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Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski, wearing number 8, follows through on a swing during a baseball game, watching the ball's flight.
Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski. He spent his entire 23-year career with the team (1961–83).

Boston Red Sox

American baseball team
Also known as: BoSox, Boston Americans, Boston Pilgrims, Boston Puritans, Boston Somersets(Show More)
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Boston Red Sox, American professional baseball team based in Boston. One of the most-storied franchises in American sports, the Red Sox have won nine World Series titles and 14 American League (AL) pennants. Founded in 1901, the franchise (then unofficially known as the Boston Americans) was one of the eight charter members of the American League. The team played at the Huntington Avenue Grounds from 1901 to 1911 and moved to Fenway Park in 1912....

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