Five Red Sox Ties To Astros Vs. Phillies World Series Matchup

There are some connections to Boston in this matchup

Scott Neville | Oct 28, 2022

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After a 2021 season in which the Boston Red Sox fell just two games shy of a World Series berth, fans entered the season hoping that they would be gearing up to see their franchise's return to the Fall Classic.

After a tumultuous season, fans will have to settle for a few Red Sox ties entering the best-of-seven affair.

Here are the five World Series connections to the Red Sox:

Christian Vázquez, Houston Astros
Vázquez was a member of the Red Sox organization from the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft up until the 2022 trade deadline. He'll vie for the second World Series ring of his career after claiming one in Boston on the stacked 2018 roster.

Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies
Schwarber was only a part of the Red Sox for 41 regular season games and 11 postseason games, but made his mark on Boston. After coming over at the 2021 trade deadline, Schwarber was highly productive and became a catalyst for the lineup down the stretch and through October.

Dave Dombrowski, Philadephia Phillies
Dombrowski is the president of baseball operations for the Phillies. He held the same title for the Red Sox from 2015 through 2019 and was mainly responsible for assembling the juggernaut 2018 roster that dominated from Opening Day through the World Series.

His Phillies team is not quite as dominant but they certainly have gone on an impressive run to get where they stand now, four games shy of a title.

Mauricio Dubon, Houston Astros
The 28-year-old outfielder was acquired by the Astros halfway through the season and has been an important defensive presence thus far.

Dubon was drafted by the Red Sox in 2013 and traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in a package for reliever Tyler Thornburg. The move was made by Dombrowski, which admittedly was not his best transaction.

Ryan Pressly, Houston Astros
The Astros dominant closer was drafted by the Red Sox in 2007 but lost his spot on the roster after being claimed by the Minnesota Twins in the 2012 Rule-5 Draft.

Pressly has gone on to be a two-time All-Star and a massive piece of the Astros dynasty. You can bet Boston would like to go back in time and make sure he was on the 40-man before the draft.

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Published Oct 28, 2022

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu