I’d like to publicly apologize to the residents living in the 3500 Hall of Talge for the late night cheering, but I had to do it.
It is widely known that the city of Boston is a city of champions. That’s a blatant fact, whether you are from Massachusetts or not. This past season the Boston Red Sox obtained a 100+ win season. For the first time in history, both the Red Sox and New York Yankees had 100 wins in the same season, but it was Boston who came out on top in the American League East.
With two MVP candidates in outfielders Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, the Red Sox were unfazed through the playoffs. They beat both the Yankees and Astros in five games in the ALDS and ALCS, respectively, before clinching their fourth World Series title in 15 years by topping the Dodgers in five games.
Out of the last 14 games of the season, the Red Sox only lost three games before winning it all. The dominance of the regular season smoothly transitioned into the postseason, where the Red Sox amassed an 11-3 record, eliminating on the way the archrival New York Yankees and defending champions, the Houston Astros, who also won more than 100 games. In the World Series, they won over the Los Angeles Dodgers who were full of talent. Throughout the playoffs, I was moved to stunt on my brothers and sisters of Southern Adventist University in my Boston gear, and with that came big talk from fans of New York, California and Texas.
Being born and raised in Massachusetts should make me feel the most sense of pride possible, but what really makes my heart full is the history made in this particular season.
Alex Cora, in his first year as a manager, won 108 games, establishing a record for a historic franchise like Boston. Cora comes from Caguas, Puerto Rico and has just become the first Puerto Rican to take a Major League Baseball team to the World Series. I also come from a Puerto Rican upbringing, and knowing that his home city is only 30 minutes from where my family lives (Carolina, Puerto Rico) makes this more personal. Having my Boston Red Sox win under a Boricua makes me feel like this championship was won for fans like me.