It has been more than 10 years since a team repeated as World Series champions, but that won't stop the Boston Red Sox from trying in 2014.
"I don't think our focus should ever change," John Farrell said. "That is to make tonight's game the most important thing regardless of what's happened in the past. We've talked so many times about this team's ability to put yesterday behind them. I would hope and expect that last year would be put behind us as well as we start camp."
The Red Sox lost Jacoby Ellsbury to the New York Yankees in free agency, but re-signed Mike Napoli and added both A.J. Pierzynski and Edward Mujica.