There are no 163s anymore. It’s for weather make ups. Bottom line, they schedule the World Series the way they want it, and work backwards to schedule the rest. It was fine doing Tue-Wed-Thurs, and starting the DS today.
In 2016, 27 players made their Sox debut. A franchise record at the time.
The last two seasons, 42 players made their Sox debut.
The last three seasons of 100+ losses, 109 players made their Sox debut.
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
Padres at Cubs…winner plays Brewers
Reds at Dodgers…winner plays Phillies
Tigers at Guardians…winner plays Mariners
Red Sox at Yankees…winner plays Blue Jays
There will be no games on Sunday that mean anything if the following happens today:
Cle, Tor, Cin win
Det, Hou, NYY, NYM, Phi lose
and Cubs win or Padres lose
Won’t happen, but it’s a small possibility.