Chris Sale on facing his former teammates: In his seven seasons with the Red Sox, Chris Sale experienced the full range of emotions. He delivered two incredible seasons in his first two years with Boston, culminating with a World Series championship in 2018 (with Sale recording the final out himself, striking out Manny Machado).
Over the next five years, however, Sale experienced more difficult circumstances. Limited by a series of injuries, he went just 17-18 with a 4.16 ERA in 298 1/3 innings from 2019-23.
In the offseason, he was traded to the Braves.