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Who’s under contract? Who’s a free agent? Let’s run through the contract status of every player on the Red Sox roster.

Eleven players will be eligible for arbitration, and five will become free agents. Here's a rundown of the personnel decisions that await before spring training.
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The Red Sox have a lot of needs. But the situations with Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers loom the largest.

The left side of the Red Sox infield is multi-time All-Star caliber, but Chaim Bloom and team brass will likely need to spend big — and soon — if they intend to keep them as centerpieces of the franchise's future.
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Young, speedy Guardians unfazed by challenge of playoff-tested Rays

Baseball’s youngest team is old-school by necessity, with a premium on quality at-bats, making contact, advancing runners or stealing. It’s worked: Cleveland was an MLB-best 24-6 after Sept. 4.
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Looking toward 2023, Chaim Bloom knows he has a lot of bases to cover for Red Sox

Deficiencies in starting pitching, the bullpen, and offensive production are all things the Sox need to address.

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There was one thing missing from the Red Sox end-of-season press conference
It would have been nice to hear from ownership — John Henry and Tom Werner — and get their thoughts on this dreary season.

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Chaim Bloom says re-signing Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers is a priority, and other takeaways from Red Sox season wrap-up
Bloom was joined by president Sam Kennedy, general manager Brian O’Halloran, and manager Alex Cora to address ownership's involvement, the position battles, Chris Sale's future, and more.

dan shaughnessy

Famous last-place words: These Red Sox quotes spoke volumes about their season

The Red Sox finished in the AL East cellar for the fifth time in 11 seasons, and some of their words came back to haunt them.
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Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez said goodbye to the Fenway faithful Wednesday. Will it be for the final time?

Bogaerts said he hasn’t talked to the Sox front office in recent weeks about a new contract and Martinez hasn't had any real conversations with the team about his future.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

‘We were a big disappointment:’ Alex Cora makes no excuses for this miserable Red Sox season

“To be honest with you we were a big disappointment,” the manager said, while also noting he has a plan already in place for 2023.
red sox 6, rays 3

Red Sox take their time securing one final win to cap 2022 campaign

Pivetta needed 103 pitches to get through four innings, but he held Tampa Bay to just two runs while Martinez hit two homers in a game for the first time in nearly two seasons.
Chad Finn

NESN’s Dennis Eckersley retires after 50 years in pro baseball: ‘You never realize how blessed you are’

Eckersley announced in August that this, his 20th season as part of NESN’s broadcast team after a Hall of Fame 24-year playing career, would be his last.
mlb notebook

Mets’ Jeff McNeil, Twins’ Luis Arraez clinch batting titles on final day of regular season

McNeil finished with a major-league best .326 average after Freddie Freeman flew out to center in the fifth inning for the Dodgers.
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Alex Verdugo tops Alex Cora’s list of Red Sox players who can make a leap next season

"He’s getting to that area in his career, where [you ask] who is he going to be?" Cora wondered, noting he can improve his base-running and defense.
Rays at Red Sox | 4:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 162: It’s the final game of the Red Sox season; see lineups and notes

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound Wednesday as the Red Sox look to close out the 2022 season with a sweep of Tampa Bay.
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Cory Youmans, the fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run ball, could be in for a big payday

Judge said:" It would be great to get it back, but that’s a souvenir for a fan. He made a great catch out there, and they’ve got every right to it.”
Stan Grossfeld

Photos: One last look back at the 2022 Red Sox season

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But if you had to describe the 2022 last-place Red Sox season in one word for a family newspaper — no expletives, please — what would it be?
Red Sox 6, Rays 0 (5 innings)

In a rain-shortened Red Sox win, Xander Bogaerts provided one more great moment for the Fenway faithful

It might be the last time he stars in a Sox uniform, and if it is, Bogaerts went out with a bang.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With his future in Boston unclear, the Red Sox’ Nate Eovaldi wanted the ball, as he always has

Eovaldi's value and best use could be up for debate, but no one could ever question his willingness to take to the mound, regardless of circumstance.

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