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Boston Red Sox
The
Boston Red Sox
are an American professional
baseball
team based in
Boston
,
Massachusetts
, that competes in
Major League Baseball
(MLB). They are members of the
East
division of the
American League
(AL). The Red Sox have won eight
World Series
championships
, having appeared in 12. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox' home
ballpark
has been
Fenway Park
since . The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner,
John I. Taylor
, around , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "
Boston Red Stockings
", including the forerunner of the
Atlanta Braves
.
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