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2017 Boston Red Sox season

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General manager(s)
  
Dave Dombrowski

Manager(s)
  
John Farrell

2017 Boston Red Sox season

Owner(s)
  
John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)

Local television
  
NESN(Dave O'Brien, Jerry Remy, Dennis Eckersley, Steve Lyons, Tom Caron)

Local radio
  
WEEI-FMBoston Red Sox Radio Network(Joe Castiglione, Tim Neverett, Lou Merloni)

The 2017 Boston Red Sox season would be the 117th season in the team's history, and their 106th season at Fenway Park. It would also be the team's first season since 2002 without David Ortiz.

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October 2016

  • On October 16, general manager Mike Hazen left the Red Sox for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

    • November 2016

  • On November 3, Brian Bannister was promoted to vice president of pitching development, in addition to his role as assistant pitching coach.
  • On November 4, bench coach Torey Lovullo left the Red Sox for the Arizona Diamondbacks where he will take over as manager.
  • On November 11, the Red Sox appointed Gary DiSarcina, former Lowell Spinners and Pawtucket Red Sox manager, as their new bench coach.
  • On November 15, DH David Ortiz officially retired.

    • December 2016

  • On December 6, the Red Sox traded 3B Travis Shaw with prospects RHP Josh Pennington, SS Mauricio Dubon and a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers for reliever RHP Tyler Thornburg. The Brewers later received $100 instead of the PTBNL.
  • On December 6, the Red Sox traded prospects 3B Yoan Moncada, RHP Michael Kopech, CF Luis Alexander Basabe and RHP Víctor Díaz to the Chicago White Sox for starter LHP Chris Sale.
  • On December 8, the Red Sox acquired Josh Rutledge in the Rule 5 draft from the Colorado Rockies. Rutledge played parts of the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Boston.
  • On December 8, the Red Sox signed free agent 1B Mitch Moreland to a one-year, $5.5M deal.
  • On December 20, the Red Sox traded RHP Clay Buchholz to the Philadelphia Phillies for 2B Josh Tobias.

    • Regular season

    The Red Sox are scheduled to start their 2017 season on Monday, April 3, with a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

    References

    2017 Boston Red Sox season Wikipedia
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