The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball professional team which was established 1901. The Red Sox are based in Massachusetts in the United States. The franchise is in the Eastern Division of the American League. The team uniform colors include Navy blue, red, gray and white. The team home ballpark is Fenway Park. Fenway is the oldest ballpark in baseball. The Red Sox ownership group has recently committed to keeping the team at Fenway for years to come. The franchise has appeared in eighteen playoffs. Boston Red Sox has acquired six World Series titles recently in 2004, eleven AL Pennants, five East Division tittles and five Wild card berths. The franchise main rival is New York Yankees. The Red Sox enter the 2006 season with a revamped roster, carrying only three positional starters from their 2004 championship squad. New players such as Bronson Arroyo had accepted a three year contract, David Riske and backup catcher Josh Bard. Venezuelan shortstop Alex Gonzalez also signed a one year contract with the Red Sox.




