In an exclusive video interview with Sporting News, Boston Globe reporter Peter Abraham talks about the Sox and the keys to the turnaround. Abraham saw the signs of a reversal early, when the BoSox took two of three from the Yankees in New York (they finished 13-6 against the Yanks), and he details how seemingly minor changes in the offseason set the club up for their impressive run.

Abraham also looks ahead to the playoffs and the keys to success for the Red Sox as they try to claim their third World Series title in the last 10 years.

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