A Bunch of World Champions

Since cards have been hard to come by in stores and I have been too busy to work on trading, I have occasionally purchased lots of cards on Ebay.  One recent such lot had a decidedly 2018 feel to it.  In that all of the players were with the team that terrific season.

Here we have cards of Andrew Benintendi, Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez.  Benintendi, the left-fielder, hit .290/.366/.465 with 18 home runs, 87 RBIs and 21 stolen bases.  Unfortunately, it was his last good season in Boston.  He was traded to Kansas City prior to the 2021 season.  Bogaerts hit .288/.360/.522 with 23 home runs and 103 RBIs.  He is still on the team, at least for now.  Hopefully Boston keeps him around.  Betts was the A.L. MVP, winning the batting title and hitting .346/.438/.640 with 32 home runs, 80 RBIs and 30 stolen bases.  Martinez managed to win two Silver Slugger Awards in the same season and hit .330/.402/.629 with 43 home runs and 130 RBIs.

And in this scan, we have cards of Martinez, Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and Betts.  Devers was in his rookie season in 2018, but he looks like he will be Boston's biggest star since Betts.  Devers hit .240/.298/.433 with 21 home runs and 66 RBIs.  

That team was incredible.  It is easily the best Red Sox team I have ever seen.  There may never be another Red Sox team like that.  The offense was a big part of that and that is showcased with this package.