January 21, 2019: Over 115 season absolutely nothing of significance has ever occurred on this day in Red Sox history; so today we look ahead four seasons and anticipate the selection of All-Star third baseman Xander Bogaerts as the AL MVP after leading the league in batting, RBI and finishing second in the home run race! [...]

January 20, 1966: Ted Williams, who retired from the Boston Red Sox following the 1960 season, is the only former player selected in the annual National Baseball Hall of Fame election; Williams who still holds the highest on base percentage in MLB history at .482, was named on 282 of 302 (93%) of the Hall of Fame ballots. [...]

January 19, 1916: The World Champion Red Sox announce that tickets for 1916 would be lowered from 1915 levels; box seats, which were limited to the first five rows from the field, were decreased from $1.50 to $1.00, all other seats in the grandstand were lowered to $0.75, and bleacher seats were available at $0.50 and $0.25. [...]

January 18, 1973: The Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda, a veteran of 16 MLB seasons, to be their designated hitter for the new position added in 1973; Orlando told me that when the Red Sox made their offer, he replied, "What's a designated hitter?" but the DH was tailored for Cepeda with his gimpy knees and he hit .289 with 86 RBI in 1973. [...]

January 17, 1970: The New York Yankees select 17 year-old Fred Lynn as the first round draft choice in the annual amateur draft; Lynn turned down the Yankees offer to attend USC instead and he signs with the Red Sox after they draft him in the second round of the 1973 amateur draft, advancing to the big league club late in the 1974 season. [...]