Overview
- Story, whose third-inning misplay opened the door in Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Rays, saw the play later scored a single, yet he said the lapse was on him.
- The shortstop is hitting .200 with a .520 OPS through 40 games, including three strikeouts on Sunday that drew loud boos at Fenway Park.
- Interim manager Chad Tracy praised Story’s glove, though public defensive metrics rate him slightly below average at shortstop this year.
- Boston is considering an infield experiment that would move Marcelo Mayer to shortstop and shift Story to second base, with no decision announced.
- The struggles come weeks after the late-April firing of manager Alex Cora and several coaches, as Story says he believes he can turn his season around.