COMMENTARY
The 2024 Red Sox belong to the ages now. And after feeling forgettable in February, ascendant in June, and impossibly frustrating down the stretch, they settled as an unquestioned leader in at least one small way.
They were the most average team in franchise history. Among the most average ever in baseball, frankly, at least by the numbers.
This has been a meme for a while, the Red Sox having sat on .500 at 25 different points this season. Go figure they are just the fourth squad in 124 years of Red Sox baseball to finish there, their 81-81 after Sunday’s third-place clincher over the Rays joining them with 1985 (81-81-1), 1944 (77-77-2), and 1934 (76-76-1).