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Boston Red Sox. Take a look at one of the best sports teams ever who have some of the top paying athletes in sports today. . Presented by: Benjamin Nussbaum Project 12: My Favorite Sports Team 1/6/12. Background Information on Red Sox.
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Boston Red Sox Take a look at one of the best sports teams ever who have some of the top paying athletes in sports today. Presented by: Benjamin Nussbaum Project 12: My Favorite Sports Team 1/6/12
Background Information on Red Sox The team colors of the Red Sox are red, white and blue. Fenway Park is where the Red Sox play and it is located in Boston, Mass. The name of the mascot is Wally the green monster. The Red Sox are one of the oldest teams forming in 1903. the previous season record in 2011 was 96-66.
Meet the Red Sox First Name Last Name Position Jacoby Ellsbury Center Field Dustin Pedroia Second Base Adrian Gonzalez First Base Kevin Youkilis Third Base David Ortiz DH Carl Crawford Left Field Jarrod Saltalamacchia Catcher Marco Scutaro Short Stop
Dustin Pedroia Players Stats • Age 28 • Second Base • Won the golden glove award his rookie year.
David Ortiz Players Stats • Age 36 • Designated Hitter • Ortiz is a seven-time All-Star and holds the Red Sox single season record for home runs in a regular season with 54, set during the 2006 season.
Kevin Youkilis Players Stats • Age 32 • Third base and First Base • Youkilis was named to the Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball, ranking No. 36 on the list in 2009, No. 38 in 2010, and No. 35 in 2011.
Players in Action Clay Buckholtz throwing a pitch in his no hitter Varitek confused about the play Gonzales hitting a home run Kevin with his famous stance Marco as he throws out Jeter. Crawford after getting a hit