Red Sox reach a milestone for the first time in years with sweep of Orioles 

Rob Refsnyder and Trevor Story both homered for Boston on Thursday.

Despite being among MLB's highest spenders on an annual basis - just over $196M for 2025 — the Red Sox entered the 2025 season on the heels of one of their worst stretches of the century. Boston has missed the playoffs each of the last three seasons, with their last postseason game coming in the 2021 American League Championship Series. 

The pressure was on Cora to get the Red Sox back in the postseason. With only one 90-win season since winning the World Series in 2018, the Red Sox appeared dead in the water early in the season. Boston was 27-29 at the end of May and in fourth place in the American League East. 

However, thanks to a post All-Star break resurgence, Boston now appears headed back to the postseason. 

Now 75-60, the Red Sox currently sit in a playoff position with a 2.5-game cushion in the American League wild-card race. Boston is also still in striking distance of the American League East division-leading Blue Jays, trailing Toronto by just 2.5 games. 

While Boston has completely transformed from one of the most disappointing teams to a legitimate contender, Red Sox fans will only judge the season by what happens in October.