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Red Sox have some major contract issues coming up David Price has a player option, Chris Sale a team option, and Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts are arbitration-eligible.
CHAD FINN
Where does this Red Sox championship rank among the four this century? All four had their unforgettable moments and players, but was this the best one yet?
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See all the Globe sports fronts from 11 21st-century championships Since 2000, Boston pro sports teams have won an astonishing 11 titles. Here's a look at the Globe's sports fronts from those wins.
Red Sox' cramped clubhouse in LA bubbled over with joy Their digs in Dodger Stadium were hardly conducive to an all-out party, but that didn't stop one from breaking out.
Samuel Adams is releasing a Red Sox-themed IPA, and it's only available this week Meet the Damage Done Double IPA.
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Christian Vazquez carried the World Series trophy off the bus as the team returned to Fenway Park.
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The latest banner was hung Monday on the Jersey Street side of Fenway Park.
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The World Series trophy ' and Alex Cora ' were on the team plane headed for Boston.
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Cora hugged Jackie Bradley Jr. on the flight home.
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Brock Holt hoisted the World Series championship trophy above his head before the team came back to Boston.
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David Price, Christian Vazquez, and Chris Sale celebrated after the Red Sox defeated the Dodgers, 5-1.
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Price hoisted the trophy as the Red Sox celebrated their World Series victory.
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Red Sox fans gathered outside Fenway Park.
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Price embraced Rick Porcello.
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Red Sox fans gathered outside of Fenway Park.
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Steve Pearce trotted around the bases after his eighth-inning homer.
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Red Sox fans celebrated inside Tony C's on Boylston Street after the game.
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Vazquez reacted after Manny Machado struck out to end the game.
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Price reacted after closing out the Dodgers in the seventh inning.
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Mookie Betts celebrated with Vazquez after hitting a home run in the sixth inning.
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck cheered on the Red Sox in the seventh inning.
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Joe Kelly screamed after striking out the side in the eighth inning.
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Betts hit a home run off Clayton Kershaw in the sixth inning.
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J.D. Martinez rounded the bases after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning.
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Price pitched during the fifth inning.
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Pearce celebrated with J.D. Martinez after his first inning home run.
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Pearce rounded the bases after hitting his first homer of the game.
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Cora celebrated on the field.
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Sale celebrated with champagne and beer in the locker room.
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Andrew Benitendi poured champagne on Craig Kimbrel.
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Red Sox players hoisted the championship trophy during the locker room celebration.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
History makes some of us perpetually wary, but there was nothing to fear with this superb team.
ALEX SPEIER
A sense of shared purpose and unity was apparent from spring ' these players truly cared about each other.
Globe Staff
The parade will start at 11 a.m. on Lansdowne Street at Fenway Park and wind through Boston.
Tara Sullivan
David Price directed his own tale of redemption It was fitting the Red Sox lefthander turned in his greatest performance in the shadows of Hollywood.
Cora, Francona, Farrell won titles in their first year. What lessons can we learn from that? Professors see parallels between the team's direction and change at the top of companies like GE.
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Patriots 25, Bills 6
Devin McCourty's 84-yard interception return sealed the Patriots' fifth straight victory
Sanders appeared to choke up with emotion while addressing the Pittsburgh shooting, but then verbally sparred with journalists about President Trump's rhetoric after a pipe bomb was sent to CNN.
These are the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre They were professors and accountants, dentists and beloved doctors serving their local community.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Jeff Sessions takes his time talking about Pittsburgh How could he not open his speech on religious liberty by addressing the massacre?
Speaking in Boston, Jeff Sessions says he may pursue death penalty against Pittsburgh shooter Attorney General Jeff Sessions said a discussion of religious liberty 'could not come at a more important time' after Saturday's shooting in Pittsburgh.
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Several notable restaurants have celebrated silver anniversaries over the past year. How did they do it? We talked to their owners to find out.
When are nurse staffing levels unsafe? Reports fuel debate over ballot question Nurse staffing reports provide a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes pressures caregivers can feel juggling acutely ill patients. They also have become a tool in the battle over Question 1.
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Support is dropping for ballot question on nurse staffing, poll shows A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll shows the margins are widening ' yes, widening ' in several campaigns as Election Day comes closer.
Women take aim at Beacon Hill, but parity still looks out of reach In Mass., women make up less than one-quarter of the Legislature.
Editorial Endorsement
Editorial board endorsement: Dan Fishman, a Libertarian, for auditor An auditor without any partisan axes to grind could shake up the state. In that spirit, the Globe endorses Daniel Fishman of Beverly, the Libertarian candidate, in the Nov. 6 general election.
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Polito, Palfrey criticize Walsh in lieutenant governor debate The back-and-forth in the lieutenant governor's debate was a rare departure from discussion about another non-state-level public official: Donald Trump.
Coke is shutting down bottling operations in Needham, and 146 jobs will be cut The company is working with the union to move interested workers to other locations. The facility will be a home for distribution and maintenance for vending machines and other sales equipment.
Women & Power
10 of Massachusetts' top women executives share their tips for success Leaders from the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts let us in on some wisdom that's helped them on their career paths.
Lawsuit says New Hampshire lawmaker hit adult film maker Frank Sapareto, who was producing and starring in porn, assaulted his business partner in California after he felt his scenes didn't go well, according to court filings.
Blue Cross wants to reward hospitals ' for keeping patients out of hospitals Massachusetts' largest health insurer is trying a new strategy to tackle health care costs: put hospitals on a budget.
Come see Globe Live After two sold-out seasons, Globe Live ' a live storytelling show featuring the Globe's top journalists ' returns to the Emerson Paramount Center Nov. 3 & 4.
Michael A. Cohen
Warning the country about rising anti-Semitism The ground for the massacre in Pittsburgh had been laid years in advance.
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Globe photographers captured the sights at the ballpark as the Red Sox took home another World Series title.
The Bruins coach was impressed by Pearce's road from midseason acquisition to World Series MVP.
Despite the finding, college president Kathleen McCartney also acknowledged that the school could do more to prevent similar incidents.
The story of how the "Sand Palace" made it through Michael while most of its neighbors collapsed is one about building in hurricane-prone Florida.
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and others are making the familiar moves of a candidate eyeing the White House. There's just one thing they need to do first: Win reelection.
Authorities also intercepted a suspicious package addressed to CNN. The FBI said it appeared similar to the other devices.
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General Motors says it will ask the federal government for one national gas mileage standard, including a requirement that a percentage of auto companies' sales be zero-emissions vehicles
The region's crop of its signature fall fruit is only slightly behind last year's.
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert offers up some suggestions for how to use your TV time this week.
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How an outsider bucked the prevailing Alzheimer's theory MGH's Robert Moir kept pushing his alternative explanation though his papers and grant applications were repeatedly rejected.
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and 'Wet Hot American Summer' creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring ' or outright banning ' an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region's housing shortage.
Seattle's mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she's in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
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