Chili Davis a big hit with Red Sox offense

CLEVELAND — Ultimately, it wasn’t the first season in Boston that hitting coach Chili Davis longed for.

Davis has two World Series rings he earned while playing with the New York Yankees in 1998 and ’99. He really wants another one.

“More than one,” he said yesterday. “I’d like to be here for a while because I think we have a core group of guys here that can really bring some excitement to Boston.”

There might be uncertainty within the coaching staff since there’s a new boss in town, but why wouldn’t the Red Sox want Davis back again next year? They lured him away from the Oakland A’s and had to fight the Yankees for his services last offseason. And he’s been everything they could’ve asked for.

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