If it ever seems as if the Chris Sale trade has already inflicted the maximum amount of possible pain on the Boston Red Sox, it's best to recalculate. Sale was traded from the Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom before the 2024 season,

Chris Sale's last start as a visitor at Fenway Park was almost a decade ago. He returned Friday and showed he hadn't forgotten how to win there.

The end of Chris Sale's tenure with the Red Sox was marked largely by regret. Sorrow, too. No doubt, Sale had his joy during his time, closing out the 2018 World Series