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Red Sox Face June Test as Craig Breslow’s Job Comes Under Scrutiny

Owners will use the team’s June results and the July trade deadline to weigh whether to continue current roster moves or replace leadership.

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Overview

  • The Red Sox sit 25-33 and roughly three games back of the final AL wild card as of June 1, leaving their playoff chances around 27 percent according to FanGraphs.
  • Alex Cora was fired on April 25 after a 10-17 start and Craig Breslow has assumed chief baseball decision-making responsibility since then.
  • Boston’s offense has underperformed this season, ranking near the bottom of MLB in runs, homers and OPS and struggling especially at Fenway Park.
  • Breslow has publicly expressed confidence in reaching October and said the losing start has weighed on him personally while he explores trade talks to improve the roster.
  • June performance will shape front-office choices and trade-deadline strategy in July, with ownership likely to treat those results as the key test of whether to back Breslow or pursue a broader reset.