1998 Boston Red Sox season

Offseason

• November 6, 1997: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Texas Rangers with Damon Buford to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman, and Aaron Sele.
• November 17, 1997: Bret Saberhagen was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• November 18, 1997: Pedro Martínez was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and Carl Pavano. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
• November 18, 1997: Jeff Suppan was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
• November 18, 1997: Jim Mecir was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
• November 21, 1997: Mike Benjamin was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• March 19, 1998: Midre Cummings was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.

  Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1998: Mark Teixeira was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.
• June 20, 1998: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ethan Faggett to the San Diego Padres for Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero, and Darío Veras.
• July 30, 1998: Pete Munro and Jay Yennaco were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Stanley.
• July 31, 1998: Greg Swindell was traded by the Minnesota Twins with Orlando Merced to the Boston Red Sox for John Barnes, Matt Kinney, and Joe Thomas.
• August 6, 1998: Pete Schourek was purchased from the Houston Astros.

  Opening Day lineup

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Relief pitchers

Other pitchers

ALDS

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Awards and honors

• Tom Gordon, reserve P
• Pedro Martínez, reserve P
• Mo Vaughn, reserve 1B

  Game Log

Postseason game log

Farm system