The Red Sox were criticized by fans for what many felt was a quiet offseason after back-to-back seasons without a postseason appearance. Boston didn't tear down its roster, but meaningful additions that could propel the Red Sox back to October were minimal.

Major League Baseball's 2024 season enters its final week and both league's wild-card races are going to the wire. While the Baltimore Orioles are set to claim the American League's top wild-card seed,

As the final month of the 2024 MLB regular season plays out, a few teams are already looking to October.  The NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers clinched the season's first playoff spot while the Los Angeles Dodgers,

The Red Sox are technically still alive in the AL Wild Card race. Realistically though, plan to have some free nights come October.

The end of this year’s hopes came slowly, stretched out by the competition’s inability to put together a run of their own. Detroit is the only club to get hot when it mattered. The Tigers forced themselves into the race by going 27-11 since Aug. 10.

The Red Sox (73-72) lost a game in the AL Wild Card standings after a 5-3 loss to the Orioles here at Fenway Park on Tuesday.