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David Ortiz threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway to Jason Varitek. It was his first public appearance since he was shot in the Dominican Republic in June - September 9, 2019
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A photo recap from a fun day game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles shot for Getty on May 20th.
On this day in baseball history, August 16, 1920 – Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. (Wikipedia)
1.Viewof Ray Chapman, baseball player for the Cleveland Indians, swinging a baseball bat. Handwritten on back: “Ray Chapman, Cleveland.”
2.Portraitof Carl Mays, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Stamped on back: “Charles M. Conlon, Evening Telegram, New York.” Handwritten on back: “Mays, Carl, Red Sox, 1915.”
- Courtesy of the Ernie Harwell Sports Collection, Detroit Public Library
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Now that the Red Sox are your 2013 World Series Champion, the question has to be asked.
Since 2000, which baseball team has been better; Yankees or Red Sox?
Its not an easy question to answer. The Yankees have more wins, playoff appearances and World Series appearances. But the Red Sox aren’t far off and they lead in the most important category of all, World Series victories.
How you answer the question depends on your fandom, your point of view and how you judge results.
Now 2000 is a selective endpoint. There is nothing unique about that year other than the fact that it has a lot of zeroes. If you were to ask who has been the best over the last 10 years the answer is easily the Red Sox. If you ask who has been the best since 1996, its clearly the Yankees.
But its a fun debate so let’s hear what you have to say.
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Lucky the Leprechaun, Pat the Patriot, Blades the Bruin and Wally the Green Monster! Black and gray Boston mascot piece by artist Damon Butler aka @ferbzilla at Empire Tattoo Quincy! Inspired by the awesome artwork of Guillermo Ramirez ⚾
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April 11, 1961
Red Sox rookie Carl Yastrzemski, in his major league debut, singles off Kansas City’s Ray Herbert in the team’s 5-2 Opening Day loss at Fenway Park. The 21-year-old left fielder from Bridgehampton, New York, will amass 3,419 hits during his 23-year Hall of Fame career with Boston.
April 6, 1973
Orlando Cepeda, who was explicitly signed to fill the role of the newly created position of designated hitter, goes 0-for-6 when the Red Sox pound out 20 hits in a 15-5 rout of the Yankees at Fenway Park on Opening Day. The future Hall of Famer misses out on a place in baseball history after the top of the first inning is extended by a misjudged bloop hit and two walks, giving Ron Blomberg, batting sixth for the Yankees, the opportunity to be the first player to come to the plate as the DH.
March 29, 2002
After the team purchases Rickey Henderson’s contract from Pawtucket, Boston places future Hall of Fame outfielder on their Opening Day roster. The ‘Man of Steal,’ who joined the exclusive 3,000-hit club on the final day of last season, will begin his 24th year in the majors, appearing with his eighth different club.
