The 2008 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 2008 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"What I really care about is right now. I think if you don't, you're cheating some people. There will be a time some time [to reflect], and that's great. But I get so afraid of not enjoying the moment. Sometimes the moment is not that much fun but I love doing what we're doing. I really do. I get so caught up in these games that I don't want to not get caught up in them. Concerning myself with what happened two weeks ago or next year or how people view me ... I just want us to win." - Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona (MLB.com, Ian Browne, 09/29/2008)
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
53 | David Aardsma | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1981-12-27 |
19 | Josh Beckett | 6-05 | 230 | Right | Right | 1980-05-15 |
64 | Michael Bowden | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1986-09-09 |
61 | Clay Buchholz | 6-03 | 190 | Right | Left | 1984-08-14 |
36 | Paul Byrd | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1970-12-03 |
40 | Bartolo Colon | 5-11 | 285 | Right | Right | 1973-05-24 |
30 | Bryan Corey | 6-01 | 170 | Right | Right | 1973-10-21 |
17 | Manny Delcarmen | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1982-02-16 |
43 | Devern Hansack | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1978-02-05 |
56 | Craig Hansen | 6-06 | 210 | Right | Right | 1983-11-15 |
31 | Jon Lester | 6-04 | 249 | Left | Left | 1984-01-07 |
48 | Javier Lopez | 6-04 | 220 | Left | Left | 1977-07-11 |
63 | Justin Masterson | 6-06 | 260 | Right | Right | 1985-03-22 |
18 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1980-09-13 |
37 | Hideki Okajima | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Left | 1975-12-25 |
58 | Jonathan Papelbon | 6-05 | 230 | Right | Right | 1980-11-23 |
62 | David Pauley | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1983-06-17 |
59 | Chris Smith | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1981-04-09 |
39 | Kyle Snyder | 6-08 | 220 | Right | Both | 1977-09-09 |
51 | Julian Tavarez | 6-02 | 165 | Right | Right | 1973-05-22 |
50 | Mike Timlin | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1966-03-10 |
49 | Tim Wakefield | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1966-08-02 |
51 | Charlie Zink | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1979-08-26 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
36, 30 | Kevin Cash | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1977-12-06 |
68 | George Kottaras | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Left | 1983-05-10 |
28 | David Ross | 6-02 | 230 | Right | Right | 1977-03-19 |
33 | Jason Varitek | 6-02 | 230 | Right | Both | 1972-04-11 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
55 | Jeff Bailey | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1978-11-19 |
22 | Sean Casey | 6-04 | 230 | Right | Left | 1974-07-02 |
13 | Alex Cora | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Left | 1975-10-18 |
25 | Mike Lowell | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1974-02-24 |
12 | Jed Lowrie | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Both | 1984-04-17 |
23 | Julio Lugo | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Right | 1975-11-16 |
15 | Dustin Pedroia | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1983-08-17 |
51 | Gil Velazquez | 6-03 | 185 | Right | Right | 1979-10-17 |
20 | Kevin Youkilis | 6-01 | 220 | Right | Right | 1979-03-15 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Jason Bay | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1978-09-20 |
54 | Chris Carter | 6-00 | 230 | Left | Left | 1982-09-16 |
10 | Coco Crisp | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Both | 1979-11-01 |
7 | J.D. Drew | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Left | 1975-11-20 |
46 | Jacoby Ellsbury | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Left | 1983-09-11 |
11 | Mark Kotsay | 6-00 | 220 | Left | Left | 1975-12-02 |
44 | Brandon Moss | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Left | 1983-09-16 |
24 | Manny Ramirez | 6-00 | 225 | Right | Right | 1972-05-30 |
3 | Joe Thurston | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Left | 1979-09-29 |
30, 60 | Jonathan Van Every | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1979-11-27 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
34 | David Ortiz | 6-03 | 230 | Left | Left | 1975-11-18 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2008 Boston Red Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2008 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 67 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 111/109) where 3,048,250 fans witnessed their 2008 Red Sox finish the season with a .586 winning percentage.
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