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The 2019 Boston Red Sox season was the 119th season in the team's history, and their 108th season at Fenway Park. The Red Sox entered the season as reigning World Series champions, but did not repeat, as they were eliminated from playoff contention on September 20. With a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, they finished third in the American League East, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. It was the first time the Red Sox did not win their division since 2015. Average attendance at home games was 35,994.
Offseason
During the offseason, the team retained or re-signed most players from the 2018 team. Not retained were closer Craig Kimbrel, reliever Joe Kelly, starter Drew Pomeranz, and second baseman Ian Kinsler. Prior to Opening Day, the team sent catcher Sandy León to the minor leagues, opting to carry two catchers on the roster, Christian Vázquez and Blake Swihart. Manager Alex Cora stated he would use Andrew Benintendi as the team's leadoff hitter, with Mookie Betts batting second, swapping their positions from the team's usual 2018 batting order. Cora did not name a specific relief pitcher as closer.
Regular season
Key dates:
March 28: Season opener at Seattle Mariners.
April 9: Home opener vs. Toronto Blue Jays.
June 29–30: 2019 MLB London Series in England vs. New York Yankees
July 8–11: All-Star break.
July 9: All-Star Game at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
July 12–14: Home series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, whom Boston defeated in the 2018 World Series.
September 29: Final regular season game, vs. Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park.
= Opening Day, March 28 at Seattle Mariners
=The 2019 regular season began on March 28 against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park (formerly known as Safeco Field). Manager Alex Cora named Chris Sale as Boston's Opening Day starting pitcher, and advised the starting lineup to the media on March 27. Seattle scored seven runs off of Sale, who only pitched three innings and took the loss. Mariners' shortstop Tim Beckham had two home runs en route to a 12–4 final score. Mookie Betts went 3-for-5 at the plate.
Opening Day lineup
Season standings
= American League East
== Record against opponents
=Roster
= MLB debuts
=Red Sox players who made their MLB debuts during the 2019 regular season:
April 20: Michael Chavis
April 23: Darwinzon Hernández and Travis Lakins
May 29: Josh Taylor
June 7: Mike Shawaryn
July 2: Trevor Kelley
Player stats
= 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
Source:[1]
= 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
Source:[2]
= Transactions
=Notable transactions of/for players on the 40-man roster during the 2019 regular season:
April 16: Catcher Blake Swihart was designated for assignment. He was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks three days later, for minor league outfielder Marcus Wilson.
July 10: Pitcher Tyler Thornburg was released.
July 13: Boston acquired pitcher Andrew Cashner (and cash considerations) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league position players Noelberth Romero and Elio Prado.
July 15: Eduardo Núñez was designated for assignment; he was released on July 20.
September 1: The team activated pitcher Jhoulys Chacín when rosters expanded; Chacín had been signed to a minor league contract on August 31, after being released by the Milwaukee Brewers on August 26.
= Amateur draft
=Boston's top ten selections in the 2019 MLB draft, which started on June 3, are listed below. The team did not have a first-round pick, due to being more than $40 million over the MLB luxury tax threshold.
Game log
= Grand slams
== Ejections
=Source:
Awards and honors
† Martinez was subsequently named to start the All-Star Game due to an injury to Hunter Pence.
Jackie Bradley Jr., Andrew Benintendi, and Christian Vazquez were also finalists for Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Eduardo Rodríguez finished sixth in Cy Young Award voting. In AL MVP voting, Xander Bogaerts finished fifth, Mookie Betts eighth, Rafael Devers 12th, and J. D. Martinez was tied for 21st.
Jackie Bradley Jr.'s over-the-wall catch of a Trey Mancini drive on May 8 was selected as number one on the list of MLB Network's Top 100 Plays of 2019, while number two on the list was an over-the-wall catch by Stevie Wilkerson on a drive that Bradley hit on September 29 at Fenway Park.
Farm system
Source:
References
Further reading
"Boston Red Sox Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via pressbox.athletics.com.
Couture, Jon (August 23, 2019). "Thursday, for better or worse, was the best 12 minutes of the 2019 Red Sox season". Boston.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
Cundall, Ian (November 2, 2020). "2019 Draft Retrospective: The Picks". SoxProspects.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
Golen, Jimmy (April 9, 2019). "Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling among former Red Sox to participate in ring ceremony". Boston.com. AP. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
Kempe, Ysabelle (April 5, 2019). "Red Sox and MGM Resorts officials reveal additions at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
Langs, Sarah (April 7, 2019). "Worst starts by defending champs, WS winners". MLB.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
McArdle, Tommy (April 8, 2019). "Here are the details for the Red Sox' World Series ring ceremony". Boston.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
External links
2019 Boston Red Sox at Baseball Reference
2019 Boston Red Sox season at MLB.com
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