December 13, 2003: The Red Sox moved to fill a void that kept them from the 2003 World Series by signing free-agent closer Keith Foulke who had led the AL in saves the previous season; Foulke proved that he was the answer by saving an AL-best 43 games during the 2004 regular season, and he was on the mound to finish all four World Series victories. [...]

December 12, 2005: The Red Sox announced the appointment of Ben Cherington and Jed Hoyer as co-general managers to replace Theo Epstein who had left the Red Sox on October 31, 2005; during Theo's absence the co-GMs engineered a trade with the Florida Marlins that brought Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to the Red Sox. [...]

December 11, 2000: Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette announced that the team had signed slugging outfielder Manny Ramirez to an eight-year $160 million contract; Ramirez played 7+ seasons in Boston average 35 home runs and 110 RBI per year and contributed significantly to the 2004 & 2007 World Championships. [...]

December 10, 1943: Dalton Jones, who was a key member of the 1967 Impossible Dream Team Boston Red Sox, is born in McComb, MS; Jones, who was known as the "Sweet Swinger from Baton Rougue, Louisiana," played six seasons in Boston as an infielder, and contributed many clutch hits for the 1967 AL pennant-winning Red Sox. [...]

December 9, 1953: The Red Sox trade pitcher Maury McDermott and outfielder Tom Umphlett to the Washington Senators for Jackie Jensen who is known as "The Golden Boy;" Jensen, who earned his nickname as an All-American fullback at the University of California, will lead the AL in RBI three times in seven seasons in Boston and be named AL MVP in 1958. [...]