page_title: 2018 Boston Red Sox season
section_title: December 2017
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 Boston Red Sox season / Offseason / December 2017
caption_attribution_description: English: View of safety netting near the third base line at Fenway Park in May 2018.
context_page_description: The 2018 Boston Red Sox season was the 118th season in the team's history, and their 107th season at Fenway Park. Under first year manager Alex Cora, the team finished with a 108–54 record, winning the American League East division title for the third consecutive season, and finished eight games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees. The Red Sox were the first MLB team to post 100 wins during the 2018 season, reaching that milestone for the first time since 1946; they were also the first team to clinch a berth in the 2018 postseason.
  The team set a new franchise record for wins in a season by surpassing the prior mark of 105 that had been set in 1912; they also won the most games by any MLB team since the 2001 Seattle Mariners won 116. Mookie Betts finished the season with the Major League batting title, hitting .346, while J. D. Martinez finished second in the majors with .330. Betts also won a Gold Glove and the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. Closer Craig Kimbrel became the fastest player in history to reach 300 career saves, finishing the season with 333.
context_section_description: On December 18, the Red Sox re-signed first baseman Mitch Moreland to a two-year, $13M contract.
caption: Safety netting near the third base line
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