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| 1979 | Former Red and Expo infielder Tony Perez signs as a re-entry free agent with the Red Sox. The future Hall of Famer will spend three seasons in Boston, compiling a .266 batting average while appearing in 304 games, mostly as the team's designated hitter. |
| 1995 | Boston slugger Mo Vaughn (.300, 39, 126), taking 12 first-place votes, wins the American League Most Valuable Player award, edging Cleveland's Albert Belle in the BBWAA voting, 308-301. The Red Sox first baseman becomes the eighth player in franchise history to win the prestigious prize. |
| 2016 | With only eight of 30 first-place votes, Rick Porcello wins the American League Cy Young Award, outdistancing Justin Verlander, the Tigers ace placed on the top of a dozen ballots cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The 27-year-old Red Sox right-hander received 18 second-place votes from the writers in recognition of his 22-4 record while posting a 3.15 ERA for the first-place Red Sox. |
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