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Red Sox Broadcaster Unloads on Team Amid Brutal Stretch

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Sterling Bennett | Last updated Jun 4, 2025 4:30 PM ET

The Boston Red Sox began the 2025 season with optimism and a retooled roster designed for contention. Just over two months in, those high hopes have unraveled.

Now 29-34 through 63 games, Boston trails the first-place Yankees by 10 games in the American League East. Only the Chicago White Sox, Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles have worse records in the American League, and the gap between expectation and performance is growing wider by the day.

Tuesday night’s 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Los Angeles Angels was just the latest example of a team stuck in reverse. It was Boston’s 17th one-run loss of the season and yet another night plagued by sloppy fundamentals. The Red Sox committed three errors—bringing their league-leading total to 53—and offered little offensive spark.

After the game, manager Alex Cora did not mask his disappointment. Speaking to reporters with visible frustration, Cora gave what some considered his most defeated postgame remarks to date.

“I’ve covered almost every game he’s managed,” NESN’s Tom Caron said afterward. “I’ve never heard him like that.”

Former Red Sox third baseman and NESN analyst Will Middlebrooks went further.

“Cora’s had enough,” he said. “This team keeps making the same mental and physical mistakes game after game, and nothing’s changing. That’s not just a slump—it’s dysfunction. At some point, you have to call it what it is.”

Middlebrooks did not hold back on the team’s lack of progress.

“We’re not doing the fundamental things it takes to win baseball games at this level, and yet we keep doing the same things expecting it to change. Is that not the definition of insanity?”@TomCaron, @DMarrero305, and @Middlebrooks react to Alex Cora’s postgame comments. https://t.co/UfsHIctw67 pic.twitter.com/nIrgvCIDgf
— NESN (@NESN) June 4, 2025

“We’re not playing clean baseball,” he said. “You can’t keep making the same mistakes and expect different outcomes. That’s insanity.”

The tone inside Boston’s clubhouse has shifted. A season that started with postseason ambition is now teetering on the brink. Cora, once seen as a steadying force, is navigating what might be the most challenging stretch of his managerial career.

If things do not turn around soon, the Red Sox will not just miss the playoffs—they will face serious questions about the direction of the franchise itself.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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