On November 12, Tony La Russa, who had worked with the Red Sox for two years as a special assistant, was hired by the Los Angeles Angels as a senior advisor.On November 4, catcher Juan Centeno was removed from the 40-man roster and elected to become a free agent.Martinez entered a five-day period within which he could opt out of his contract (which would make him a free agent and trigger a $2.5 million payment from the Red Sox) Martinez did not opt out. On October 31, the team officially named Dave Bush pitching coach, Kevin Walker assistant pitching coach, and Peter Fatse assistant hitting coach.The team also selected Josh Osich off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. On October 31, the following players became free agents: Andrew Cashner, Jhoulys Chacín, Brock Holt, Mitch Moreland, Steve Pearce, and Rick Porcello.On October 25, the team reportedly selected Chaim Bloom as Chief Baseball Officer and Brian O'Halloran as general manager an official announcement was made three days later, on an off-day of the 2019 World Series.On October 24, analyst Bill James announced his retirement from the Red Sox.On October 21, Peter Fatse was reportedly hired as the team's assistant hitting coach, which was officially announced on October 31.On October 21, Hernández, Smith, and Chris Owings elected free agency rather than accepting assignments to Triple-A Pawtucket.On October 18, the team released pitcher Steven Wright, and removed Gorkys Hernández and Josh Smith from the 40-man roster, sending both outright to Pawtucket.On October 8, the team announced that Dana LeVangie and Brian Bannister would not return as the team's pitching coach and assistant pitching coach, respectively, although both would remain with the team in other roles.On October 8, the team announced that ticket prices at Fenway Park during the 2020 season would increase an average of 1.7% from 2019 pricing.On October 2, it was reported that assistant hitting coach Andy Barkett was dismissed, which was confirmed by the team on October 8.The 2020 threshold was set at $208 million. The team's 2019 payroll of $243 million was $37 million over the $206 million threshold, resulting in the team paying $13 million in luxury tax. Henry and chairman Tom Werner stated that they want the team to get its payroll under the Major League Baseball luxury tax threshold. As the season came to a close, principal owner John W. The team completed its 2019 season with interim executive leadership, as Brian O'Halloran, Eddie Romero, Zack Scott, and Raquel Ferreira oversaw baseball operations following the September 9 dismissal of Dave Dombrowski, president of baseball operations. Average television viewership for Red Sox games broadcast by NESN fell by 54% from 2019 figures, the largest drop of the 25 MLB teams reporting viewership data. 400 winning percentage was the lowest for the franchise since the 1965 Red Sox finished with a. The team ended the season with a record of 24 wins and 36 losses, finishing in last place in the American League East division, 16 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. On September 27, prior to the team's final regular season game, the Red Sox announced that Roenicke would not return as manager for the 2021 season. On September 12, the team suffered its 31st loss, assuring them of finishing the season with a losing record, their first since 2015. The Red Sox began their regular season on July 24, in a home game against the Baltimore Orioles. The season was held without fans at Fenway Park due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On June 23, MLB announced that pre-season training would resume by July 1, in anticipation of a regular season of 60 games. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. The team entered spring training with a new leader in baseball operations, Chaim Bloom, and a new field manager, Ron Roenicke. ![]() The 2020 Boston Red Sox season was the 120th season in the team's history, and their 109th season at Fenway Park. WEEI-FM / Boston Red Sox Radio Network: Joe Castiglione with Will Flemming, Sean McDonough and Lou Merloni NESN: Dave O'Brien (play-by-play) with Jerry Remy & Dennis Eckersley (color)
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