Curse of the Bambino (Red Sox superstition)

The 'Curse of the Bambino' was a superstition that the Boston Red Sox were jinxed after the team sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. Fans and media often cited the curse to explain the Red Sox's 86-year World Series championship drought from 1918 to 2004. Fenway Park was the Red Sox's home field and the focal point for many curse-related narratives and rituals. The superstition is generally considered a cultural belief and was widely described as 'broken' when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004.