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David Ortiz is the designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox. He is known for the Ortiz shift they put on when he bats. He is one of the most clutch hitters in baseball history. He is a fun player and the dugout leader. He led the league in RBI’s in 2005. He was on both the 2004 and 2007 World Champion teams.
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Manny Ramirez is the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox. He is a big hitter, as he won the batting title in 2002 and led the American League in home runs in 2004. He sometimes zones out and says weird things which are known as “Manny being Manny”. He was on both World Champion teams. |
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Curt Schilling is a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He is known for the bloody sock from game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. HE had surgery on it after game 2 and still pitched. He was a Co-MVP in the 2001 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was also on the 2004 and 2007 World Champion teams.
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| Josh Beckett is a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He had previously played for the Florida Marlins and won the 2003 World Series and he was the World Series MVP. He was Boston’s ace pitcher for the 2007 playoffs. He came in second in the American League Cy Young voting in 2007 for the best pitcher in that league. He was on the 2007 World Champion team. |
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Terry Francona is the manager of the Boston Red Sox. He is known as a “player’s manager”. He helps them relax when the most pressure is on them. He won the 2004 World Series in his first year with the team. He won the 2007 World Series with more players brought up in the system like Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellisbury, and Manny Delcarmen.
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Jason Varitek is the catcher for the Boston Red Sox. He is the captain of the team. He catches for all of the pitchers except for Tim Wakefield because he is a knuckleball pitcher. He has helped the team win the 2004 and 2007 championships with stellar performances at catcher and key hits.
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