2012 Boston Red Sox season
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The Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

' 2012 season
2012 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:The season will begin in late March and end in late October. An extended playoff format is likely to be introduced for the 2012 season.-Australian Baseball League:-Little League World Series:...

will be the 112th in the team's history, and the 2012 season will mark the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...

. The Red Sox will open 2012 away from Fenway, playing against the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 on Thursday, April 5, and are scheduled to close the season on Wednesday, October 3 away from Fenway against the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

. 2012 will mark the second season in a row where the Red Sox will both open and close the season on the road.

The Red Sox will endeavor to win the World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...

 in 2012 after missing the playoffs in 2010
2010 Boston Red Sox season
The Boston Red Sox' 2010 season was the 110th in the team's history. The Red Sox opened and closed the season at home at Fenway Park against the New York Yankees...

 and 2011
2011 Boston Red Sox season
The Boston Red Sox 2011 season was the 111th in the team's history. The Red Sox opened their 2011 season playing away from Fenway Park against the Texas Rangers. Breaking from the traditional opening day of Sunday or Monday, Major League Baseball opened in 2011 on a Thursday, March 31, and the Red...

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November

Jonathan Papelbon, the closer of the Red Sox for seven seasons (2005-2011), signed a 4 year, $50 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.

On November 29th, 2011, Bobby Valentine
Bobby Valentine
Robert John "Bobby V" Valentine is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is currently the manager of the Boston Red Sox. He previously managed the Texas Rangers and New York Mets as well as the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan...

 accepted the Red Sox offer to become their new manager for the 2012 season.

2012 Spring Training

The Red Sox are scheduled to begin Spring Training play at the new JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, replacing City of Palms Park
City of Palms Park
City of Palms Park is a stadium in Fort Myers, Florida primarily used for baseball, although the City of Fort Myers uses the venue for the occasional concert. Former Boston Red Sox left fielder Mike Greenwell is from Fort Myers, and was instrumental in bringing his team to the city for spring...

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Game log

Note: This is a preliminary first edition 2012 season schedule, released on September 14, 2011. The schedule may change during the offseason.
Past Games Legend
* used only if necessary
Red Sox Win Red Sox Loss Game Postponed Clinched Playoffs* Eliminated from Playoff Contention*
Boldface text denotes a Red Sox pitcher
Future Games Legend
Home Game Away Game
Please be sure to replace the home/away background color with the appropriate win/loss/postponement background color (see "Past Games Legend") when entering a completed game in the game log.
Boston Red Sox 2012 Season Game Log

Season Record: (0–0)

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Base on Balls; SO = Strike Out; SB = Stolen Bases; AVG = Batting average
# Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV=Saves; SVO = Saves Opportunity; IP = Innings pitched; H =Hits; R= Runs; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR= Home Run allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
# Player W L ERA G GS SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO

Farm system

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