Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 25, 2024.

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The Boston Red Sox looked so close to overcoming a fabled World Series curse. Then disaster struck.

On Oct. 25, 1986, in Game 6 of the World Series, the New York Mets rallied for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning, defeating the Boston Red Sox 6-5 to force a seventh game.

While the Red Sox as a team melted down over the game’s final three innings, the game-winning run scored on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner’s error on Mookie Wilson’s slow grounder.

The Mets went on to win Game 7 and the Series, and all most fans remember was Buckner’s boot.

Native Utahn Bruce Hurst was a key figure in the 1986 Series, and the Red Sox lefty wa

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