NEW YORK – Depth was the theme of the 2025 Red Sox.

It earned their farm system a top ranking in the winter, made spring training a heated competition, and above all, sustained them as the injuries piled up during the regular season and got them back to October.

Their depth made them resilient. It made them thrilling. It made them fiery and fearsome and fun. It made them, first a winning team, and then a postseason team, both for the first time in four years.

But when it came time to dig deep on Thursday night, the Red Sox listed in the shallows.

And then they went quietly into the offseason.

In the coming months of cold, Boston baseball-less winter, the decisions that defined this series will be dissected to a particle level: Alex Cora turning Game 2 over to the bullpen after Brayan

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