Red Sox do not invite Curt Schilling to 2004 World Series reunion

Numerous members of the 2004 Boston Red Sox will reunite Wednesday night to throw out a ceremonial first pitch, but Curt Schilling will not be among them.

Seven members of the 2004 Sox will be on hand for the first pitch ahead of Game 2 of the World Series. Schilling still lives in the area, but the Red Sox confirmed that he was not invited to take part.

Ceremonial first pitch tonight: 2004 team members David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez, Kevin Millar, Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Keith Foulke, Alan Embree.
No Curt Schilling, who lives locally?
Red Sox exec: "We did not reach out to him, but it is not out of spite.''

— Dan Shaughnessy (@Dan_Shaughnessy) October 24, 2018

While the Red Sox won’t say so, it is entirely possible that they prefer to distance themselves from Schilling’s controversial political views, which also got him fired from ESPN. On what’s supposed to be a big night for the team, he’s bound to be a distraction, and not a good one.