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Jason Varitek in 2009 with the captain insignia on his chest. The Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), has given the title of captain to select players since the team's inaugural season as a member of the American League in 1901 (the team was known as the Boston Americans through the 1907 season).
In December 2004 he was named the captain of the Red Sox, only their fourth captain since 1923. [2] He was a switch-hitter. [3] Varitek is one of only three players, along with pitcher Ed Vosberg and outfielder Michael Conforto, [4] to have played in the Little League World Series, College World Series, and Major League World Series.
The name Red Sox, chosen by owner John I. Taylor after the 1907 season, refers to the red hose in the team uniform beginning in 1908. Sox had been previously adopted for the Chicago White Sox by newspapers needing a headline-friendly form of Stockings, as "Stockings Win!" in large type did not fit in a column.
In 2001, though the Red Sox got an outstanding performance from new acquisition Manny Ramírez who would hit a home run in his first at bat at Fenway as a member of the Red Sox, the Red Sox struggled and, with a record of 65–53, fired manager Jimy Williams and replaced him with pitching coach Joe Kerrigan, under whom they went 17–26.
Carl Michael Yastrzemski Sr. (/ j ə ˈ s t r ɛ m s k i / yə-STREM-skee; born August 22, 1939), nicknamed "Yaz", [1] is an American former professional baseball player who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 after an 86-year drought ... Theo Epstein became the youngest general manager in baseball history. He was with the Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2011 ...
The following is a list of players, past and present, who have appeared in at least one competitive game for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (founded in 1908), known previously as the Boston Americans (1901–07). Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by ...
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