Robert Redford spent much of his life on the West Coast, but he was a Boston Red Sox fan through and through. Accordingly, the young Redford cheered for a team 3,000 miles away — the Red Sox. Like Redford, Williams was from California and batted left-handed, making The Splendid Splinter an easy figure for Redford to root for. Among Robert Redford's many distinctions was one that stood out to moviegoers in New England: he was a proud member of Red Sox Nation. Redford returned to Fenway after that and was fortunate to see the Red Sox win four World Series during his lifetime, all between 2004 and 2018.