The Red Sox were officially eliminated on Sunday night in a rain-shortened 2-0 defeat to the Yankees.
With the possibility of the postseason formally ended, players’ attention has begun to shift to what their individual futures might hold.
J.D. Martinez, 35, is in the final year of his contract, and is not expected to re-sign with Boston.
“It’s just been a strange year,” Martinez told Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe on Sunday, summarizing both the team’s disappointing season as well as the public trade rumors that the designated hitter had to wade through in July.