2010 Boston Red Sox season

2010 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersJohn W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures)
PresidentLarry Lucchino
General managerTheo Epstein[1]
ManagerTerry Francona[2]
TelevisionNESN
(Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy, Heidi Watney)
RadioBoston Red Sox Radio Network
(Joe Castiglione, Dave O'Brien, Jon Rish, Dale Arnold)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2010 Boston Red Sox season was the 110th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. With a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, the Red Sox finished third in the American League East, seven games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. The team failed to advance to the postseason for the first time since 2006.

The Red Sox opened and closed the season at Fenway Park against the New York Yankees[3][4] The last time the team had opened and closed a season at home against the Yankees was 1950.[5]

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  2. ^ "Boston Red Sox Managers (1908–2009) by Baseball Almanac". Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Browne, Ian (September 15, 2009). "Right off the bat, Sox face Yanks in 2010". MLB.com. redsox.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  4. ^ Hoch, Bryan (September 15, 2009). "Yanks open, close 2010 vs. Red Sox". MLB.com. yankees.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  5. ^ Newman, Mark (September 15, 2009). "MLB announces master 2010 schedule". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.