Best teams of the decade

From the professional ranks to the collegiate battles throughout all the divisions, some teams just had a better decade than others.

Boston Red Sox

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Other teams such as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers had more wins than the Boston Red Sox during the 2010s, but neither of them got the final out of the World Series. The Sox went from diabolical-schemed amusement for Babe Ruth’s ghost to being a World Series success in both the 2000s and 2010s. The team won twice this past decade, with only San Fran besting that effort.