Five Reasons Why the Red Sox Can Still Make a Playoff Push

The 2026 Boston Red Sox have been quite a surprise across baseball, and not for the better. While they are 9-2 in their last 11 games, the team still finds itself near the bottom of the AL East standings with a 41-48 record, 12 games back of the first-place Tampa Bay Rays and four games back of a playoff spot.

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