2023 Boston Red Sox season

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The 2023 Boston Red Sox season was the 123rd season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 112th season at Fenway Park. The team was led by Alex Cora, in the third season of his second stint as the team's manager.

LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
Record78–84 (.481)
OwnersJohn W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
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2023 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston
Record78–84 (.481)
Divisional place5th
OwnersJohn W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
PresidentSam Kennedy
Chief baseball officer
Chaim Bloom (until Sept. 14)
General managerBrian O'Halloran (until Sept. 14)
ManagerAlex Cora
TelevisionNESN: Dave O’Brien or Mike Monaco (play-by-play) with Lou Merloni, Will Middlebrooks, Kevin Millar, Tim Wakefield,[a] Kevin Youkilis (analyst rotation)[1]
RadioWEEI-FM / Boston Red Sox Radio Network: Joe Castiglione, Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Lou Merloni (rotation)[2]
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The Red Sox began their regular season on March 30, in a home game against the Baltimore Orioles. On September 14, Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, who joined the team following the 2019 season, was fired,[3] and Brian O'Halloran was removed as general manager, although not fired.[4] On September 20, the team was eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season. The team's season ended on October 1, finishing with a record of 78–84, in last place of the American League East. Average attendance was 32,989 for their 81 home games during the season, 12th-highest in the league.[5]

The Red Sox ranked last in fielding among Major League Baseball (MLB) teams,[6] and were criticized for poor pitching,[7][8] a lack of pitching depth, and poor roster management.[9][10]

Offseason

The team entered the offseason with the status of several players, most notably Xander Bogaerts, unclear due to expiring contracts or opt-out clauses.[11]

Rule changes

MLB adopted several rule changes during the offseason. Briefly:[12]

  • A pitch clock will now be used.
  • Pitchers are now limited to two "disengagements" (such as making a pickoff throw) during each batter's plate appearance.
  • Use of the infield shift is now restricted.
  • All three bases are increased from 15 inches (38 cm) square to 18 inches (46 cm) square.

Additionally announced in February:[13]

  • As was first done during the shortened 2020 season, all extra innings during the regular season will start with a runner on second base.
  • When a position player can pitch has been slightly adjusted, based on the size of a team's lead and the inning.
Further information: 2023 Major League Baseball season § Rule changes
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Spring training

"Truck day", when the tractor-trailer carrying the team's equipment departs Fenway Park for Florida, was February 3.[57] The Red Sox had their first spring training game on February 24, a 5–3 exhibition win over the Northeastern Huskies at JetBlue Park.[58] The Red Sox defeated Team Puerto Rico, 9–3, in an exhibition game on March 8.[59][60] The Red Sox' preseason concluded on March 28.[61] Boston's Grapefruit League schedule featured 18 home games and 16 away games.[61] The team posted a 14–14 record while scoring 164 runs and allowing 161.[62]

Regular season

For the first time, MLB scheduled each team in the league to play every other team in the league during the regular season, resulting in Boston facing National League (NL) teams 46 times, compared to 20 times under prior scheduling.[63] The team's schedule was constructed by MLB as follows:[63]

  • 13 games  ×  4 AL East teams (Yankees, Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays) = 52 games
  •  7 games  ×  4 AL teams (Astros, Royals, Angels, Twins) = 28 games
  •  6 games  ×  6 AL teams (White Sox, Guardians, Tigers, Athletics, Mariners, Rangers) = 36 games
  •  4 games  ×  1 NL team (Braves) = 4 games
  •  3 games  ×  14 NL teams (all other NL teams) = 42 games

Total: 162 games

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starter Corey Kluber
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199Alex VerdugoRF
211Rafael Devers3B
3 2Justin TurnerDH
4 7Masataka YoshidaLF
518Adam DuvallCF
636Triston Casas1B
739Christian Arroyo2B
8 3Reese McGuireC
9 5Kiké HernándezSS
—28Corey KluberP
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Season standings

American League East

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Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 10161 .623 — 49‍–‍32 52‍–‍29
Tampa Bay Rays 9963 .611 2 53‍–‍28 46‍–‍35
Toronto Blue Jays 8973 .549 12 43‍–‍38 46‍–‍35
New York Yankees 8280 .506 19 42‍–‍39 40‍–‍41
Boston Red Sox 7884 .481 23 39‍–‍42 39‍–‍42
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Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

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2023 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore —7–64–23–46–13–35–15–24–27–66–14–28–53–310–326–20
Boston 6–7—2–43–35–12–55–23–44–39–44–23–32–113–37–620–26
Chicago 2–44–2—8–55–83–46–73–44–94–23–42–41–61–50–615–31
Cleveland 4–33–35–8—4–92–47–63–47–62–45–14–33–33–34–320–26
Detroit 1–61–58–59–4—3–310–33–38–52–53–43–31–53–42–421–25
Houston 3–35–24–34–23–3—1–59–42–42–510–34–93–39–43–428–18
Kansas City 1–52–57–66–73–105–1—2–44–92–42–41–63–41–51–616–30
Los Angeles 2–54–34–34–33–34–94–2—3–34–27–65–82–46–72–419–27
Minnesota 2–43–49–46–75–84–29–43–3—4–35–13–41–55–23–325–21
New York 6–74–92–44–25–25–24–22–43–4—5–14–25–83–47–623–23
Oakland 1–62–44–31–54–33–104–26–71–51–5—1–122–54–92–414–32
Seattle 2–43–34–23–43–39–46–18–54–32–412–1—3–44–93–322–24
Tampa Bay 5–811–26–13–35–13–34–34–25–18–55–24–3—2–47–627–19
Texas 3–33–35–13–34–34–95–17–62–54–39–49–44–2—6–122–24
Toronto 3–106–76–03–44–24–36–14–23–36–74–23–36–71–6—30–16
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Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Record vs. National League

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2023 American League record vs. National League

Source: MLB Standings

Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH
Baltimore 2–11–21–21–22–11–23–01–23–01–22–11–22–11–24–0
Boston 2–13–12–11–21–21–20–32–12–12–10–32–11–20–31–2
Chicago 1–22–11–32–11–21–21–20–31–21–21–20–31–21–21–2
Cleveland 1–21–22–12–21–21–21–21–20–32–12–11–21–22–12–1
Detroit 0–31–21–21–22–11–21–22–13–00–32–21–23–02–11–2
Houston 3–03–03–00–33–11–22–11–22–11–22–12–11–22–12–1
Kansas City 1–20–31–20–31–22–10–30–33–01–20–32–12–12–21–2
Los Angeles 1–21–23–00–31–20–40–31–22–11–22–10–32–13–02–1
Minnesota 3–00–32–12–12–11–21–22–22–12–12–12–11–22–11–2
New York 2–10–31–23–01–22–11–21–22–22–12–12–12–11–21–2
Oakland 1–22–10–31–22–10–30–33–00–30–32–10–32–21–20–3
Seattle 2–11–21–21–23–00–32–10–31–21–22–13–12–12–11–2
Tampa Bay 2–11–21–22–13–02–13–12–11–20–33–01–22–11–23–0
Texas 1–31–21–20–33–01–23–00–32–13–02–10–32–12–11–2
Toronto 3–03–01–22–12–12–12–12–13–01–33–01–22–11–22–1
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Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Game log

Red Sox Win Red Sox Loss Game postponed Eliminated from Playoff Race
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2023 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 78–84 (Home: 39–42; Away: 39–42)
March / April: 15–14 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–7)
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1March 30Orioles9–10Gibson (1–0)Kluber (0–1)Bautista (1)Fenway Park36,0490–1L1
2April 1Orioles9–8Jansen (1–0)Bautista (0–1)—Fenway Park29,0621–1W1
3April 2Orioles9–5Houck (1–0)Irvin (0–1)—Fenway Park27,8862–1W2
4April 3Pirates6–7Underwood Jr. (1–0)Crawford (0–1)Bednar (2)Fenway Park28,3692–2L1
5April 4Pirates1–4Contreras (1–0)Pivetta (0–1)Bednar (3)Fenway Park28,8422–3L2
6April 5Pirates1–4Keller (1–0)Kluber (0–2)Underwood Jr. (1)Fenway Park24,4772–4L3
7April 6@ Tigers6–3Sale (1–0)Turnbull (0–2)Jansen (1)Comerica Park44,6503–4W1
8April 8@ Tigers14–5Houck (2–0)Wentz (0–2)—Comerica Park21,8354–4W2
9April 9@ Tigers4–1Crawford (1–1)Boyd (0–1)Jansen (2)Comerica Park14,8855–4W3
10April 10@ Rays0–1Poche (1–0)Martin (0–1)Fairbanks (1)Tropicana Field13,4705–5L1
11April 11@ Rays2–7McClanahan (3–0)Whitlock (0–1)—Tropicana Field12,6495–6L2
12April 12@ Rays7–9Bradley (1–0)Sale (1–1)Fairbanks (2)Tropicana Field17,1365–7L3
13April 13@ Rays3–9Kelly (1–0)Kluber (0–3)Bristo (1)Tropicana Field21,1755–8L4
14April 14Angels5–3Winckowksi (1–0)Herget (0–2)Jansen (3)Fenway Park36,6806–8W1
15April 15Angels9–7Brasier (1–0)Tepera (1–1)Jansen (4)Fenway Park36,5947–8W2
16April 16Angels2–1Whitlock (1–1)Detmers (0–1)Brasier (1)Fenway Park34,7908–8W3
17April 17Angels4–5Davidson (1–1)Bello (0–1)Estévez (2)Fenway Park34,9428–9L1
18April 18Twins5–4 (10)Schreiber (1–0)Morán (0–1)—Fenway Park28,1329–9W1
19April 19Twins4–10Ryan (4–0)Kluber (0–4)Headrick (1)Fenway Park30,0279–10L1
20April 20Twins11–5Houck (3–0)Maeda (0–3)—Fenway Park34,42710–10W1
21April 21@ Brewers5–3Pivetta (1–1)Peralta (2–2)Jansen (5)American Family Field24,97611–10W2
22April 22@ Brewers4–5Miley (3–1)Whitlock (1–2)Williams (3)American Family Field31,96511–11L1
23April 23@ Brewers12–5Ort (1–0)Bush (0–1)—American Family Field26,93912–11W1
24April 24@ Orioles4–5Kremer (2–0)Sale (1–2)Canó (1)Camden Yards11,81112–12L1
25April 25@ Orioles8–6Kluber (1–4)Bradish (1–1)Jansen (6)Camden Yards14,34313–12W1
26April 26@ Orioles2–6Wells (1–1)Houck (3–1)—Camden Yards12,04413–13L1
27April 28Guardians2–5Bieber (2–1)Pivetta (1–2)Clase (9)Fenway Park30,57813–14L2
28April 29Guardians8–7 (10)Bernardino (1–0)Clase (1–2)—Fenway Park31,71714–14W1
29April 30Guardians7–1Sale (2–2)Allen (1–1)—Fenway Park29,39515–14W2
May: 13–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–7)
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30May 1Blue Jays6–5Winckowksi (2–0)Romano (2–2)—Fenway Park27,43816–14W3
31May 2Blue Jays7–6Bleier (1–0)Swanson (1–1)Winckowski (1)Fenway Park27,72117–14W4
32May 3Blue Jays8–3Pivetta (2–2)Manoah (1–2)—Fenway Park27,96318–14W5
33May 4Blue Jays11–5Bello (1–1)Gausman (2–3)—Fenway Park30,17319–14W6
34May 5@ Phillies5–3Sale (3–2)Wheeler (3–2)Jansen (7)Citizens Bank Park43,32220–14W7
35May 6@ Phillies7–4Kluber (2–4)Falter (0–6)Jansen (8)Citizens Bank Park43,83221–14W8
36May 7@ Phillies1–6Walker (3–2)Houck (3–2)Strahm (1)Citizens Bank Park44,66921–15L1
37May 9@ Braves3–9Morton (4–3)Pivetta (2–3)—Truist Park36,80521–16L2
38May 10@ Braves5–2Bello (2–1)Minter (2–4)Jansen (9)Truist Park40,27022–16W1
39May 12Cardinals6–8Helsley (1–2)Jansen (1–1)—Fenway Park34,55322–17L1
40May 13Cardinals3–4Pallante (2–0)Jansen (1–2)Gallegos (3)Fenway Park35,93522–18L2
41May 14Cardinals1–9Mikolas (2–1)Kluber (2–5)—Fenway Park27,73222–19L3
42May 15Mariners1–10Kirby (5–2)Houck (3–3)—Fenway Park31,74422–20L4
43May 16Mariners9–4Pivetta (3–3)Castillo (2–2)—Fenway Park31,47623–20W1
44May 17Mariners12–3Bello (3–1)Gonzales (3–1)—Fenway Park32,20924–20W2
45May 19@ Padres6–1Paxton (1–0)Snell (1–6)Winckowski (2)Petco Park41,53025–20W3
46May 20@ Padres4–2Sale (4–2)Musgrove (1–2)Jansen (10)Petco Park40,21526–20W4
47May 21@ Padres0–7Wacha (5–1)Kluber (2–6)—Petco Park42,82526–21L1
48May 22@ Angels1–2Silseth (1–1)Crawford (1–2)—Angel Stadium25,31426–22L2
49May 23@ Angels0–4Canning (3–2)Bello (3–2)—Angel Stadium25,79826–23L3
50May 24@ Angels3–7Anderson (2–0)Paxton (1–1)—Angel Stadium26,59626–24L4
51May 26@ Diamondbacks7–2Sale (5–2)Pfaadt (0–2)—Chase Field25,46727–24W1
52May 27@ Diamondbacks2–1Whitlock (2–2)Davies (0–1)Jansen (11)Chase Field29,14228–24W2
53May 28@ Diamondbacks2–4Kelly (6–3)Houck (3–4)Castro (5)Chase Field26,05128–25L1
54May 30Reds8–9Lively (3–2)Bello (3–3)Díaz (13)Fenway Park31,64228–26L2
55May 31Reds4–5Gibaut (5–1)Winckowski (2–1)Farmer (1)Fenway Park32,59328–27L3
June: 13–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–7)
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56June 1Reds8–2Martin (1–1)Herget (1–2)—Fenway Park31,20429–27W1
—June 2RaysPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 5
57June 3 (1)Rays8–5Kluber (3–6)Beeks (2–3)Jansen (12)Fenway Park31,30330–27W2
58June 3 (2)Rays2–4Faucher (1–1)Jansen (1–3)Adam (8)Fenway Park30,78430–28L1
59June 4Rays2–6Bradley (4–2)Houck (3–5)—Fenway Park34,19230–29L2
60June 5Rays1–4McClanahan (9–1)Bello (3–4)Adam (9)Fenway Park30,86030–30L3
61June 6@ Guardians5–4Paxton (2–1)De Los Santos (2–1)Jansen (13)Progressive Field21,47131–30W1
62June 7@ Guardians2–5Bibee (2–1)Crawford (1–3)Clase (20)Progressive Field19,44431–31L1
63June 8@ Guardians3–10Civale (2–1)Dermody (0–1)—Progressive Field21,47331–32L2
64June 9@ Yankees3–2Whitlock (3–2)Cole (7–1)Jansen (14)Yankee Stadium46,00732–32W1
65June 10@ Yankees1–3Germán (4–3)Houck (3–6)Holmes (8)Yankee Stadium46,06132–33L1
66June 11@ Yankees3–2 (10)Jansen (2–3)Marinaccio (2–3)Martin (1)Yankee Stadium46,13833–33W1
67June 12Rockies3–4 (10)Bard (2–0)Pivetta (3–4)Carasiti (1)Fenway Park32,22733–34L1
68June 13Rockies6–7 (10)Bard (3–0)Garza (0–1)Johnson (12)Fenway Park31,40033–35L2
69June 14Rockies6–3Whitlock (4–2)Gomber (4–6)—Fenway Park31,97734–35W1
70June 16Yankees15–5Jacques (1–0)Germán (4–4)—Fenway Park37,08635–35W2
—June 17YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 18 as part of a split doubleheader
71June 18 (1)Yankees6–2Pivetta (4–4)King (1–3)—Fenway Park36,17836–35W3
72June 18 (2)Yankees4–1Bello (4–4)Severino (0–2)Jansen (15)Fenway Park36,78737–35W4
73June 19@ Twins9–3Paxton (3–1)López (3–4)—Target Field22,08138–35W5
74June 20@ Twins10–4Crawford (2–3)Ober (4–4)Kluber (1)Target Field22,65039–35W6
75June 21@ Twins4–5 (10)Morán (1–2)Ort (1–1)—Target Field23,91239–36L1
76June 22@ Twins0–6Ryan (8–4)Garza (0–2)—Target Field28,55339–37L2
77June 23@ White Sox3–1Bello (5–4)Giolito (5–5)Jansen (16)Guaranteed Rate Field27,01540–37W1
78June 24@ White Sox4–5Graveman (3–3)Jansen (2–4)—Guaranteed Rate Field33,05440–38L1
79June 25@ White Sox1–4Scholtens (1–2)Crawford (2–4)Middleton (2)Guaranteed Rate Field26,07740–39L2
80June 27Marlins1–10Alcántara (3–6)Whitlock (4–3)—Fenway Park35,32740–40L3
81June 28Marlins2–6Garrett (4–2)Pivetta (4–5)Puk (12)Fenway Park34,26140–41L4
82June 29Marlins0–2Nardi (6–1)Bello (5–5)Puk (13)Fenway Park36,55940–42L5
83June 30@ Blue Jays5–0Paxton (4–1)Berríos (8–6)—Rogers Centre37,21841–42W1
July: 15–8 (Home: 9–2; Away: 6–6)
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84July 1@ Blue Jays7–6Crawford (3–4)Kikuchi (7–3)Jansen (17)Rogers Centre41,81342–42W2
85July 2@ Blue Jays5–4Martin (2–1)Romano (3–4)Jacques (1)Rogers Centre41,45543–42W3
86July 4Rangers2–6Dunning (8–1)Ort (1–2)Smith (15)Fenway Park36,13643–43L1
87July 5Rangers4–2Bello (6–5)Gray (6–5)Jansen (18)Fenway Park31,56844–43W1
88July 6Rangers10–6Winckowski (3–1)Sborz (4–4)—Fenway Park33,84745–43W2
89July 7Athletics7–3Pivetta (5–5)Long (0–1)—Fenway Park31,15746–43W3
90July 8Athletics10–3Paxton (5–1)Pruitt (1–6)Walter (1)Fenway Park34,08747–43W4
91July 9Athletics4–3Martin (3–1)Waldichuk (2–6)Jansen (19)Fenway Park35,46048–43W5
ASGJuly 11All-Star GameNL 3–2 ALDoval (1–0)Bautista (0–1)Kimbrel (1)T-Mobile Park47,159—N/A
92July 14@ Cubs8–3Bello (7–5)Hendricks (3–4)Jansen (20)Wrigley Field37,59749–43W6
93July 15@ Cubs4–10Stroman (10–6)Paxton (5–2)—Wrigley Field40,22449–44L1
94July 16@ Cubs11–5Crawford (4–4)Steele (9–3)—Wrigley Field37,81250–44W1
95July 17@ Athletics7–0Pivetta (6–5)Blackburn (1–2)—Oakland Coliseum9,98751–44W2
96July 18@ Athletics0–3Medina (3–7)Jacques (1–1)May (7)Oakland Coliseum10,11551–45L1
97July 19@ Athletics5–6Felipe (1–0)Bello (7–6)May (8)Oakland Coliseum15,02351–46L2
98July 21Mets4–5Hartwig (3–1)Crawford (4–5)Robertson (14)Fenway Park37,03551–47L3
99July 22Mets8–6Paxton (6–2)Scherzer (8–4)Jansen (21)Fenway Park36,50552–47W1
100July 23Mets6–1Murphy (1–0)Carrasco (3–4)—Fenway Park35,61953–47W2
101July 25Braves7–1Pivetta (7–5)Morton (10–8)—Fenway Park36,66354–47W3
102July 26Braves5–3Jacques (2–1)Johnson (1–6)Jansen (22)Fenway Park37,45755–47W4
103July 28@ Giants3–2Crawford (5–5)Webb (8–9)Jansen (23)Oracle Park33,75556–47W5
104July 29@ Giants2–3Doval (3–3)Jansen (2–5)—Oracle Park37,47056–48L1
105July 30@ Giants3–4 (11)Beck (2–0)Llovera (1–1)—Oracle Park37,02656–49L2
106July 31@ Mariners2–6Brash (6–3)Pivetta (7–6)—T-Mobile Park32,66556–50L3
August: 13–15 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–5)
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107August 1@ Mariners6–4Bello (8–6)Miller (7–4)Jansen (24)T-Mobile Park28,67757–50W1
108August 2@ Mariners3–6Brash (7–3)Schreiber (1–1)Muñoz (3)T-Mobile Park37,94257–51L1
109August 4Blue Jays3–7Manoah (3–8)Paxton (6–3)Hicks (9)Fenway Park36,37657–52L2
110August 5Blue Jays4–5Berríos (9–7)Bernardino (1–1)Swanson (4)Fenway Park36,73257–53L3
111August 6Blue Jays1–13Bassitt (11–6)Murphy (1–1)—Fenway Park36,16257–54L4
112August 7Royals6–2Jansen (3–5)Hernández (1–7)—Fenway Park32,73258–54W1
113August 8Royals3–9Singer (8–8)Crawford (5–6)—Fenway Park30,99758–55L1
114August 9Royals4–3Pivetta (8–6)Lyles (3–13)Jansen (25)Fenway Park35,49559–55W1
115August 10Royals2–0Paxton (7–3)Marsh (0–6)Jansen (26)Fenway Park31,95260–55W2
116August 11Tigers5–2Barraclough (1–0)Skubal (2–2)Murphy (1)Fenway Park32,64761–55W3
117August 12Tigers2–6Manning (4–4)Bello (8–7)Foley (5)Fenway Park35,92761–56L1
118August 13Tigers6–3Whitlock (5–3)Rodríguez (8–6)Jansen (27)Fenway Park35,14562–56W1
119August 15@ Nationals5–4Schreiber (2–1)Gray (7–10)Jansen (28)Nationals Park23,51663–56W2
120August 16@ Nationals2–6Ferrer (2–0)Whitlock (5–4)—Nationals Park26,50763–57L1
121August 17@ Nationals7–10Corbin (8–11)Sale (5–3)Finnegan (19)Nationals Park25,44563–58L2
122August 18@ Yankees8–3Bello (9–7)Brito (4–6)—Yankee Stadium44,56664–58W1
123August 19@ Yankees8–1Crawford (6–6)Cole (10–4)—Yankee Stadium42,59965–58W2
124August 20@ Yankees6–5Martin (4–1)Holmes (4–4)Jansen (29)Yankee Stadium43,94666–58W3
125August 21@ Astros4–9Javier (9–2)Paxton (7–4)—Minute Maid Park31,59066–59L1
126August 22@ Astros3–7Verlander (9–6)Houck (3–7)—Minute Maid Park33,04266–60L2
127August 23@ Astros7–5 (10)Pivetta (9–6)Graveman (3–6)Winckowski (3)Minute Maid Park37,14467–60W1
128August 24@ Astros17–1Bello (10–7)France (9–5)—Minute Maid Park35,32368–60W2
129August 25Dodgers4–7Lynn (10–9)Pivetta (9–7)Phillips (20)Fenway Park35,65368–61L1
130August 26Dodgers8–5Bernardino (2–1)Urías (11–7)Schreiber (1)Fenway Park35,98669–61W1
131August 27Dodgers4–7Stone (1–0)Houck (3–8)Phillips (21)Fenway Park33,95469–62L1
132August 28Astros5–13Graveman (4–6)Barraclough (1–1)Urquidy (1)Fenway Park33,77169–63L2
133August 29Astros2–6France (10–5)Bello (10–8)—Fenway Park30,26769–64L3
134August 30Astros4–7Valdez (10–9)Crawford (6–7)Pressly (29)Fenway Park31,04569–65L4
September / October: 9–19 (Home: 3–9; Away: 6–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
135September 1@ Royals2–13Lyles (4–15)Paxton (7–5)—Kauffman Stadium15,47069–66L5
136September 2@ Royals9–5Houck (4–8)Marsh (0–8)Pivetta (1)Kauffman Stadium20,52770–66W1
137September 3@ Royals7–3Sale (6–3)Greinke (1–14)—Kauffman Stadium15,78571–66W2
138September 4@ Rays7–3Bello (11–8)Devenski (3–4)—Tropicana Field18,30272–66W3
139September 5@ Rays6–8 (11)Ramírez (3–3)Jansen (3–6)—Tropicana Field9,11972–67L1
140September 6@ Rays1–3Glasnow (8–5)Pivetta (9–8)Fairbanks (20)Tropicana Field10,10072–68L2
141September 8Orioles2–11Bradish (11–6)Houck (4–9)—Fenway Park33,85272–69L3
142September 9Orioles12–13Fujinami (7–8)Sale (6–4)—Fenway Park34,61572–70L4
143September 10Orioles7–3Bello (12–8)Rodriguez (5–4)—Fenway Park31,29573–70W1
—September 11YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 12 as part of a split doubleheader
144September 12 (1)Yankees2–3Brito (7–7)Pivetta (9–9)Holmes (19)Fenway Park30,02973–71L1
145September 12 (2)Yankees1–4Rodón (3–5)Winckowski (3–2)Ramirez (1)Fenway Park30,39273–72L2
—September 13YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 14 as part of a split doubleheader
146September 14 (1)Yankees5–0Houck (5–9)King (4–6)—Fenway Park30,22874–72W1
147September 14 (2)Yankees5–8Peralta (4–2)Llovera (1–2)Kahnle (2)Fenway Park35,50774–73L1
148September 15@ Blue Jays0–3Berríos (11–10)Bello (12–9)Romano (35)Rogers Centre35,68074–74L2
149September 16@ Blue Jays3–4 (13)Green (3–0)Llovera (1–3)—Rogers Centre42,27674–75L3
150September 17@ Blue Jays2–3Swanson (4–2)Whitlock (5–5)—Rogers Centre41,87674–76L4
151September 18@ Rangers4–2Winckowski (4–2)Smith (2–7)Martin (2)Globe Life Field27,37575–76W1
152September 19@ Rangers4–6Chapman (6–4)Murphy (1–2)Leclerc (3)Globe Life Field26,61775–77L1
153September 20@ Rangers5–15Pérez (10–4)Bello (12–10)—Globe Life Field28,51975–78L2
154September 22White Sox3–2Llovera (2–3)Crochet (0–2)Martin (3)Fenway Park37,10276–78W1
155September 23White Sox0–1Bummer (5–5)Winckowski (4–3)Shaw (3)Fenway Park33,39276–79L1
156September 24White Sox2–3 (6)Clevinger (9–8)Crawford (6–8)—Fenway Park33,39976–80L2
157September 26Rays7–9Eflin (16–8)Houck (5–10)Fairbanks (25)Fenway Park34,09476–81L3
158September 27Rays0–5Glasnow (10–7)Bello (12–11)—Fenway Park34,55976–82L4
159September 28@ Orioles0–2Kremer (13–5)Sale (6–5)Wells (1)Camden Yards27,54376–83L5
160September 29@ Orioles3–0Pivetta (10–9)Means (1–2)Whitlock (1)Camden Yards28,19277–83W1
161September 30@ Orioles2–5Zimmermann (2–0)Winckowski (4–4)—Camden Yards43,15077–84L1
162October 1@ Orioles6–1Houck (6–10)Coulombe (5–3)—Camden Yards36,64078–84W1
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Grand slams

More information No., Date ...
No.DateRed Sox batterH/APitcherOpposing teamRef.
1April 8Rafael DeversAwayGarrett HillDetroit Tigers[100]
2April 23Masataka YoshidaAwayJavy GuerraMilwaukee Brewers[101]
3April 25Jarren DuranAwayKyle BradishBaltimore Orioles[102]
4June 16Justin TurnerHomeMatt KrookNew York Yankees[103]
5July 16Masataka YoshidaAwayJustin SteeleChicago Cubs[104]
6August 7Pablo ReyesHomeCarlos HernándezKansas City Royals[105]
7August 17Luis UríasAwayRobert GarciaWashington Nationals[106]
8August 19AwayGerrit ColeNew York Yankees[107]
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Ejections

More information No., Date ...
No.DateRed Sox personnelH/AOpposing teamRef.
1April 24Peter FatseAwayBaltimore Orioles[108]
2Alex Cora
3May 6Kutter Crawford†AwayPhiladelphia Phillies[109]
4June 5Alex CoraHomeTampa Bay Rays[110]
5August 20Alex CoraAwayNew York Yankees[111]
6August 22Alex VerdugoAwayHouston Astros[112]
7Alex Cora[113]
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† Crawford was on the injured list at the time of his ejection, which resulted from a pre-game staring contest with Matt Strahm of the Phillies, who was also ejected.[109]

Source:[114][115]

Roster

2023 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

MLB debuts

Red Sox players who made their MLB debuts during the 2023 regular season:

Player statistics

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

More information Player, G ...
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Rafael Devers1535809015734033100562.271.500
Justin Turner146558861543102396451.276.455
Alex Verdugo142546811443751354545.264.421
Masataka Yoshida140537711553331572834.289.445
Triston Casas132429661132122465070.263.490
Connor Wong1263715587252936822.235.385
Jarren Duran10233246983428402424.295.482
Adam Duvall9232045792422158422.247.531
Enrique Hernández862973866110631322.222.320
Rob Refsnyder89202315091128733.248.317
Christian Arroyo66195234716032417.241.369
Reese McGuire721871550121116211.267.358
Pablo Reyes64167274890220714.287.377
Trevor Story43158123290314109.203.316
Enmanuel Valdez4913917378061958.266.453
Yu Chang3910512172061843.162.352
Luis Urías3289132040213014.225.337
Raimel Tapia398714234111069.264.368
Ceddanne Rafaela28831120602534.241.386
Wilyer Abreu287610246021439.316.474
Bobby Dalbec2149610201114.204.306
David Hamilton153324200026.121.182
Jorge Alfaro81702000002.118.118
Caleb Hamilton4500000001.000.000
Totals1625562772143733919182734112486.258.424
Rank in AL—36311010671246
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Source:Baseball Reference

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, W ...
Player W L *ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Brayan Bello12114.2428280157.0165777445132
Nick Pivetta1094.0438161142.2110696450183
Kutter Crawford684.0431230129.1107595836135
Tanner Houck6105.0121210106.010461594199
Chris Sale654.3020200102.287524929125
James Paxton754.501919096.093514833101
Josh Winckowski442.88601384.18934273182
Garrett Whitlock555.152210171.28243411372
Corey Kluber367.04159155.06947432142
Chris Martin411.05550351.14566846
Brennan Bernardino213.20556050.24819181858
Chris Murphy124.91200147.25027261749
John Schreiber213.86462146.24122202553
Kenley Jansen363.635102944.24021181752
Richard Bleier105.28270030.2372018516
Mauricio Llovera135.46250029.23224181324
Joe Jacques215.06231126.23217151020
Kaleb Ort126.26212023.0271916924
Brandon Walter006.2690123.0321716716
Ryan Brasier107.29200121.0241817918
Justin Garza027.36171018.12217151217
Nick Robertson006.0091012.01398513
Joely Rodríguez006.55110011.01398614
Zack Kelly003.868009.174486
Zack Weiss002.086008.233248
Kyle Barraclough1112.913007.214111164
Ryan Sherriff002.705006.262225
Matt Dermody016.751104.043311
Tayler Scott004.914103.263242
Zack Littell009.002003.033332
Jake Faria0022.501002.045543
Dinelson Lamet0013.501002.043311
Pablo Reyes004.502002.031140
Totals78844.52162162431430.014167767184971423
Rank in AL9611——713131111810
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  • Note: No pitchers qualified for league ERA title because of no pitchers averaging 1 IP per game (162 IP).

Source:Baseball Reference

Transactions

Notable transactions of/for players on the 40-man roster during the 2023 regular season:

  • On April 16, the team claimed pitcher Brennan Bernardino off waivers from the Seattle Mariners; in a corresponding move, Zack Kelly was transferred to the 60-day injured list.[124]
  • On April 17, pitcher Jake Faria was designated for assignment when the team activated Brayan Bello from the injured list.[125] Faria was later sent outright to the Worcester Red Sox.[126]
  • On April 28, the team claimed pitcher Justin Garza off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.[127]
  • On May 5, the team acquired minor-league pitcher Zack Littell from the Texas Rangers for cash considerations; he was added to Boston's active roster the following day.[128] He was designated for assignment on May 10,[129] and subsequently claimed by the Tampa Bay Rays.[130]
  • On May 12, the team acquired minor-league utility player Pablo Reyes from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations;[131] the following day, his contract was selected to the active roster.[132]
  • On May 15, the team designated pitcher Ryan Brasier for assignment.[133] The following day, the team selected the contract of Ryan Sherriff, who had been pitching for Worcester, to the active roster.[134] Brasier was released on May 21.[135]
  • On June 5, outfielder Raimel Tapia was designated for assignment, as the team cleared roster space to activate Christian Arroyo from the injured list.[136] Tapia was released by the team on June 11.[137]
  • On June 8, the team added Worcester pitcher Matt Dermody to the 40-man and active rosters in order to make a start against the Cleveland Guardians; he was designated for assignment after the game.[138] Dermody was sent outright to Worcester on June 11,[137] and released on June 16.[139]
  • On June 9, the team added Worcester pitcher Joe Jacques to the 40-man and active rosters.[140]
  • On June 22, the team added backup catcher Caleb Hamilton to the 40-man and active rosters; in a corresponding move, Yu Chang was place on the 60-day injured list.[141]
  • On July 6, the team signed catcher Jorge Alfaro to a major-league contract; in a corresponding move, Caleb Hamilton was designated for assignment.[142] Hamilton was later sent outright to Worcester.[143]
  • On July 7, Ryan Sherriff was designated for assignment.[144] He later elected to become a free agent rather than accepting a minor-league assignment.[145]
  • On July 16, the team re-added Jake Faria to the 40-man and active rosters; in a corresponding move, Tayler Scott was designated for assignment.[146] Faria was designated for assignment the following day.[147] Scott was subsequently claimed off waivers by Oakland,[148] while Faria cleared waivers and was sent outright to Worcester.[149]
  • On July 25, the team traded Kiké Hernández to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor-league pitchers Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman.[150]
  • On July 26, the team acquired relief pitcher Mauricio Llovera from the San Francisco Giants for minor-league pitcher Marques Johnson.[151]
  • On August 1, the day of the MLB trade deadline, the team acquired infielder Luis Urías from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor-league pitcher Bradley Blalock.[152] Also, the team designated catcher Jorge Alfaro for assignment.[153] Alfaro later elected to become a free agent.[154]
  • On August 4, the team designated Christian Arroyo for assignment.[155] He was later sent outright to Worcester.[156]
  • On August 7, the team added pitcher Dinelson Lamet to the 40-man and active rosters; in a corresponding move, pitcher Richard Bleier was designated for assignment.[157] Bleier was released two days later.[158]
  • On August 8, Yu Chang was designated for assignment upon the return of Trevor Story from the 60-day injured list.[159] Chang later accepted an assignment to Worcester.[160]
  • On August 9, Dinelson Lamet was designated for assignment, and the team added Kyle Barraclough to the active and 40-man rosters.[161] Lamet was later sent outright to Worcester.[162]
  • On August 25, the team claimed pitcher Zack Weiss off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.[163]
  • On September 4, the team claimed pitcher Logan Gillaspie off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.[164]
  • On September 24, the team designated Kyle Barraclough for assignment to make roster room for Zack Kelly being activated from the 60-day injured list.[165] Barraclough was later sent outright to Worcester.[166]

Amateur draft

Boston had the 14th overall selection in the 2023 MLB draft, held July 9–11. The draft consisted of a total of 614 selections over 20 rounds.[167] The Red Sox had a total of 22 picks; one in each round, plus two compensatory picks made during the fourth round.[168] The team's picks during the first five rounds were:[169]

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position B/T Class School (sorts by state) Signing date
114Kyle TeelCL/R4YR Jr.VirginiaJuly 21[170]
250Nazzan ZanetelloSSR/RHS Sr.Christian Brothers College HS (MO)July 22[170]
383Antonio AndersonSSS/RHS Sr.North Atlanta HS (GA)July 22[170]
4115Matt DuffyPL/R4YR Jr.CanisiusJuly 21[170]
4†132Kristian CampbellSSR/R4YR So.Georgia TechJuly 21[170]
4†133Justin RiemerSSS/R4YR Jr.Wright StateJuly 25[171]
5151Connelly EarlyPL/L4YR Jr.VirginiaJuly 21[170]
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† Compensatory round selection

Awards and honors

More information Recipient, Award ...
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Adam DuvallAL Player of the Week (March 30–April 2)April 3, 2023[172]
Masataka YoshidaAL Player of the Week (May 1–7)May 8, 2023[173]
Kenley JansenAll-Star Reserve PJuly 2, 2023[174]
James PaxtonAL Pitcher of the Month (June)July 3, 2023[175]
Triston CasasAL Rookie of the Month (July)August 2, 2023[176]
Adam DuvallAL Player of the Week (August 21–27)August 28, 2023[177]
Rafael DeversAL Player of the Week (September 11–17)September 18, 2023[178]
AL Silver Slugger Award 3BNovember 9, 2023[179]
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Triston Casas was a finalist for a Silver Slugger Award.[180] He was also named a finalist for the American League Rookie of the Year Award,[181] which went to Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles.[182]

Devers, Justin Turner, and pitcher Chris Martin were nominated for the All-MLB Team, with winners due to be announced on December 16.[183]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Luke Montz, who managed the Salem Red Sox during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, left the Red Sox organization in October 2022.[184] The team announced US-based minor-league staff assignments on January 27.[185]

More information Level, Team ...
LevelTeamLeagueDivisionManagerRecord[b]
Triple-AWorcester Red SoxInternational LeagueEastChad Tracy79–68 (.537)
Double-APortland Sea DogsEastern LeagueNortheastChad Epperson73–63 (.537)
High-AGreenville DriveSouth Atlantic LeagueSouthIggy Suarez63–69 (.477)
Single-ASalem Red SoxCarolina LeagueNorthLiam Carroll55–72 (.433)
RookieFCL Red SoxFlorida Complex LeagueSouthJimmy Gonzalez
Tom Kotchman		28–25 (.528)
DSL Red Sox BlueDominican
Summer League		San Pedro28–26 (.519)
DSL Red Sox Red26–26 (.500)
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Source:[186]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Wakefield died on October 1, the final day of the team's season.
  2. [b]
    Overall records for the entire season are presented—some minor leagues play a split season, with first-half and second-half results determining playoff participants.

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