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In three years, the Red Sox have dropped from a franchise-record 108 victories and a World Series title to 84 wins and then a .400 winning percentage that represented their worst since 1965. Chaim Bloom s first full year as the franchise s chief baseball officer started with trading superstar Mookie Betts to the Dodgers and ended with watching him lead Los Angeles to a championship.
The last time that Boston finished in last place in 2015, it had an emerging homegrown core led by Betts as well as baseball s best farm system, which provided the talent for three straight division titles and a World Series ring in the next three years. The Red Sox aren t poised for a quick turnaround this time.
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Boston Red Sox notebook: Michael Chavis hits walk-off homer, Nathan Eovaldi pushed back; 22 players signed to pre-arbitration deals
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
FT. MYERS, FL - MARCH 3: Nathan Eovaldi #17 of the Boston Red Sox runs sprints during a spring training team workout on March 3, 2021 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) Local Caption Nathan EovaldiGetty Images
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With the Red Sox trailing, 4-3, in the seventh (and final) inning of their game against the Rays on Friday, Michael Chavis hit a two-run, opposite field home run to put Boston up, 5-4. In a spring training during which managers seem to be making up the rules as they go along, it was unclear if that meant the game was over, even with the Red Sox batting in the home half of the seventh.
Updated: 4:16 PM EST Feb 17, 2021 By Russ Reed The Boston Red Sox player is on the COVID-19-related injured list as the team s pitchers and catchers report to spring training.The Red Sox announced Wednesday that catcher Kevin Plawecki was placed on the COVID-19 IL. This does not necessarily mean that Plawecki has tested positive for the coronavirus. He could also have landed on that list for having come into close contact with someone who has COVID-19.Boston s pitchers and catchers reported to the team s spring training site in Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday. The first workout for pitchers and catchers at Fenway South is scheduled for Thursday, while the first full squad workout is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 22.Plawecki, 29, made his Red Sox debut last year and set career highs in batting average (.341, 28-for-82), on-base percentage (.393) and slugging percentage (.463) in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He hit five doubles, one home run and drove in 17 runs