If you told me that the Red Sox would be going to the ALCS after they got swept by the Yankees at home in September, I wouldn’t have believed you. That same team dropped two of three from a terrible Baltimore team with their season on the line. That same team needed two Rafael Devers home runs on the last day of the season to secure their postseason hopes.
This 2021 version of the Red Sox has been both a pleasant surprise, playing .604 baseball in the first half, and a source of frustration, their .