Whereas, on October 28, 2018, the Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers; Whereas the Los Angeles Dodgers demonstrated sportsmanship, skill, and perseverance; Whereas the Los Angeles Dodgers are recognized for their outstanding effort and success throughout the 2018 baseball season, posting a record of 92–71 and winning their second National League pennant in as many years; Whereas Boston’s victory marks its fourth World Series title in 15 years and its ninth title in the treasured and beloved Red Sox team’s 118-year history; Whereas the Red Sox won the team’s ninth World Series title on the 100-year anniversary of its fifth championship in 1918; Whereas the City of Boston convincingly cements its legacy as Titletown, USA after winning its eleventh major professional sports championship since the turn of the century; Whereas the Red Sox are 16–3 in World Series games in the new millennium; Whereas the Red Sox were excellent on the road this postseason, winning 7 of 8 games away from Fenway Park and clinching the World Series title on the road for the fourth time in franchise history; Whereas the Red Sox players and staff showed the utmost skill, heart, and grit through the entire regular season and postseason, winning the American League Division Series, the American League Championship Series, and the World Series; Whereas the 2018 Boston Red Sox stake a claim as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, finishing the regular season with 108 wins, and bringing the team’s season total to 119 wins with an 11–3 postseason record; Whereas the Red Sox dominated the defending World Champion Houston Astros and two of baseball’s signature franchises—including their bitter rival New York Yankees—by an aggregate score of 84–51 in the postseason on their way to winning the world title; Whereas the Red Sox became the first 100-win team in Major League Baseball history to defeat two other 100-win teams en route to winning the World Series