ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - A first-pitch blunder by reliever Mitchell Boggs helped the Texas Rangers sink the St. Louis Cardinals and turn the World Series into a best-of-three affair.

But while Game 4 of the '96 World Series is best remembered ... "I had known Avery hadn't pitched in three weeks," Boggs said. "It was just a situation (in which) he's not going to overpower ...

Well done. But wait! We have some quasi-controversy. During the national anthem cameras caught Boggs wearing his 1996 World Series ring during the ceremony, a ring he won while playing for the ...

Steve Avery walks Wade Boggs in the 10th with the bases loaded to bring home the go ahead run. 2021 - The Braves defeat the Dodgers 4-2 in Game 6 to advance to the World Series for the first time ...

When it comes to the current Red Sox, Boggs is relieved that the team has piled up a few World Series and shed their pre-2004 angst. “Their fans are a little less cantankerous,” he told FanSided.

But it was 1988 Wade Boggs who led his team, the Blood Sox, to a World Series title. Boggs' 1988 season was one of his best. The then-30-year-old posted a .366 batting average with a .476 OBP.

So when Boggs returned to Fenway Park for a ceremony honoring the 1986 Red Sox team — which lost to the Mets in seven games in the World Series — he had a conflict of interest. He didn’t ...

1995: Atlanta Braves pitcher Steve Avery throws six innings of three ... 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 4 of the World Series. 1996: Frank Torre, the brother of New York Yankees ...

The Red Sox had a ceremony before Wednesday night’s game honoring their 1986 American League championship team and Boggs was there, sporting the World Series ring he won in 1996 with the Yankees.

Former Georgia pitcher Mitchell Boggs and former Madison County standout Jake Westbrook got to experience one of baseball’s ultimate highs when they helped the Cardinals win the World Series ...