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Sox Win Final Game, But Season Is A Letdown

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First base coach Tom Goodwin (82) hugs Xander Bogaerts after Bogaerts' RBI single during the seventh inning of the game. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
First base coach Tom Goodwin (82) hugs Xander Bogaerts after Bogaerts' RBI single during the seventh inning of the game. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

The Red Sox ended their 2019 season Sunday with a walk-off win at Fenway Park.

The Sox ended the season with an 84-78 record, well out of a playoff spot just one year after winning the World Series.

For a look at what went wrong — and what to look for in the offseason — Boston Globe Red Sox beat reporter Alex Speier joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes.

This segment aired on September 30, 2019.

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Bob Oakes was a senior correspondent in the WBUR newsroom, a role he took on in 2021 after nearly three decades hosting WBUR's Morning Edition.

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