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| 1949 | The BBWAA selects Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams (.343, 43, 159), the American League MVP. The 'Splendid Splinter,' who barely lost the Triple Crown when his batting average was .0002 below that of Tiger third baseman George Kell, wins the award with an overwhelming margin, easily outpointing runners-up Phil Rizzuto and Joe Black of the Yankees. |
| 1998 | The Angels make Mo Vaughn the highest-paid player in baseball when they sign the former Red Sox slugger to a six-year, $80-million free-agent contract that includes an option for a seventh year. The deal, with an average annual value of $13.33 million, surpasses the yearly salaries of Mets catcher Mike Piazza and Yankees outfielder Bernie Williams. |
| 2002 | After the A's GM, Billy Beane, turns down Boston's five-year, $12.5 million offer to head their front office, the Red Sox hire the youngest general manager in major league history. Twenty-eight-year-old Theo Epstein, a lifetime BoSox fan who grew up about a mile from Fenway Park, becomes the team's eleventh GM since the club established the position in 1933. |
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