The Boston Red Sox are one of baseball’s greatest franchises. They have won more World Series championships than all but two AL teams, play in the oldest stadium, are part of the sport’s best rivalry and have seen a long line of legends don their uniform.
Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski head a list of Hall of Famers who have played for the Sox, but there are many greats who have not yet had their chance at earning a plaque in Cooperstown.
Here we take a look at the current and recently retired Red Sox who could or should one day receive baseball’s greatest honour, as well as some who have been unjustly overlooked.