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2021 MLB playoff schedule: Red Sox advance to face the Rays; here
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FOX Sports: MLB on X: The Red Sox have officially been eliminated
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Kike Hernandez being traded was easy, what will Red Sox do now?
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How the Red Sox Eliminated the Yankees, Inning by Inning - The New
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Retired Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield dies at 57
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MLB Notes: How do 'underdog' Red Sox playoff odds stack up against
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Red Sox lose to Rays in final game at Fenway for 2023 season
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Why the Yankees are feeling encouraged even though they're not
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Alex Cora to players: 'Not acceptable' for Red Sox to miss
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Red Sox are unofficially dead in the playoff race, but that may
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Tom Caron: Red Sox face tough 10-game stretch in pursuit of playoffs