Let’s just cut right to the chase—the Boston Red Sox have been a colossal disappointment to this point in the 2025 season. Through 58 games, the Red Sox are 27-31, 4th place in the American League East, and are 9.5 games back of first place entering Friday’s play. They are also 4.0 games back in the Wild Card standings.

A few weeks back, the organization released new Nike City Connect uniforms. A nice touch to Fenway Park’s green monster, but none of it matters if the team can’t perform on the field. The introduction of new uniforms might just be one of the highlights of a dismal season thus far.

Most recently, Boston was swept by a mediocre Milwaukee Brewers team, and it was likely the lowest point of the regular season. Fans were clamouring for several solutions, most notably calling for the promotion of top prospect Roman Anthony. As Marcelo Mayer was just called up from the minors, a shakeup is what this team needs right now.

Expectations are still high

The expectations for the Red Sox were already high coming into the season—they had brought in a proven, all-star caliber infielder in Alex Bregman, and had traded for a promising young ace in Garrett Crochet. Additionally, they had three gifted prospects waiting in Triple-A—Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer, and Roman Anthony. As previously stated, Mayer has been called up, Campbell has been at the major league level all season—and has struggled mightily in recent weeks—and Anthony has yet to be called up, a mistake on the club’s part.

A Triston Casas season-ending injury early on was just a catalyst for more dysfunction. Before the calendar even strikes June, the team finds itself in a predicament at first base. Rafael Devers has claimed he will not change positions, and the team is working out Kristian Campbell at the position. This situation has been nothing short of a jumbled mess.

These factors haven’t changed the expectations from fans, though. The fanbase still anticipates the team to compete in a largely weak American League, and they have failed to do so on all fronts. Boston needs to turn it around quickly before their season goes in a downward spiral.

Many have also questioned the job of long-time manager Alex Cora, examining his strange lineup and bullpen decisions. However, a vast majority of the media deny seeing the team turning on Cora, as both his leadership and relationships with certain players run deeper than simply letting the manager go. One or both of hitting coach Pete Fatse or pitching coach Andrew Bailey will likely be the first to blame.

Another massive disappointment has been the performance of shortstop Trevor Story. According to MLB.com, he’s hitting just .218, with an OPS of .581. This should be no shock to any fans, though, as his entire Red Sox tenure has appeared this way, mixed with a bevy of long-lasting trips to the injured list.

A small highlight of Boston’s season has been its pitching, yet Garrett Crochet has been the only consistent bright spot in the starting rotation. The bullpen has been a strong suit, but they have had their moments of collapse in spots where the team needs them most.

The 2025 Boston Red Sox have little time to figure themselves out, and many will start to turn on the team due to how they’ve looked the past six years. Fenway Park will always be a great summertime location to travel to, but lifelong fans will refuse to invest in a team that isn’t fully interested in playing a quality level of baseball.