Overview
- The Red Sox unveiled the 2026 Hall of Fame class at Fenway Fest: Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Mike Timlin, and longtime PA announcer Sherm Feller as the non-uniformed inductee.
- Bill Mueller’s two-run walk-off on July 24, 2004 off Mariano Rivera was selected as the Memorable Red Sox Moment to be honored during the season.
- A committee of team executives, media, historians, plus fan representatives made the selections.
- Lester is a three-time All-Star who returned after a lymphoma diagnosis and holds the club record for strikeouts by a left-hander with 1,386.
- Damon was a two-time All-Star in Boston and drove in six runs with two homers in the 2004 ALCS Game 7; Timlin logged 394 relief appearances for the club and a team-record 28 postseason games.