Fenway Sports Group Criticised for Turning Boston Red Sox into “Underdogs”

In a situation which may seem familiar to Liverpool fans, Fenway Sports Group have been criticised for turning the Boston Red Sox to “underdogs.”

The Red Sox are one of the most iconic franchises in baseball, founded in 1901 and winners of nine World Series – more than all but two others, the New York Yankees (27) and the St Louis Cardinals (11). Four of those have come under FSG, who purchased the Boston outfit in 2002, but things have turned sour in recent years.

A lack of investment has seen them unable to compete with the likes of the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros, and they are at risk of missing the post-season tournament which leads to the World Series.

Journalists Around Boston Sum Up the Situation

While the complexities of baseball and its recruitment are hard to decipher for those not following the sport, journalists around Boston have summed it up.

“The Red Sox are one of the most powerful brands in American sport,” the Providence Journal‘s Bill Koch wrote on Twitter.

“They’ve been transformed into underdogs by an owner content with a midtier payroll and a chief baseball officer who is risk averse. John Henry and Chaim Bloom are making this team smaller. It’s disappointing.”

The Red Sox are one of the most powerful brands in American sport.

They’ve been transformed into underdogs by an owner content with a midtier payroll and a