“There have been bad Red Sox seasons these last 50 years, but this feels like the bleakest,: Simmons wrote on X.
The weekend was not great, and emotions spilled all over the place. The Red Sox and Twins’ benches cleared, highlighting all the emotions on the surface. But Boston was unable to yield any results and struggled to pull out a win.
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The Red Sox are 22-30, and watching their season fade quickly. As June nears, some believe the Red Sox might sell at the trade deadline. They have not been able to recapture the magic from last season. Notably, ace Garrett Crochett is out with an injury. Additionally, Trevor Story is recovering from a sports hernia. Roman Anthony has also been out with an injury, indicating how bad the injury situation is.
The Sox made the playoffs last season, losing in the Wildcard Round to the New York Yankees. Yet, that success has not materialized. The Red Sox started the season with a 2-9 mark. While there have been some winning spurts, it’s mostly been a struggle. The Sox find themselves staring up at the AL East and are currently 13 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for first place. Now, the question is whether they can bounce back and make a run.
It was a bad weekend at Fenway Park, as the Boston Red Sox endured a sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins, and they are in last place in the AL East. This caused media host Bill Simmons to call this team “bleak,” and the slump has them in a bad spot. “There have been bad Red Sox seasons these last 50 years, but this feels like the bleakest,: Simmons wrote on X.
