The 2025 MLB postseason is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Here’s where the Boston Red Sox sit in the current MLB playoff picture:
Red Sox Playoff Chances
The Red Sox’s playoff odds are off the board at this time. FanGraphs gives them a 98.6% chance of making it, as their magic number is one entering the final weekend.
Boston entered the year with -155 odds to reach the postseason.
Find out how Boston’s postseason odds compare to the rest of the AL East:
- Blue Jays: OTB
- Orioles: OTB
- Rays: OTB
- Yankees: OTB
Red Sox Playoff Seed
If the season ended today, the Red Sox would be the No. 5 seed in the American League. They would face the No. 4 New York Yankees in a best-of-three Wild Card series.
Here’s the current AL bracket:
Last Time the Red Sox Made the Playoffs
The Red Sox last made the playoffs in 2021, reaching the ALCS before suffering a 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Boston won its Wild Card game over the New York Yankees that year and then earned a 3-1 series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS.
The Red Sox won the World Series as recently 2018, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-1 victory.
Red Sox Playoff History
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ALCS | Astros | Lost, 4-2 |
| 2021 | ALDS | Rays | Won, 3-1 |
| 2021 | ALWC | Yankees | Won, 1-0 |
| 2018 | World Series | Dodgers | Won, 4-1 |
| 2018 | ALCS | Astros | Won, 4-1 |
| 2018 | ALDS | Yankees | Won, 3-1 |
| 2017 | ALDS | Astros | Lost, 3-1 |
| 2016 | ALDS | Cleveland | Lost, 3-0 |
| 2013 | World Series | Cardinals | Won, 4-2 |
| 2013 | ALCS | Tigers | Won, 4-2 |
| 2013 | ALDS | Rays | Won, 3-1 |
| 2009 | ALDS | Angels | Lost, 3-0 |
| 2008 | ALCS | Rays | Lost, 4-3 |
| 2008 | ALDS | Angels | Won, 3-1 |
| 2007 | World Series | Rockies | Won, 4-0 |
| 2007 | ALCS | Cleveland | Won, 4-3 |
| 2007 | ALDS | Angels | Won, 3-0 |
| 2005 | ALDS | White Sox | Lost, 3-0 |
| 2004 | World Series | Cardinals | Won, 4-0 |
| 2004 | ALCS | Yankees | Won, 4-3 |
| 2004 | ALDS | Angels | Won, 3-0 |
| 2003 | ALCS | Yankees | Lost, 4-3 |
| 2003 | ALDS | Athletics | Won, 3-2 |
| 1999 | ALCS | Yankees | Lost, 4-1 |
| 1999 | ALDS | Cleveland | Won, 3-2 |
| 1998 | ALDS | Cleveland | Lost, 3-1 |
| 1995 | ALDS | Cleveland | Lost, 3-0 |
| 1990 | ALCS | Athletics | Lost, 4-0 |
| 1988 | ALCS | Athletics | Lost, 4-0 |
| 1986 | World Series | Mets | Lost, 4-3 |
| 1986 | ALCS | Angels | Won, 4-3 |
| 1975 | World Series | Reds | Lost, 4-3 |
| 1975 | ALCS | Athletics | Won, 3-0 |
| 1967 | World Series | Cardinals | Lost, 4-3 |
| 1946 | World Series | Cardinals | Lost, 4-3 |
| 1918 | World Series | Cubs | Won, 4-2 |
| 1916 | World Series | Brooklyn Robins | Won, 4-1 |
| 1915 | World Series | Phillies | Won, 4-1 |
| 1912 | World Series | New York Giants | Won, 4-3 |
| 1903 | World Series | Pirates | Won, 5-3 |
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