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Boston Red Sox’ All-Star Hopeful Joins Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson in Rare History
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The Boston Red Sox lost to the New York Yankees 8-1 on Friday night at Fenway Park. The loss dropped the Red Sox to 35-35 on the year through 70 games. The Yankees became the first team in baseball to reach 50 wins with the victory.
In the loss, Red Sox’ outfielder Jarren Duran continued to make an impact, going 1-for-3 with two walks. He’s hitting .273 for the year with an OPS of .809 and he’s angling to make his first career All-Star Game as well.
Friday night’s stats just added onto the historic start to his season, as he’s done something not done since the days of Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb.
Per @OptaSTATS on social media before the game on Friday:
Jarren Duran has 20 doubles, 10 triples and 15 stolen bases through the @RedSox first 69 games in 2024.
The only other LHB in the modern era to reach each of those marks in fewer than 70 team games in a season are Ty Cobb (1911 & 1917) and Shoeless Joe Jackson (1912).
Jarren Duran has 20 doubles, 10 triples and 15 stolen bases through the @RedSox first 69 games in 2024.
The only other LHB in the modern era to reach each of those marks in fewer than 70 team games in a season are Ty Cobb (1911 & 1917) and Shoeless Joe Jackson (1912).
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) June 14, 2024
Duran’s breakout this year is a continuation of what he did for most of the year last year as well. After hitting .295 in 102 games last year, Duran has put together this season despite several injuries in the lineup around him. Triston Casas is on the 60-day IL, Masataka Yoshida and Tyler O’Neill have both been on the IL and Trevor Story is out for the season.
Duran made his major league debut in 2021 and is in his fourth major league season. The Red Sox and Yankees play again on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET.
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Watch Live: Boston Celtics 2024 championship duck boat parade
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BOSTON – The Celtics are NBA champions, and on Friday they’re being celebrated throughout the streets of Boston with a duck boat parade.
A celebration that is not open to fans will take place inside TD Garden at 10 a.m.
The parade is scheduled to begin around 11 a.m. Once the duck boats turn onto Causeway Street, the Celtics will continue past City Hall Plaza while also rolling by Boston Common on Tremont Street.
You can watch WBZ’s Celtics Parade of Champions, Sponsored by TD Bank, when it begins around 10 a.m., by clicking on the video player above.
Players, coaches and other guests on the duck boats will make their way to the conclusion of the parade route on Boylston Street near Hynes Convention Center.
A complete list of street closures for the parade are available by clicking here. Parking restrictions will also be in place throughout the day.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said she and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll will be among those cheering on the Celtics.
“It’s awesome for the city, awesome for the state, and as a couple former basketball players who grew up watching the Celtics in the 80s, we’re pumped,” Healey said. “It’ll be a great celebration, not just for the city and Massachusetts, but really for the whole region. Kudos to the Celtics team, because they are a team on and off the court. I can see just in the last 18 months since we’ve been on this job how committed they are to doing things in our community and being just great role models.
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Indiana Pacers GM keeps eyes on the way the NBA Champion Boston Celtics were built
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Boston Celtics are NBA Champions, and their talent level shined in the playoffs. Their starting lineup had four previous All-Stars, and that didn’t even include Derrick White or Al Horford, who are both terrific talents.
Their additional depth made them almost impossible to beat, which is why they went 16-3 in the playoffs. The Celtics were clearly the top team this year, and they have a good chance to repeat that accomplishment next year.
In the postseason, Boston swept the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. It’s natural for an eliminated team to think about the squad that knocked them out during the offseason, and the Pacers will be no different. They’ll think about how to beat the Celtics and reach their level going forward.
Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan was talking about his roster and its future during his end-of-season exit interview. As he broke it down, he mentioned the last two champions.
“If we’re going to make a big move, our scouting staff, we do a lot of work on backgrounds of players. Their work ethic, their character, what type of locker room influence they are, and how they’re going to fit with us. So it’s got to the right move if you’re going to make a move,” Buchanan said. “And you can say teams can go all in at the moment. I think Boston’s a great example, they did piece by piece at a time. Denver kind of did piece by piece at a time. That’s what I think is the model we’re trying to follow is trying to add piece by piece by piece and being very selective on what you try to add to this group. But we’ll always be looking out there.”
The Celtics drafted Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, then acquired Kristaps Porzingis, White, Horford, and others oone-by-one via future trades. The Denver Nuggets, meanwhile, made moves to acquire Aaron Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. That is what the Pacers hope to do as their young team pivots toward being a contender.
Buchanan has respect for the roster and team building strategy that just beat him. If anything, he hopes it can be emulated in Indiana.
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Woburn company proud to make Banner 18 for Boston Celtics
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WOBURN – New England is still buzzing over the Celtics 18th NBA title win. There are currently 17 green and white banners flying high in the TD Garden with plans to raise the 18th in the fall.
A Woburn company will be tasked with making it as New England Flag and Banner has been creating custom banners for more than 130 years. It has never been more exciting for company owner Ned Flynn. “It was fantastic after the game was over, I couldn’t go to bed I was wired,” said Flynn. “For us to be able to immortalize for them and for the fans their accomplishment is a great thing for us.”
Banner will be ready for opening night
They are one of the few companies in the country still making hand sewn banners and flags with 25 highly skilled employees who will soon be at work making number 18 for the Celtics to hang on opening night next season.
They do it for the pros and for colleges which are the championship banners they are working on right now. Flynn says it’s very labor intensive. “It’s really two banners sewn back-to-back, and each one of those banners takes roughly 22 hours to make,” he said.
Any fans watching the duck boat parade may see the team holding smaller replicas of the banner which Flynn drove to Boston himself on Tuesday right after the win. “We got to the Garden and the person working the gate said to me, ‘what are you doing here?’ and I said ‘look in the backseat.’ He goes, ‘yes sir we’ll let you right in,’” Flynn said.
The tradition with the Celtics started in 1957 with a call from Red Auerbach for a championship banner.
Lucky penny in every banner
Flynn doesn’t want to jinx it but hopes the wait won’t be too long for banner 19. That’s why they sew a lucky penny beneath the company name on every product, for good luck going forward.
Celtics fans, like Lakisha Hicks, can’t wait to see it unfurled from the rafters. “I’m going to be in attendance. For me and my family we love to see the history we’re making right now,” she said after buying Celtics gear at the TD Garden pro shop.
“As fans you go through the journey with the team, everything is connected, and when they hang it, the fans get the satisfaction as well,” said fan Michael Gonda.
No more satisfaction than Ned Flynn and his employees who know every cut, every stitch that will make the banner hang proud.
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