September 27, 2024: Red Sox 7, Rays 5
With that, the Red Sox clinched the American Least East at Fenway Park for the first time since 2017. Wait, really? Yes, really. The kids turned out just fine.
The game, and team, changed before our very eyes. Some teams took steps to embrace the new rules by getting younger and more athletic. Others (New York) stayed stuck in their ways, clinging to the three true outcomes approach and falling flat as a result.
The Red Sox fell into the former, led by Trevor Story and Ceddane Rafaela.