Jackie Jensen Hustle Award, Nomar Garciaparra (1997) 30
presented to a Red Sox player for spirit & determination. Xander Bogaerts (2016) 26
Became the 1st player in Red Sox history to earn Nomar Garciaparra (2003) 26
multiple Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards at SS. Johnny Pesky (1947) 26
Was the 1st Red Sox INF to win a Silver Slugger in
consecutive seasons since Wade Boggs (1986-89). 2015: Won the AL Silver Slugger Award at SS
Named to 3rd Opening Day roster at only 23 years old. after finishing 2nd in the AL with both a .320
AVG (5th in MLB) and 196 hits (3rd in MLB).
Ranked T-7th in the majors with 192 hits...Led the AL
with 81 hits in 2-strike counts. After the season, named the SS on The Sporting
News’ AL All-Star Team.
Hit 21 HR, more than he had in his first 3 ML seasons
combined (20). Named team MVP by the Boston chapter of the
Red Sox

BBWAA (Thomas A. Yawkey Award), the first Red Sox

2018

Became the 1st player in Red Sox history to homer 20

SS to be recognized since Nomar Garciaparra in 1998.
times in a season as a SS before turning 24 (source: Elias).
Was the youngest Red Sox ever to earn a Silver
Ranked 8th in the majors with 115 runs scored.
Slugger Award at any position (turned 23 in October)
Led AL shortstops in hits and runs. and the youngest AL SS since Alex Rodriguez in 1998.
Hit safely in 26 straight games from 5/6-6/2, tied for Named a finalist for the AL Rawlings Gold Glove
the 2nd-longest streak ever by a Sox SS...Hit .385 during Award at SS.
the streak (45-for-117, 8 2B, 5 HR, 23 R, 20 RBI, 7 BB).
Led the Red Sox with 156 games, 613 AB, and 231
Among players with 100+ AB in May, ranked 1st in the times on base...Played all 156 games at SS (154 starts)...
AL in AVG (.395)...Scored in 8 consecutive games from Marked the most games and starts at SS by a Red Sox
5/21-29, the longest such streak of his career. since 2003 (Nomar Garciaparra, 156 G, 155 GS).
Recorded multiple hits in 6 straight games from 5/9- Topped ML shortstops in AVG, hits, runs (84), doubles
14 (14-for-30, .467 AVG), tied for the longest streak by (35), total bases (258), and OBP (.355)...Recorded 35
any major leaguer in 2016. more hits than any other SS...Also topped AL shortstops
Broke a 3-3 tie with a 2-run single in the 10th inning (2nd among ML SS) with 81 RBI.
of the Sox’ 5-3 win at SF on 6/7. His 196 hits ranked 3rd in the majors behind only
From 6/10-11 at MIN, became the 1st Red Sox ever with MIA’s Dee Gordon (205) and HOU’s Jose Altuve (200)...It
4+ hits and a HR in consecutive games (source: Elias)... was the most ever hits by a Red Sox in an age-22 season
Was only the 3rd SS ever with 4+ hits and 3+ RBI in or younger, passing Ted Williams in 1940 (193).
consecutive games (also CLE’s Lou Boudreau, 1948; and His .320 AVG trailed only Miguel Cabrera (.338) in the
TEX’s Alex Rodriguez, 2003). AL...Marked an 80-point improvement over 2014 (.240).
Became the 2nd Red Sox SS in 100 years with 4+ Led MLB with a .340 AVG (154-for-453) in his last
hits in consecutive games (also Johnny Pesky, 5/4-6/46). 109 games beginning 5/31.
Recorded his 100th hit of the season on 6/19 vs. Tied DET’s Ian Kinsler for the ML lead in 4+ hit games
SEA...Became the 1st major leaguer with at least 100 (6)...All 6 came as a 22-year-old, most in the majors that
hits through 68 team games since Ichiro Suzuki (103) young since KC’s George Brett had 6 in 1975, and most
and Matt Holliday (100) in 2007. by a Red Sox prior to turning 23 since at least 1914.
Selected to start the 87th MLB All-Star Game at SS via Placed 2nd in the majors with a .365 AVG vs. LHP
the fan ballot on 7/11 at Petco Park (1-for-2, 2B). (57-for-156), including an ML-best .419 (36-for-86)
Joined Mookie Betts as the 3rd pair of teammates— from 7/2 through the end of the season.
each age 23 or younger—to start the All-Star Game Had MLB’s 2nd-best home AVG (.347), trailing only
(source: Elias)...The others to do that were Ted Williams Miguel Cabrera (.357).
(LF) and Bobby Doerr (2B) of the 1941 Red Sox, and the
Led MLB with 10 hits, 6 XBH, and 26 RBI with the
Angels’ Jim Fregosi (SS) and Dean Chance (P) in 1964.
bases loaded (.385, 10-for-26, 4 2B, 3B, HR, SF).
Hit .393 (22-for-56, 3 HR) with a 1.040 OPS during a
Led the majors with 9 hits in extra innings, the
13-game hitting streak from 7/19-31.
most in a season by a Red Sox since at least 1974...
Committed only 1 error in 167 chances (.994) in his Overall, batted .692 (9-for-13) in extra innings.
final 49 games (beginning 8/10).
Hit .312 in June, .371 in July, .324 in August, and .357
Turned 24 years old on 10/1...The only Red Sox to record in September.
more hits than Bogaerts’ 524 before turning 24 are Ted
Batted an ML-best .341 (116-for-340) in 80 games as
Williams (714), Bobby Doerr (661), and Tris Speaker (547).
the No. 3 hitter in the lineup (min. 150 PA).
The only Red Sox to record more RBI than Bogaerts’
Tied David Ortiz for the team lead in game-winning
221 before turning 24 are Ted Williams (491), Bobby Doerr
RBI with 12...Delivered 2 of the team’s 3 walk-off hits,
(363), Tony Conigliaro (294), and Carl Yastrzemski (235).
both singles, on 4/17 vs. BAL (9th inning) and 7/24 vs.
POSTSEASON: Started each of the Red Sox’ 3 ALDS DET (11th inning).
games at SS.

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RED SOX WITH MULTIPLE BOGEY AND TONY C.

SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS Bogaerts’ 144 games and 594 PA in 2014
David Ortiz 7 (2004-07, ‘11, ‘13, ‘16) were both the most among major leaguers
Wade Boggs 6 (1983, ‘86-89, ‘91) age 21 or younger that season, and the
Manny Ramirez 6 (2001-06) most by a Red Sox that young since Tony
Xander Bogaerts 2 (2015-16) Conigliaro in 1966 (150 G, 628 PA)...Since
Dwight Evans 2 (1981, ‘87) 1920, the only other Red Sox aside from
Jim Rice 2 (1983-84) Bogaerts and Conigliaro with that many PA
in a season at age 21 or younger was Ted
Williams (675 PA in 1939, 661 PA in 1940).
Went 4-for-8 in a 19-inning win on 4/10 at NYY, with
all 4 hits coming in extra innings...Was the 1st Red Sox Bogaerts’ 12 homers in 2014 were the
with 4+ extra-inning hits in a game since at least 1947. most in a season by a Red Sox at age 21 or
Hit a game-winning, 3-run single in the 7th inning younger since Conigliaro (24 in 1964, 32 in
on 7/7 vs. MIA, the first 3-run single by a Red Sox in the 1965, 28 in 1966)...The only other Red Sox

Bogaerts
ever with that many homers in a season be-

Xander
regular season since Gary Allenson vs. DET on 9/11/82.
fore turning 22 were Williams (31 in 1939,
Had a 23-game on-base streak from 8/30-9/25 18 in 1940) and Bobby Doerr (12 in 1939).
(.385/.433/.552, 37-for-96, 8 BB), longest by a Red
Sox SS since Nomar Garciaparra reached in 26 con-
secutive games from 4/27-5/26/03. Named USA Today Sports’ Minor League Player of
Hit 1st career grand slam in the 8th inning on 9/21 the Year and tabbed the SS on Baseball America’s Minor
vs. TB, turning a 4-6 deficit into an 8-6 lead. League All-Star First Team.
2014: Played a team-high 144 games in his 1st Selected to BOS’ active roster on 8/19 and made 12
full ML season at age 21...Made 98 starts at SS regular season starts between SS (6 GS) and 3B (6 GS).
and 44 at 3B. Made ML debut with a start at SS on 8/20 at SF (0-
Hit .266/.333/.391 as a SS and .182/.217/.300 as a 3B. for-3)...At 20 years and 323 days old, was BOS’ youngest
position player to appear in a game since Dwight Evans
Ranked 2nd on the team with 41 XBH.
(debuted at 20 years, 318 days old on 9/16/72).
Placed among AL rookie leaders in hits (3rd, 129),
Was the Sox’ youngest SS since Luis Alvarado in 1969
XBH (T-3rd), total bases (3rd, 195), 2B (3rd, 28), BB
(20 years old) and the club’s youngest player in a game
(T-3rd, 39), runs (4th, 60), HR (5th, 12), and RBI (5th, 46).
overall since RHP Jeff Suppan in 1995 (20 years old).
Served as Boston’s everyday SS through 6/1...Shifted
Was the 3rd-youngest player to appear in a ML game
to 3B on 6/2 when Stephen Drew was recalled...Returned
in 2013 behind Bryce Harper and Jurickson Profar.
to SS following Drew’s 7/31 trade to NYY.
Singled off Brandon League in the 9th inning on
Was batting .299 (66-for-221) through 6/7...In his next
8/24 at LAD for 1st ML hit...Recorded 1st extra-base
60 games from 6/8-8/30, hit .143 (31-for-217)...Batted
hits of ML career 9/7 at NYY (2B, HR), including his
.320 (32-for-100) in his last 25 games from 8/31 on.
1st HR off Jim Miller in the 5th inning.
On 3/31 at BAL, became Boston’s youngest Opening
Split minor league season between Double-A Port-
Day SS in a century (21-year-old Everett Scott in 1914).
land and Triple-A Pawtucket, combining to hit .297 (132-
Hit 1st career HR at Fenway Park on 5/17 vs. DET... for-444) with 23 2B, 6 3B, and 15 HR in 116 games.
Was the youngest Red Sox player to go deep at Fenway
At 20 years old, was the youngest player in the
since Jim Rice in 1974 at 21 years old.
International League all season.
His 89 times on base through the end of May were
Made PawSox debut in a 6/14 doubleheader vs.
the most ever by a Red Sox rookie and most by an AL
Buffalo...Scored a walk-off run in the 7th inning of
rookie since SEA’s Ichiro Suzuki (97 times in 2001).
Game 1, and launched a 2-run HR in Game 2.
Homered in consecutive games for the 1st time in
Started at SS for Team World in the XM All-Star
his career 6/2-3 at CLE...Did it again 9/9-10 vs. BAL.
Futures Game on 7/14 at Citi Field (2-for-3, BB, R).
Drove in both BOS runs in a 2-1 win on 8/6 at STL...Sac
Invited to 1st ML Spring Training and was the
fly in the 9th inning was his 1st career game-winning RBI.
youngest Red Sox in big league camp (20 years old).
Removed from the game on 8/22 vs. SEA after be-
Appeared in 7 World Baseball Classic games during
ing struck in the head by a pitch by Felix Hernandez...
Netherlands’ run to the World Championship Round.
Placed on the 7-day concussion DL on 8/25 (retro to
8/23) and activated on 8/30. Following the season, ranked as BOS’ No. 1 pros-
pect and the best power hitter in the system for a 2nd
From 8/31 through the end of the season, ranked
straight season, according to Baseball America.
among AL leaders in AVG (10th, .310) and SLG (10th, .500).
2013: Played in 18 regular season and 12 post- Also rated the No. 1 prospect in both the Interna-
season games for the Red Sox in his ML debut. tional League and the Eastern League.
Named the top EL batting prospect in BA’s Best
Named Baseball America’s Red Sox Minor League
Tools Survey.
Player of the Year.
Received the Greg Montalbano Award as Red Sox Minor
League Player of the Year from the Boston Baseball Writers.

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Promoted to Portland on 8/9 and homered that

YOUTH ON THE BIG STAGE night in Double-A debut at Akron.
At 21 years and 22 days old in Game 1, Bogaerts Following the season, ranked by Baseball America
became the 11th-youngest position player to start as BOS’ No. 1 prospect, as well as the best power hitter
a World Series game...Among the other 10, 5 are in and best athlete in the system.
the Hall of Fame (Freddie Lindstrom, Mickey Mantle, Also selected as the No. 1 position player prospect
Travis Jackson, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays)...Became the (No. 2 overall) in the Carolina League.
2nd-youngest player ever to start each World Series 2011: Reported to Single-A Greenville on 6/9
game for a team that won it all; the only younger play- and spent the rest of the season as the club’s
er was FLA’s Miguel Cabrera (20 years old in 2003). youngest player (18 years old).
Named South Atlantic League Batter of the Week on 8/1.
POSTSEASON: Appeared in 12 of BOS’ 16 postseason Following the season, ranked by Baseball America
games en route to the 2013 World Series title. as BOS’ No. 2 prospect, the SAL’s No. 10 prospect, and
Made 8 starts, all at 3B in the club’s last 8 games. baseball’s No. 58 prospect overall.
Was the youngest Red Sox position player ever to 2010: Named Red Sox Latin Program Player of the
Red Sox
2018

appear in a postseason game (surpassed by Rafael Year and a Dominican Summer League All-Star.
Devers in 2017), and 3rd Red Sox to play in the post- Led the DSL Red Sox in AVG (.314), hits (75), HR (3),
season at age 21 or younger, joining Babe Ruth (20 in RBI (42), total bases (101), SLG (.423), and OPS (.819).
1915, 21 in 1916) and Ken Brett (19 in 1967).
He and twin brother Jair each hit a grand slam for the
Pinch ran in the 9th inning in his postseason debut DSL Red Sox on 8/20 at the DSL Indians.
in Game 3 of the ALDS at TB...Came around to score
the tying run on a Dustin Pedroia groundout, becom- Personal
ing the youngest Red Sox player ever to score a run in
Full name is Xander Jan Bogaerts.
postseason play (surpassed by Rafael Devers in 2017).
Signed by Mike Lord (Red Sox).
Drew a 7th-inning walk as a pinch hitter in ALDS
Game 4 and scored the tying run on a wild pitch. Speaks English, Spanish, Dutch, and Papiamento.
T-1st among ALCS batters with 4 runs scored. Is the twin brother of former Red Sox minor league
1B Jair Bogaerts, who was a player to be named later
In ALCS Game 5, made 1st start of the postseason
sent to the Cubs on 3/29/12 to complete the compen-
at 3B...At 21 years and 16 days old, was the youngest
sation for Theo Epstein joining the Cubs as the team’s
Red Sox ever to start a postseason game (surpassed by
President of Baseball Operations.
Rafael Devers in 2017).
Was a part of the Netherlands’ gold-medal squad in
Was the 3rd-youngest ALCS starter ever behind
the 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup...Participated in the
Claudell Washington (20y, 55d in Game 2 in 1974) and
Senior Little League World Series in Bangor, ME in 2009.
Bret Saberhagen (20y, 176d in Game 3 in 1984).
Graduated from Colegio Arubano High School in
Became the youngest Red Sox player ever to record a
Aruba in 2009.
postseason hit with a 9th-inning double in ALCS Game 4
at DET (surpassed by Rafael Devers in 2017). In the Community
Tripled in World Series Game 3, the 3rd-youngest
Interacted with fans at Red Sox Winter Weekend in
player to notch a 3-bagger in a WS game after Ty Cobb
2015, 2016, and 2017, signing autographs, posing for
(20 in 1907, G4) and Mickey Mantle (20 in 1952, G4).
pictures, and taking part in panel discussions.
2012: Honored as Red Sox Minor League Offensive
Has participated in the Red Sox Destinations program
Player of the Year and Baseball America’s Red Sox
in each of the last 4 seasons, interacting with fans as part
Minor League Player of the Year.
of a VIP experience.
Also named to Baseball America’s Minor League All-
Has also met with Jimmy Fund patients during spring
Star Second Team.
training and at Fenway Park each year.
Split the season between High-A Salem and Has attended numerous events benefitting the Red
Double-A Portland. Sox Foundation.
Combined to hit .307 (146-for-476) with 37 2B, 3 Met with children from The BASE in April 2017.
3B, 20 HR, 81 RBI, and 44 BB in 127 games.
Took part in the PALS for Patriots program in 2016
Ranked among Red Sox minor league leaders in HR and 2017.
(T-2nd), RBI (3rd), and AVG (T-4th).
Has supported the Red Sox Novatos program, which
Was the Eastern League’s youngest position player donates tickets to children and allows them to interact
all year (2nd-youngest overall). with Spanish-speaking players before games.
Began the year with 104 games for Salem and was Participated in several events in 2015, including work-
named a Carolina League mid- and postseason All- ing with children at clinics and at Red Sox Kids Camp.
Star...Placed among CL qualifiers in AVG (4th, .302),
OBP (4th, .378), and SLG (2nd, .505). In 2014, met with a child as part of the Make-A-Wish
program and visited patients at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Played for the World Team in the All-Star Futures
Game on 7/8 in KC as the starting DH (1-for-4). Visited the Jimmy Fund and Boston Children’s Hospital
during the 2013 Red Sox Rookie Development Program.
Named CL Batter of the Week for 7/30-8/5, his last full
week at that level (.541, 13-for-24, 6 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB).

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Xander Bogaerts’ Career Record
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2010 DSL Red Sox .314 63 239 39 75 7 5 3 42 0 5 6 30 37 4 5 21
2011 Greenville .260 72 265 38 69 14 2 16 45 0 4 2 25 71 1 3 26
2012 Salem .302 104 384 59 116 27 3 15 64 1 2 5 43 85 4 4 17
Portland .326 23 92 12 30 10 0 5 17 0 1 3 1 21 1 1 4
2013 BOSTON .250 18 44 7 11 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 5 13 1 0 0
Portland .311 56 219 40 68 12 6 6 35 1 2 2 35 51 5 1 9
Pawtucket .284 60 225 32 64 11 0 9 32 1 0 2 28 44 2 2 11
2014 BOSTON .240 144 538 60 129 28 1 12 46 2 7 8 39 138 2 3 20
2015 BOSTON .320 156 613 84 196 35 3 7 81 3 3 3 32 101 10 2 11
2016 BOSTON .294 157 652 115 192 34 1 21 89 0 3 6 58 123 13 4 13
2017 BOSTON .273 148 571 94 156 32 6 10 62 0 2 6 56 116 15 1 17
Major League Totals .283 623 2418 360 684 131 11 51 283 5 16 23 190 491 41 10 60
Minor League Totals .296 378 1424 220 422 81 16 54 235 3 14 20 162 309 17 16 88
2009 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent, 8/23
2014 On disabled list with a concussion, 8/23-29

Additional Batting Statistics

Bogaerts
Xander
YEAR CLUB OBP SLG OPS TB GDP
2013 BOSTON .320 .364 .684 16 1
2014 BOSTON .297 .362 .660 195 11
2015 BOSTON .355 .421 .776 258 16
2016 BOSTON .356 .446 .802 291 14
2017 BOSTON .343 .403 .746 230 17
Major League Totals .339 .409 .748 990 59

Postseason Record
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
.214 19 56 12 12 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 7 17 0 0 1

Division Series Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2013 BOS vs. TB --- 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2016 BOS vs. CLE .250 3 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
2017 BOS vs. HOU .059 4 17 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0
Division Series Totals
.138 9 29 6 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0

League Championship Series Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2013 BOS vs. DET .500 4 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0

World Series Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2013 BOS vs. STL .238 6 21 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 1

All-Star Game Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2016 AL at SD .500 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

World Baseball Classic Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS
2013 NED .263 7 19 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0
2017 NED .227 7 22 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7 1 0 0
WBC Totals .244 14 41 6 10 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 10 4 0 0

Career Fielding Record

YEAR CLUB POS PCT. G GS PO A E TC DP
2013 BOSTON 3B 1.000 9 6 9 9 0 18 1
BOSTON SS 1.000 8 6 6 20 0 26 1
2014 BOSTON SS .975 99 98 138 256 10 404 54
BOSTON 3B .910 44 44 37 64 10 111 2
2015 BOSTON SS .984 156 154 236 429 11 676 95
2016 BOSTON SS .977 157 157 195 355 13 563 73
2017 BOSTON SS .969 146 142 199 336 17 552 75
Career Totals 3B .922 53 50 46 73 10 129 3
SS .977 566 557 774 1396 50 2220 298

Career Single-Game Highs Home Run Notes

HITS 4, 12 times, last 9/15/17 at TB MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES (1)
DOUBLES 3, 6/21/15 at KC 2-HOME RUN GAMES (1)
HOME RUNS 2, 6/18/17 at HOU 6/18/17 at HOU
RBI 5, 9/21/15 vs. TB LEADOFF HOME RUNS (0)
RUNS SCORED 4, 2 times, last 5/23/17 vs. TEX GRAND SLAMS (1)
WALKS 3, 9/18/17 at BAL 9/21/15 vs. TB off Brandon Gomes
STRIKEOUTS 3, 22 times, last 9/30/17 vs. HOU PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0)
STOLEN BASES 2, 6 times, last 8/30/17 at TOR EXTRA-INNING HOME RUNS (1)
HITTING STREAK 26, 5/6-6/2/16 4/25/15 at BAL off Brad Brach (10th)
EJECTIONS None GAME-ENDING HOME RUNS (0)
INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0)

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Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Height: 5-10 • Weight: 198
Opening Day Age: 27 • MLB Service: 3 years, 150 days
Born: 4/19/1990 in Richmond, VA
Resides: Naples, FL
Acquired: Selected in the supplemental round (40th overall)
of the 2011 June Draft
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Career Highlights
Enters his 8th professional season at only 27 years old.
According to Baseball-Reference, has been worth BRADLEY’S CAREER STATS
Red Sox

Through Since
2018

more than 2.0 wins above replacement in each of the

last 3 seasons (2015—2.2; 2016—5.3; 2017—2.8). Stat 8/8/15 8/9/15
Has twice been named a finalist for the Rawlings AL Games 188 339
Gold Glove Award in CF (2014, 2016). HR 5 52
AVG .188 .262
Was the starting LF for the AL in the 2016 All-Star
OBP .267 .341
Game on 7/11 at SD...Was elected via the fan ballot.
SLG .268 .470
Has been recognized by the Boston Baseball Writers OPS .535 .811
as the Red Sox’ Defensive Player of the Year (2017),
Comeback Player of the Year (2015), and Minor League
With RISP, hit .284 with an .825 OPS (31-for-109,
Player of the Year (2012).
4 HR)...Hit .360 with a .484 OBP with RISP from 8/13
The Sox are 43-12 (.782) when he homers. through the end of the season (9-for-25, 4 BB, 2 HBP).
Has 10 career games with 3+ RBI from the No. 9 spot Recorded at least 1 hit and scored at least 1 run in
in the lineup (BOS is 10-0 in those games)...According to each of his first 3 games of the season before being
Elias, the only other Red Sox with 10+ such games while placed on the 10-day DL on 4/11 (retro to 4/9) with a
batting 9th is Butch Hobson (11). right knee sprain...Reinstated on 4/21.
Led MLB with 13 OF double plays from 2014-16. Began the season hitting .171 (12-for-70) in 20
Recorded a 29-game hitting streak in 2016, tied for games through 5/12...In his remaining 51 games before
the 4th-longest in Red Sox history. the All-Star break, posted a .321/.409/.567 batting line
Named AL Player of the Month for May 2015 and AL (60-for-187, 14 2B, 3B, 10 HR).
Player of the Week for 5/8-14/15. Hit 5 HR in a 14-game span from 5/16-6/1...Homered
Set a Red Sox franchise record and tied the MLB in both games of a 2-game sweep at STL from 5/16-17.
record (11th time) with 5 XBH on 8/15/15 vs. SEA (5- On 6/9 vs. DET, broke a 3-3 tie with a 2-run HR in
for-6, 3 2B, 2 HR)...At 25 years and 118 days old, was the 8th inning of a 5-3 BOS win...It marked the latest
the youngest major leaguer ever with 5 XBH in a game. go-ahead HR of his career.
Made ML debut as the Opening Day LF in 2013, less Hit safely in 22 of 26 games from 6/9-7/5, posting a
than 2 years after being selected in the 2011 June Draft. .369/.430/.592 batting line in that time (38-for-103, 9
Entered 2013 and 2014 as the best defensive OF in 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR)...Doubled in 4 consecutive games from
the Red Sox system and as having the best outfield arm 6/28-7/1, the longest such streak of his career.
among Sox farmhands, according to Baseball America. In the Sox’ 3-0 win vs. NYY on 7/16-G2, robbed Aaron
Was named Red Sox 2012 Minor League Defensive Judge of a 2-run HR in the 8th inning.
Player of the Year. Went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI in a 5-1 win on 8/20 vs. NYY...
2017: In his 5th ML season, hit .245 (118-for-482) Was his 10th career game with 3+ RBI as a No. 9 hitter.
with 17 HR and 63 RBI in 133 games. Was 2-for-3 with a HR on 8/22 at CLE, but was placed
Earned the Sox’ Defensive Player of the Year Award on the 10-day DL the next day (sprained left thumb).
from the Boston Baseball Writers. Reinstated from the DL on 9/2...In the Sox’ 3-2, 19-
According to Baseball-Reference, ranked 2nd among inning win over TOR on 9/5, started an 8-2 double play
Red Sox position players in WAR (2.8). to end of the top of the 11th inning, throwing out José
Bautista at home.
Robbed 3 HR: Ryon Healy on 5/19 at OAK, Aaron
Judge on 7/16 vs. NYY, and Chris Davis on 9/19 at BAL. In the Sox’ 1-0, 11-inning win at BAL on 9/19, robbed
Chris Davis of a HR in the 5th inning and scored the
Recorded 6 assists and 1 double play.
winning run in the 11th.
Batted .276 with a .361 OBP vs. LHP (32-for-116, 3
POSTSEASON: Shared the team lead with 5 RBI in the
HR)...The only AL left-handed batters with a higher OBP
ALDS vs. HOU...Drove in each of the Sox’ runs in their
vs. LHP (min. 100 AB) were Shin-Soo Choo (.400) and
8-2 loss in Game 2.
Joe Mauer (.377).
Hit a 3-run HR in the 7th inning of the Sox’ 10-3 win
in Game 3.

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LONGEST HITTING STREAKS, MOST DOUBLE PLAYS AS A

RED SOX HISTORY CENTER FIELDER, 2014-17
Player (Year) G Stats Player DP A Inn.
Dom DiMaggio (1949) 34 51-for-145, 3 HR Jackie Bradley Jr. 12 32 3,753.0
Nomar Garciaparra (1997) 30 54-for-141, 9 HR Billy Hamilton 12 39 4,292.2
Tris Speaker (1912) 30 53-for-125, 2 HR Adam Jones 9 29 5,104.0
Jackie Bradley Jr. (2016) 29 44-for-106, 8 HR
Johnny Damon (2005) 29 46-for-132, 3 HR Had 6 RBI from the No. 8 spot in the lineup on 5/11
vs. OAK, less than a year after driving in 7 runs from the
2016: Started the 87th MLB All-Star Game in LF, No. 9 spot on 8/15/15 vs. SEA.
his 1st appearance in the Midsummer Classic... According to Elias, is 1 of only 3 Red Sox ever to
Tabbed a Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalist record multiple games with 6+ RBI from either the 8th
for CF and named a Sporting News AL All-Star. or 9th spot in a batting order...The others to do it were
Named to 3rd Opening Day roster (also 2013-14) and Bill Mueller (6/27/03 vs. FLA and 7/29/03 at TEX) and

Bradley Jr.
spent the entire season with the ML club, batting .267 Brian Daubach (8/14/99 vs. SEA and 6/29/00 vs. BAL).

Jackie
with an .835 OPS in 156 games (149-for-558, 63 XBH). Earned his 1st career AL Player of the Week honor for
Hit 26 HR and recorded 87 RBI, after totaling 14 HR the period 5/9-15, when he led the majors in hits (tied,
and 83 RBI in his first 3 seasons (2013-15)...His 149 hits 15) and RBI (15) and ranked among AL leaders in AVG
in 2016 matched his total from 2013-15. (5th, .469), OPS (5th, 1.297), and XBH (T-8th, 5)...Went
Led major league CF with 13 assists...Among American 15-for-32 with 3 HR, 2 2B, and 6 runs scored in 7 games.
League CF, ranked T-1st in double plays (3) and 2nd with 11 Recorded multiple hits and an RBI in 5 consecutive
defensive runs saved (source: FanGraphs). games from 5/9-13, tied for the longest such streak in
Received the Special Achievement Award from the MLB in 2016...Had multiple hits in 6 straight games from
Boston chapter of the BBWAA for his 29-game hitting 5/8-13, also tied for the majors’ longest streak of the year.
streak from 4/24-5/25...BOS had MLB’s best record Was intentionally walked twice on 5/21 vs. CLE as the
during the streak (21-8). No. 7 batter in the Sox’ lineup (3 BB total)...The last Red
During the streak, led MLB in AVG (.415), SLG (.783), Sox player to draw at least 2 IBB and 3 total BB while
OPS (1.271), RBI (30), and triples (tied, 3), and paced the batting 7th or lower in the lineup was Tim Naehring on
AL with a .488 OBP (44-for-106, 9 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 14 BB). 5/11/96 at TOR (batting 7th).
According to Elias, became the 1st player with a hit Snapped his 29-game hitting streak on 5/26 vs. COL,
streak of 29+ games while batting 6th or lower in each going 0-for-4 as the leadoff hitter...Was on deck when
game since NYY’s Joe Gordon in 1942 (29 G). the game’s final out was made.
BOS went 20-5 in games in which he homered, Named AL Player of the Month for May...In 27 games
including 10-0 from 7/29 through the end of the season. during the month, led the AL in OBP (.474) and ranked
Hit .339 and slugged .572 when batting 8th or 9th among leaders in AVG (2nd, .381), SLG (2nd, .701), OPS
(61-for-180, 12 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR)...Among players with at (2nd, 1.175), hits (8th, 37), HR (T-5th, 8), RBI (8th, 24),
least 100 AB batting 9th, ranked 1st in OBP (.388), SLG walks (5th, 17), and XBH (T-9th, 15).
(.598), and OPS (.986), and was 2nd in AVG (.341). Became the 1st Red Sox to earn Player of the Month
Recorded the Sox’ lone hit on 4/19 vs. TB while bat- honors since Dustin Pedroia in July 2011.
ting 9th...It was the 1st time BOS’ only hit in a game was Placed on paternity leave on 5/31 and reinstated on
delivered by a No. 9 hitter since 9/2/01 vs. NYY, when 6/3...He and his wife, Erin, had their 1st child, Emerson.
Carl Everett broke up Mike Mussina’s perfect game bid Was caught stealing on 6/29 at TB, snapping a streak
with a 2-out single in the 9th inning at Fenway Park. of 20 consecutive successful attempts to begin his career.
Began his 29-game hitting streak on 4/24 at HOU Selected via the fan ballot to start the MLB All-Star
(2-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI)...Drove in Hanley Ramirez in the 12th Game in LF on 7/11 at Petco Park and went 2-for-2.
inning (single) for the winning run. POSTSEASON: Made his postseason debut, starting
Homered in the Sox’ 1-0 win at ATL on 4/25...Became each of the Red Sox’ 3 ALDS games in CF.
the 1st Red Sox to homer in a 1-0 win since Manny 2015: Played in 74 games (66 starts) over 4 stints
Ramirez did so on 6/16/07 vs. SF...The last BOS player to with BOS and named Red Sox Comeback Player
homer in the 7th inning or later in a 1-0 win was Dwight of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers.
Evans on 8/25/90 at TOR (7th inning).
Named an International League All-Star.
Led MLB with 4 triples in April...The only other Red
Led Triple-A Pawtucket in AVG (.305), HR (9), 2B (18),
Sox in the last 100 years with at least 4 triples before 5/1
OBP (.382), and SLG (.472).
are Jose Offerman (4 in 1999), Nomar Garciaparra (4 in
1998), and Bill Regan (4 in 1928). Hit .121 (7-for-58) in his first 24 ML games from 5/10-
Totaled 13 RBI in the Sox’ 3-game series vs. OAK from 8/8, but had a .294/.366/.613 line in his final 50 games
5/9-11, the most by a Red Sox player in a 3-game set (48-for-163, 17 2B, 4 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 37 R).
since Nomar Garciaparra had 14 vs. SEA in May 1999. Recorded 4 assists and was part of 2 double plays.
Had 6 RBI on 5/9 and 5/11, becoming the 1st Red Sox Red Sox pitchers posted a 3.94 ERA (261 ER/596.1
ever with 6+ RBI in multiple games of a 3-game series, and IP) in his 66 starts, compared to a 4.57 ERA (433
the 1st major leaguer to accomplish the feat since Geoff ER/852.0 IP) in 96 games he did not start.
Jenkins had 6 RBI on 4/28/01 and 4/29/01 vs. Montreal.

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Hit .320 (33-for-103) at Fenway Park...Among 166 Was the 1st ML OF to have as many as 8 double
AL players with at least 100 AB at home, ranked 3rd plays since WSH’s Alfonso Soriano in 2006 (9), and
in SLG (.621) and 4th in OPS (1.013). 1st Red Sox since Dwight Evans in 1975 (8).
Was 4-for-4 with the bases loaded. Was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on 3/28, but
Recalled by BOS for the 1st time on 4/28 but did not was recalled on 3/31 prior to the season opener at
appear in that night’s game vs. TOR...Optioned back to BAL when Shane Victorino went on the DL.
Pawtucket following the game. Had 9 XBH (8 2B, 3B) in March/April, most by a Sox
Made his 2nd and 3rd ML stints of the season from rookie before May since Shea Hillenbrand (12 in 2001).
5/10-22 and 6/25-7/3. Broke up Jose Quintana’s no-hit bid with an RBI
Went 2-for-4 on 6/25 vs. BAL, snapping an 0-for-30 single in the 6th inning on 7/10 vs. CWS.
skid dating back to 2014 (started 0-for-12 in 2015)... Optioned to Pawtucket on 8/18 and played 16
Recorded an inning-ending DP in the 9th, throwing games for the PawSox, including 2 in the playoffs.
out David Lough at home. Recalled by the Red Sox on 9/5 and appeared in
Recalled for the final time on 7/29 and started 57 15 games (9 starts) over the remainder of the season.
of the Sox’ remaining 61 games (CF-24, RF-20, LF-13). 2013: Split the season between BOS and
Red Sox
2018

Hit .446 with a .489 OBP, .952 SLG, and 1.441 OPS Triple-A Pawtucket after never before playing
during a 25-game stretch from 8/9-9/7, with 24 of his above Double-A...Appeared in 37 games (26
37 hits in that span going for extra bases (37-for-83, starts) over 4 stints with BOS.
32 RBI, 29 R, 13 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 7 BB). Broke spring training with the ML club, just the 2nd
During that 25-game span, led the majors in AVG, Sox farmhand since 1981 to make an Opening Day roster
SLG, OPS, XBH, runs, and doubles, also ranking 2nd in without Triple-A experience (also Shea Hillenbrand, 2001).
OBP, RBI, and triples. Made ML debut with a start in LF on Opening Day,
Went 2-for-3, HR, 3B, BB, 5 RBI on 8/9 at DET...Was 4/1 at NYY...At 22 years old, was the youngest Sox OF to
the 1st Red Sox No. 9 hitter with as many as 5 RBI in a start on Opening Day since a 21-year-old Dwight Evans
game since Trot Nixon on 7/24/99 at DET (5). in 1973 (RF) and the club’s youngest Opening Day LF
Recorded 7 XBH (5 2B, 2 HR) during a 3-game series since Carl Yastrzemski in 1962 (22 years old).
vs. SEA from 8/14-16, most by any Red Sox in a single Was the 1st Red Sox to make his ML debut with
series since Dwight Evans had 7 XBH from 8/12-14/88 an Opening Day start since Shea Hillenbrand in 2001.
vs. DET (4 2B, 3B, 2 HR) (see box below). Went 0-for-2 with 3 BB, an RBI, and 2 runs scored
Had 11 consecutive hits go for extra bases, 8/14-23. in his debut...Was the 1st ML player with 3 BB in his
Recorded at least 1 hit and scored at least 1 run in debut since MIN’s Danny Ardoin on 8/2/00, the 1st
8 consecutive games from 8/30-9/7 (.577, 15-for-26). Red Sox to do it since Joe Lahoud on 4/10/68.
On 9/7 vs. TOR, went 4-for-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI... Recorded his 1st ML hit in his 2nd game on 4/3 at
Recorded at least 4 hits and 4 RBI for the 2nd time in NYY, a 3rd-inning single off Cody Eppley.
23 days (also 8/15 vs. SEA), the shortest span by a Red Joined Sam Horn as the only Red Sox since 1913 to
Sox since Manny Ramirez in 2002. score multiple runs in each of their first 2 ML games.
Started in LF for the International League in the Joined Jim Rice as the only Red Sox with an RBI in
2015 Triple-A All-Star Game (0-for-3, R, BB, HBP)... each of their first 3 ML games since RBI became an
Was the leading vote-getter in fan balloting. official stat in 1920.
2014: Spent the majority of the season with Hit 1st ML homer off Justin Grimm on 6/4 vs. TEX.
BOS, leading the club with 125 appearances as On the PawSox’ 7-day DL from 5/4-17 (biceps
an OF...Named a finalist for the AL Gold Glove tendinitis) and 7/31-8/8 (right elbow inflammation).
Award in CF.
Was named Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player
Committed just 1 error in 318 ML chances (.997). of the Month for June.
Had 13 OF assists, tied for 3rd in MLB and most by Went 5-for-13 (.385) in 3 IL playoff games.
a Red Sox since Jason Bay in 2009 (15)...All 13 came
Following the season, ranked by Baseball America as
as a CF, the 2nd-most assists by a Red Sox rookie CF
BOS’ No. 1 OF prospect (No. 3 overall), as well as the
in the past 100 years (Ellis Burks, 15 in 1987).
system’s best defensive OF and as having the system’s
Was involved in 8 double plays, 5 more than any best OF arm, both for a 2nd straight year.
other OF in MLB...It marked the most double plays in
MLB by a rookie OF since WSH’s Del Unser had 10 in
1968, and T-2nd most by a Red Sox rookie OF in club
history (Duffy Lewis, 9 in 1910).

BRADLEY BECOMES YOUNGEST MAJOR LEAGUER EVER WITH 5 XBH IN A GAME

Bradley set a Red Sox franchise record and tied the MLB record (11th time) with 5 XBH on 8/15/15 vs. SEA
(5-for-6, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI)...At 25 years and 118 days old, he was the youngest major leaguer ever
with 5 XBH in a game...The only other player 25 or younger with 5 XBH in a game was Larry Twitchell (25
years, 178 days), who accomplished the feat exactly 126 years prior on 8/15/1889 (source: Elias)...Bradley
was just the 3rd player in 100 years with at least 5 XBH, 5 R, and 7 RBI in a game, along with Shawn
Green for the Dodgers (5/23/02 at MIL) and Joe Adcock for the Braves (7/31/54 at BRO).

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2012: Selected as Red Sox Minor League Player Led University of South Carolina to the 2010
of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers...Also National Championship with a .368 AVG...Named Most
named to Baseball America’s 2012 Minor League Outstanding Player at the College World Series.
All-Star Second Team.
Played for Hyannis of the Cape Cod League in 2009
Named Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of and for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team in 2010.
the Year. Graduated from Prince George (VA) High School.
Led BOS farmhands with 90 R, 87 BB, and a .430
OBP (min. 250 AB). In the Community
Began the year with High-A Salem and earned Named the BoSox Club’s 2017 Man of the Year...The
Carolina League mid- and postseason All-Star honors. award recognizes not only success on the field, but also
Selected as the organization’s Minor League cooperation and efforts in community endeavors.
Defensive Player of the Month for April. Served as captain of the Red Sox Scholars program in
Named Topps Player of the Month in the CL for May 2016 and 2017, and is slated to once again hold that role
after batting .382 (34-for-89) with a CL-high 21 BB. in 2018...Has taken part in a Red Sox Scholars shopping
spree at Target in each of the last 2 Augusts.

Bradley Jr.
Played the entire Carolina/California League All-

Jackie
Star Game on 6/19, batting leadoff and playing CF. Has interacted with fans at Red Sox Winter Weekend
Led all full-season minor leaguers with a .480 OBP in each of the last 3 years, signing autographs, posing for
prior to promotion to Double-A on 6/21...Also topped pictures, and taking part in panel discussions.
the Carolina League with a .359 AVG, 53 R (tied), 26 On 1/31/18, spoke to middle school students at Thayer
2B, and 52 BB in the 1st half. Academy in Braintree, MA, as part of a tribute to Jackie
Following the season, ranked by Baseball America Robinson’s life on what would have been his 99th birthday.
as BOS’ No. 1 OF prospect (No. 2 overall), the best In 2017, met with children from The BASE program at
defensive OF, and as having the best OF arm and best Fenway Park and in Roxbury, MA.
strike zone discipline in the system. Has frequently met with Jimmy Fund patients in Fort
Selected by Baseball America as the No. 1 OF prospect Myers and Boston...Attended a Jimmy Fund Rally Against
in both the Carolina League (No. 4 overall) and the East- Cancer event at Fisher School in Walpole, MA, in 2017.
ern League (No. 5 overall). Has been a regular attendee at Red Sox Foundation
Rated in Baseball America’s Best Tools Survey as the events and in the Red Sox Destinations program, inter-
Carolina League’s most exciting player, best defensive OF,acting with fans as part of a VIP experience.
best batting prospect, and best base runner, as well as hav- Has also been a regular participant in the Fort Myers
ing the CL’s best OF arm and best strike zone judgment. “Day of Service” during spring training.
2011: Following his 1st pro season, ranked by Has spoken to children at Red Sox Kids Camps.
Baseball America as BOS’ No. 3 OF prospect Provided a fielding lesson to a fan as part of an
and No. 10 prospect overall, as well as the best auction experience during spring training in 2016.
defensive OF in the system.
In April 2016, spent time with 2 children—Liam and
Personal Tyler—as part of the Kids Wish Network.
Full name is Jackie Bradley Jr. In 2014, visited with patients at Walter Reed Medical
Center and attended the Jackie Robinson RBI clinic in NY.
Married to Erin...The couple had a daughter, Emerson,
in June 2016. Spent time with Jimmy Fund and Boston Children’s
Hospital patients during the 2013 Red Sox Rookie
Signed by Quincy Boyd (Red Sox). Development Program.
Is a distant relative of NBA legend Michael
Jordan...Jordan’s grandfather and Jackie’s great-
great-grandmother were siblings.

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Jackie Bradley Jr.’s Career Record
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2011 Lowell .190 6 21 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 2 0
Greenville .333 4 15 2 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
2012 Salem .359 67 234 53 84 26 2 3 34 0 8 10 52 40 16 6 4
Portland .271 61 229 37 62 16 2 6 29 0 3 4 35 49 8 3 3
2013 BOSTON .189 37 95 18 18 5 0 3 10 0 0 2 10 31 2 0 1
Pawtucket .275 80 320 57 88 26 3 10 35 2 1 10 41 75 7 7 0
2014 BOSTON .198 127 384 45 76 19 2 1 30 1 2 5 31 121 8 0 1
Pawtucket .212 14 66 6 14 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 18 0 1 0
2015 Pawtucket .305 71 282 38 86 18 1 9 29 1 0 5 30 44 4 4 3
BOSTON .249 74 221 43 55 17 4 10 43 1 3 3 27 69 3 0 1
2016 BOSTON .267 156 558 94 149 30 7 26 87 0 5 10 63 143 9 2 3
2017 BOSTON .245 133 482 58 118 19 3 17 63 0 2 9 48 124 8 3 4
Pawtucket .200 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
Major League Totals .239 527 1740 258 416 90 16 57 233 2 12 29 179 488 30 5 10
Minor League Totals .294 305 1172 199 344 88 8 31 136 3 12 29 167 236 35 23 10
Red Sox

2011 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a supplemental-round selection (40th overall) in the June Draft
2018

2017 On disabled list with a right knee sprain, 4/9-20

2017 On disabled list with a sprained left thumb, 8/23-9/1

Division Series Record

YEAR CLUB AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2016 BOS vs. CLE .100 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0
2017 BOS vs. HOU .200 4 15 1 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Division Series Totals
.160 7 25 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0

Additional Batting Statistics

YEAR CLUB OBP SLG OPS TB GDP
2013 BOSTON .280 .337 .617 32 1
2014 BOSTON .265 .266 .531 102 10
2015 BOSTON .335 .498 .832 110 5
2016 BOSTON .349 .486 .835 271 10
2017 BOSTON .323 .402 .726 194 8
Major League Totals .318 .407 .726 709 34

All-Star Game Record

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
2016 AL at SD 1.000 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Fielding Record

YEAR CLUB POS PCT. G GS PO A E TC DP
2013 BOSTON OF .983 34 26 57 1 1 59 0
2014 BOSTON OF .997 125 111 304 13 1 318 8
2015 BOSTON OF .994 73 66 159 4 1 164 2
2016 BOSTON OF .992 156 156 365 13 3 381 3
2017 BOSTON OF .987 132 131 300 6 4 310 1
Career Totals OF .992 521 489 1185 37 10 1232 14

Career Single-Game Highs

HITS 5, 8/15/15 vs. SEA
DOUBLES 3, 8/15/15 vs. SEA
HOME RUNS 2, 2 times, last 5/11/16 vs. OAK
RBI 7, 8/15/15 vs. SEA
RUNS SCORED 5, 8/15/15 vs. SEA
WALKS 3, 4 times, last 5/29/16 at TOR
STRIKEOUTS 4, 3 times, last 8/24/16 at TB
STOLEN BASES 1, 30 times, last 9/6/17 vs. TOR
HITTING STREAK 29, 4/24-5/25/16
EJECTIONS None

Home Run Notes

MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES (2)
2-HOME RUN GAMES (2)
8/15/15 vs. SEA; 5/11/16 vs. OAK
LEADOFF HOME RUNS (0)
GRAND SLAMS (1)
5/9/16 vs. OAK off John Axford
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0)
EXTRA-INNING HOME RUNS (0)
GAME-ENDING HOME RUNS (0)
INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0)

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 CATCHER
Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Height: 5-9 • Weight: 206
Opening Day Age: 31 • MLB Service: 45 days
Born: 10/17/1986 in Phoenix, AZ
Resides: Gilbert, AZ
Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent on 12/13/2017
Contract Status: Signed through 2018

Non-Roster Invitee
Career Highlights
Entering his 10th professional season, his 9th in the 2014: Made his ML debut with BOS, appearing

Butler
Dan
Red Sox organization (2009-14, 2016-18). in 7 games for the Red Sox over 2 stints...Spent
majority of season with Triple-A Pawtucket.
Was signed by the Red Sox as a non-drafted free
agent in 2009...Traded to WSH in January 2015, but re- Earned the Red Sox’ Lou Gorman Award, given to a
signed with BOS as a minor league free agent in 2016. BOS minor leaguer that has demonstrated dedication and
perseverance in overcoming obstacles while working his
Has appeared in 7 ML games, all in 2014 with BOS.
way to the ML team.
Earned the organization’s 2014 Lou Gorman Award,
Recalled from Pawtucket on 8/2 for 1st career ML
given annually to a BOS minor leaguer that has demon-
stint when David Ross was placed on the 15-day DL.
strated dedication and perseverance in overcoming ob-
stacles while working his way to the major league team. Made ML debut on 8/10 at LAA (0-for-3, BB)...