What's it like to play for one of the most legendary franchises in sports? Follow the 2024 Boston Red Sox on and off the field for a never-before-seen glimpse into the personal and professional lives of MLB ballplayers as they grapple with the mental pressure and physical demands of a grueling 162-game season.
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00:00Baseball is king here and the Boston Red Sox are royalty, but when you wear that
00:09crown you have the weight of the world on your back. Work your ass off and let's
00:16see where it takes us. Good afternoon everybody, welcome to Fenway Park. There's a
00:21history to Red Sox Nation that goes through the generation. In Boston
00:27championships are contagious. The fans expect us to play our hardest and best
00:31every day. This is a team that has finished last three of the last four
00:35years, but you do wonder what are they really like inside. It's a game of
00:42failure and you got to be okay with it. If you're not cut out for it, you're in
00:47for a different experience in Boston. The amount of pressure to make it to the
00:52major leagues is immense. All these guys have talent, but it's about who can
00:56withstand the mental grind. You can become very lonely in this environment.
01:01The trade deadline, you don't know where you're gonna live, you don't know where
01:04they're gonna fly. 162 games, that's a lot of bedtimes to miss.
01:12It's a bad feeling when you're the reason why you're losing. Any anxiety
01:16for you during the trade deadline? We are focused on trying to improve the club.
01:21Dealing with the pressure of this game, it can snowball on you fast. He is the
01:29kind of manager that players want to play for. We're gonna take care of you,
01:33okay? There's only 780 big leaguers in the world, nobody can take that away from you.
01:43Baseball's magical. There's ups and downs. Every given night, anything can happen.
01:50Can't stop me now!