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2020 RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS 2020 RED SOX HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES I I I PRE-1960: NON-UNIFORM: HONORS RECIPIENTS: PHILL & LIZ GROSS AND THE BEER COMPANY MEMORABLE MOMENT: OCTOBER 27, 2004 DEAR FRIENDS, FANS, & FAMILY,

I hope this finds you all healthy and happy as we come to the end of this historic year. During these challenging times, it’s an honor to know we have your continued support and encouragement.

While 2020 has thrown us quite the curve ball, we have adjusted and pivoted to continue our investments in and support of the New England community. More specifically, we are proud to have augmented our RBI & Red Sox Scholars programs with innovative virtual content and curriculum that ensured consistent support of our young participants. This was only possible through your generosity. Thank you!

We have made every effort to continue our traditional events that fuel our ability to provide programming and grants to the community. While we would have preferred to celebrate in person, we are thrilled to announce this years’ class of Hall of Fame members as David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Rich Gedman, Bill Dinneen and Dan Duquette. We are also excited to award both Phill & Liz Gross and The Boston Beer Company with the Fenway Honors distinction for their ongoing commitment to the community through philanthropic initiatives, gifts and programming. What an amazing and accomplished list of recipients and inductees!

While this Hall of Fame and Fenway Honors event salutes the personal success, commitment, and passion of our award winners, it is also an opportunity to recognize the impact of the Red Sox Foundation. In addition to continuing our RBI and Red Sox Scholars programming to hundreds of Boston’s youth, the Foundation made multiple, significant gifts to the Boston Resiliency Fund and the MA COVID-19 Relief Fund in support of distance learning and coronavirus testing access. We also launched the Emergency Hardship Fund, which provided grocery store gift cards to families across New England and Southwest Florida to address food insecurity. Again, this was only possible through your support!

This year, more than ever, we are grateful that you have remained a part of our team. We would not be able to make an impact and difference in the community without your commitment to our success. And for that, we are grateful.

With appreciation, Tom and Bekah

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 2 OUR 2020 RED SOX HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES WILLIAM HENRY DINNEEN BOSTON, 1902-1907

Bill Dinneen was the pitching star of the first ever played in 1903, winning three games, including the clincher at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds, as the Boston Americans defeated the Pirates, 5 games to 3. A right-handed , Dinneen pitched the first in Series history, a three-hitter in Game 2, and a four-hitter in the Series finale. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Dinneen won 20 games or more in his first three seasons with the Americans, averaging more than 300 innings per season, and posted a 2.49 ERA. In 1904, he set an record for consecutive complete games (37). Pitching on one day’s rest, he beat 41-game winner on the last day of the ’04 season to clinch Boston’s second consecutive pennant. He also pitched a no-hitter on Sept. 27, 1905 against the White Sox.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 4 On April 29, 1986, Leandro stood in the international terminal at Logan Airport, waiting to welcome his family to their new home. On a nearby TV, he watched Rich Gedman catch a record 20 in one game.

On October 17, 2004, his wife cheered with everyone else in his packed restaurant as David Ortiz clinched Game Four of the ALCS with a walk-off home .

On May 31, 2008, Leandro sat with his granddaughter in the family home and watched Manny Ramirez his 500th career .

In 2020, Leandro remembers none of it.

Alzheimer’s disease takes away the memories which connect us to our families and our shared history. With your help, we can find a cure.

We are incredibly grateful to the for having hosted Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Night at , bringing awareness of the need for research to .

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RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 5 DANIEL FRANCIS DUQUETTE BOSTON, 1994-2002

During his tenure as Red Sox executive vice president and general , Dan Duquette took the team to an American League division title in 1995 and wild-card spots in both 1998 and 1999, the Sox advancing to the ALCS in ‘99. Duquette also helped lay the groundwork for the 2004 Red Sox team that ended an 86-year World Series title drought, drafting , trading for Pedro Martinez, and , signing free agents Manny Ramirez and , and resurrecting the career of after he was released. He also drafted future Red Sox star . A native of Dalton, Mass., and graduate of Amherst College, Duquette succeeded as Sox GM on Jan. 27, 1994. In his eight seasons as GM, the Red Sox compiled a record of 656-574, a .533 winning percentage.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 6 Together We Go Further

Suffolk Cares is proud to support the Red Sox Foundation and the Fenway Honors Red Sox Hall of Fame Gala.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 7 RICHARD LEO GEDMAN BOSTON, 1980-90

An undrafted free agent signed in 1977 out of St. Peter-Marian High School in nearby Worcester, Mass., native son Rich Gedman was converted from an - to on the advice of Red Sox Bill Enos. Gedman made his major-league debut in 1980, finished second in AL Rookie of the Year balloting in 1981, and was named to the All-Star team in consecutive seasons (1985-86). A left-handed batter who hit 24 home runs in 1984, his first season as the team’s everyday catcher, Gedman the following season set career highs in average (.295), doubles (30), and RBIs (80) while throwing out 43 percent of base runners attempting to steal. Hailed for his ability to handle a pitching staff that included , and Dennis Boyd, Gedman was behind the plate for the first of Clemens’s record-setting 20- games on April 29, 1986.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 8 RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 9 DAVID AMERICO ORTIZ BOSTON, 2003-2016

Pronounced the greatest in Red Sox history, “Big Papi” lived up to that accolade repeatedly in his 14 seasons in Boston, where he was a 10-time All-Star and became one of the most beloved athletes in the city’s history. A native of the , Ortiz led the Red Sox to three World Series titles, in 2004, 2007, and 2013, hitting an astounding .688 (11 for 16) with 8 walks in Boston’s six-game triumph over St. Louis in ’13. Ortiz’s walkoff hits against the in Games 4 and 5 of the ALCS on Oct. 18, 2004, served as catalyst to the greatest postseason comeback in history, the Sox becoming the first team to rally from a 3-games-to-none deficit. Ortiz broke ’s franchise record with 54 home runs in 2006, and had 10 seasons of 30-plus home runs and 100-plus RBIs, a club record. In his final season, he shattered records for players 40 years or older in a host of categories, including home runs (38), doubles (48) and RBIs (127).

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 10 The Boston Bruins and Boston Bruins Foundation proudly support the Red Sox Hall of Fame and congratulate all of this year’s inductees.

The Boston Bruins Foundation is a non-profit that collaborates with charitable organizations that demonstrate a commitment to health and wellness, education and athletics. The Foundation strongly believes that advocating for children and families across these areas will create a strong support system that will ultimately lead to the betterment of our community.

THE SHAH FAMILY FOUNDATION CONGRATULATES DAVID ORTIZ MANNY RAMIREZ RICH GEDMAN

ON THEIR INDUCTION INTO THE RED SOX HALL OF FAME.

WE ALSO CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANT WORK THE RED SOX FOUNDATION DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 11 MANUEL ARISTIDES RAMIREZ BOSTON, 2001-2008

One of the greatest right-handed hitters in club history, the often inscrutable Ramirez made “Manny being Manny” a popular catchphrase in his eight seasons with the Red Sox. Born in the Dominican Republic, Ramirez moved to at age 13 and made his big-league debut with Cleveland in 1993. Signed by the Red Sox as a free agent prior to the 2001 season, Ramirez led the team in home runs, batting average, on-base percentage and in his first year with the club, presaging an extraordinary stretch of offensive dominance by the team’s . Ramirez won the American League batting title in 2002 with a .349 average, and in each of his first four seasons in Boston had an OPS of 1.000 or higher. The MVP after batting .412 in the team’s four-game sweep of St. Louis, Ramirez, an eight-time All-Star, finished with 274 home runs and a .999 OPS in a Red Sox uniform.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 12 The Kraft family and the New England Patriots Foundation proudly support the Red Sox Hall of Fame. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEARS INDUCTEES.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 13 RED SOX MEMORABLE MOMENT OCTOBER 27, 2004 On Oct. 27, 2004, the Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, ending an 86- year gap between championships that had been mythologized as the “,” a reference to the sale of to the Yankees a year after Boston’s last World Series title, 1918. The Red Sox swept the Anaheim Angels in the American League division series, then staged an unprecedented comeback, overcoming a 3-games-to-none deficit against the New York Yankees to win the ALCS in seven games. The self-styled group of “Idiots” managed by then dispatched the Cardinals, a team that won 105 games in the regular season, in the World Series, winning the Series finale, 3-0, in Busch Stadium. flipped a comebacker to first baseman for the final out.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 14 OUR 2020 FENWAY HONORS RECIPIENTS

PRESENTED BIENNIALLY BY THE RED SOX FOUNDATION TO A BUSINESS AND AN INDIVIDUAL IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CHARITABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY As the pandemic hit, The Boston Beer Company remained committed to supporting their communities, ensuring staff safety, and maintaining livelihood during these uncertain times. “Our business got its start in bars and restaurants, and we recognize the role we can play right now in giving back,” said Dave Burwick, President and CEO. The Red Sox Foundation is proud to recognize Boston Beer for their incredible partnership and continued community initiatives, contributing more than $2,500,000 to restaurant industry employees currently out of work. CHARITABLE HIGHLIGHTS

• National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund: As a founding partner, Boston Beer committed to help restaurant industry employees experiencing hardship in the wake of COVID-19 through a national program of direct grants. • Restaurant Strong Fund: In our local community, Boston Beer immediately committed to supporting industry workers in restaurants and bars. After an overwhelming response, Boston Beer expanded the program, partnering with The Greg Hill Foundation to bring the Restaurant Strong Fund to 20 states across the country. • Employee Support: The employees of Boston Beer are the heart of the company, and immediate steps were taken to ensure the safety of staff both within the breweries and working remotely, including immediate support with dependent care and reimbursement, hotel accommodations, premium pay for brewery staff, and a generous PTO adjustment for those experiencing symptoms or required quarantine.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 16 CELEBRATING THE GREAT IN OUR PARTNER FOR GOOD

For someone known for great moments, tonight we commemorate yours. Congratulations, David Ortiz.

Official New England Bank of Big Papi

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Powering the Possible.

We applaud this year’s Fenway Honors winners: Boston Beer Phill & Liz Gross and salute the Red Sox Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Proud to power the Red Sox Foundation.

RED SOX HALLEversource.com OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 17 PHILL & ELIZABETH GROSS When Phill and Elizabeth Gross offered to bring children from the Jimmy Fund to Game 2 of the in St. Louis, they were introduced to Erica Leafquist and her family. Erica Kate Leafquist began a ten-year battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (A.L.L.) when she was just four years old, and just a few short weeks after her trip to St. Louis with her favorite Boston Red Sox, she lost her battle with the disease.

To honor her memory, the Gross’ family worked with Erica’s parents to provide other children battling with cancer the same opportunities to experience the joy of the Red Sox and Fenway Park. With the help of the Red Sox sales team, Erica’s Suite was born, ensuring patients and families from across New England can attend every home game throughout each season to continue to honor the courage of Erica’s fight.

Each guest signs a memory book during their visit, and the overwhelming responses to the Gross’ generosity and Erica’s resilience and courage are preserved each season. In 2014, the Leafquists established the Erica Leafquist Fund at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to provide funds for important research on A.L.L., and the Gross’ have continued to honor Erica’s memory with significant support.

The Red Sox Foundation is proud to recognize Phill and Elizabeth Gross for their incredible generosity and continued commitment to the children of Red Sox Nation.

RED SOX HALL OF FAME & FENWAY HONORS PAGE 18 Greatness is about what you give

Tonight we celebrate extraordinary careers, an extraordinary foundation, and everything extraordinary people give – on the field and off. From our home team to yours, congratulations.

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