The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team in the Eastern Division of the American League (AL) of Major League Baseball (MLB) based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox were established in 1901 as on of the AL's 8 charter franchises, opening their famous home stadium "Fenway Park" in 1912. The Boston Red Sox have won 12 AL Pennants and 7 World Series titles (3rd all time). The Red Sox are famous for their history - winning 4 World Series titles by 1918, then experiencing the "Curse of the Bambino." An 86-year long gap without a World Series title after trading legend Babe Ruth to team rival, the New York Yankees.