The Sox finally got over the hump last year, so the question now becomes the following: how does president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski keep this together?
Mookie Betts is a finalist for MVP, but J.D. Martinez is not. Alex Cora is up for Manager of the Year while Chris Sale didn't make the final 3 for Cy Young.
Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts became the first Red Sox outfield duo to win Gold Gloves in the same year since Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn 39 years ago.
There is a gap between the Astros and the Yankees – the Astros and everyone, really – and the Red Sox are going to need Betts at his best if they are going to fill it.
Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts' wild season continued Friday night with no hit bigger than the walk-off home run the Red Sox' (and perhaps league) MVP delivered in the bottom of the 10th inning, which secured a 4-3 victory for Boston. MOOKIE. BETTS. ???? pic.twitter.com/MCwDxlcOK3 — Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) July 28, 2018 Betts' game-ending…
