Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Ko te wa 2007 o Boston Red Sox te 107th wa i roto i te hitori o te Major League Baseball. I whakahaeretia e Terry Francona, ko te Red Sox i mutu tuatahi i te American League East me te rekoata 96 wikitoria me te 66 parekura. I roto i te wa o muri, ko te Red Sox te tuatahi i kopikopiko i te toa o te American League West Los Angeles Angels o Anaheim i te ALDS. I roto i te ALCS
I te tau 2004, i hinga te Red Sox i te toa o te American League Central Cleveland Indians i roto i nga keemu e whitu, ahakoa i taka ki muri 3<unk>1 i te raupapa. I a rātou e eke ana ki te Wāhanga o te Ao, ka whiua e ngā Red Sox te toa o te Rōpū ā-Motu o Colorado Rockies, hei hopu i tō rātou taitara tuarua i roto i ngā tau e whā.