Believers: Boston Red Sox

Red Sox fans share decades of losses and heartbreak until 2004, when their team faces the Yankees in the ALCS; one moment changes everything.

Boston's complex history of progress and prejudice finds reflection in its baseball team; the 2004 Red Sox, facing elimination, begin dismantling Yankees' dominance, uniting fans and challenging an alleged curse.

Red Sox fans trade generations of curse-driven misery for triumph; their identity shifts from suffering to success, leaving them to navigate unfamiliar territory where winning is expected.

Red Sox fans share decades of losses and heartbreak until 2004, when their team faces the Yankees in the ALCS; one moment changes everything.

Boston's complex history of progress and prejudice finds reflection in its baseball team; the 2004 Red Sox, facing elimination, begin dismantling Yankees' dominance, uniting fans and challenging an alleged curse.

Red Sox fans trade generations of curse-driven misery for triumph; their identity shifts from suffering to success, leaving them to navigate unfamiliar territory where winning is expected.