For the fourth time in 15 seasons, the Red Sox are world champions. Behind a stellar outing from David Price and a pair of home runs from Steve Pearce, who took home series MVP honors, Boston defeated the Dodgers, 5–1, in Game 5 to finish the World Series and win its first title since 2013. You heard about it all summer, as the Red Sox pulled away from the Yankees in the AL East and captured their third straight division title.