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New York Post
28 minutes ago
- New York Post
The Red Sox have broken Alex Cora: ‘We're not getting better'
Alex Cora sounds like a defeated manager. Boston's World Series champion manager had an absolutely dejected tone after losing a second straight one-run home game Tuesday to the Angels and falling a season-high five games under .500. The Red Sox (29-34) are a staggering 6-17 in one-run games. Advertisement 3 Alex Cora is not happy with the state of the Red Sox. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect 'We keep making the same mistakes, we're not getting better. At one point, it has to be on me, I guess, right? I'm the manager, so, I gotta keep pushing them to be better,' Cora said after the 4-3 loss in 10 innings. 'They're not getting better. They're not. We keep making the same mistakes. I'll be very honest about it, very open about it. You get frustrated, but at what point it's like, OK, what we gonna do, what's going to change? Because we keep doing the same thing. 'We can keep talking about one-run losses. …. It's the same thing. Is it effort, preparation, attention to detail? I have no idea. I watched that game, I was like, 'Wow, this is real.' It's frustrating.' Advertisement Boston entered the year with big aspirations after acquiring Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet, among others, but the Red Sox currently are closer to the AL-worst White Sox than the AL-best Tigers. They're only four games ahead of the woeful Orioles. Tuesday's game featured a litany of mistakes that could have prevented a loss to the Angels, especially during Los Angeles' three-run third inning. Advertisement 3 The Angels for the sweep Wednesday. Getty Images The inning began with starter Brayan Bello hitting No. 8 hitter Jo Adell and then walking No. 9 hitter Chris Taylor, owner of a .384 OPS. Zach Neto followed with an RBI single to plate a run, but center fielder Ceddane Rafaela airmailed his throw home, and it allowed the runners to move to second and third with no outs. Nolan Schanuel then laced a two-run single for a 3-0 edge. Advertisement Cora also lamented his team's inability to get down a bunt and not advance runners when needed, with Boston finishing 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position. 'You can talk about chances. I can tell you [about] the chances we gave the opposition,' Cora said, per 'We were lucky to be in that game at the end, to be honest with you.' Boston is now 3-8 since losing Bregman, with the third baseman set to be out for a long stretch with a right quad injury. The Red Sox could be in a tough spot in their attempt to stay afloat while he's gone unless they promote No. 1 prospect Roman Anthony. 3 Red Sox infielder Romy Gonzalez reacts after flying out. Getty Images Things won't get easier this weekend when they visit the division-leading Yankees, who have a chance to bury their rivals. Advertisement 'Routine ground balls for double plays we don't turn, we throw to the wrong bases, we miss cutoff guys, (pitching fielding practice)s were horrible,' Cora said, according to 'So, there's a lot of bad right now.'
Newsweek
32 minutes ago
- Newsweek
Red Sox Manager Gives Brutal Assessment of Team's Recent Struggles
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. After consecutive seasons without reaching the playoffs, this year was supposed to be the one when the Boston Red Sox turned it around and got back to the postseason. The offseason additions of Garrett Crochet, Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler had Boston positioned as one of the top teams in the AL on paper, but they've been anything but that so far this season. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 01: Manager Alex Cora #13 of the Boston Red Sox looks on prior to the first pitch against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on June 01, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 01: Manager Alex Cora #13 of the Boston Red Sox looks on prior to the first pitch against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on June 01, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Red Sox manager Alex Cora was rightfully frustrated after his squad dropped Tuesday's game 4-3 in 10 innings to the Los Angeles Angels. When speaking to the media after the game, Cora made a brutal assessment of the teams' recent skid. "We keep making the same mistakes. We're not getting better," Cora said after the game. "At one point it has to be on me I guess. I'm the manager. I've got to keep pushing them to be better. They're not getting better. They're not. We keep making the same mistakes. I'll be honest about it and very open about it." "We keep making the same mistakes. We're not getting better. At one point, it has to be on me, I guess — right? I'm the manager, so, you know, I gotta keep pushing them to be better. They're not getting better." Alex Cora voiced his frustration following tonight's loss. — NESN (@NESN) June 4, 2025 There is quite a bit of truth to Cora's statement. Boston is 2-8 in its last 10 games and has fallen to 29-34 and all the way down to fourth place in the AL East. The Red Sox have already lost 17 one-run games this season, the same number of one-run contests they won last season. The offense without Alex Bregman has taken a major hit, as it is averaging just 3.2 runs per game over the last 10 and has just eight total home runs in that span. The recent struggles have brought trade rumors surrounding star outfielder Jarren Duran and if Boston decides to move off him, the trade floodgates will more than likely open. A once promising season has taken a turn for the worst, and it is looking more and more likely that Red Sox fans will have to wait another season for playoff baseball at Fenway Park. More MLB: This 280-Strikeout Pitcher Continues to Struggle After Injuries
CBS News
an hour ago
- CBS News
Brad Marchand highlights a few regrets from his time with Boston Bruins
Brad Marchand is loving life as he gets ready to play in the Stanley Cup Final with the Florida Panthers. The veteran winger also loved the 16 years he spent with the Bruins, but he did admit to some regrets from his time in Boston ahead of his latest trip to the Cup final. First up, the 37-year-old regrets not being able to say a proper goodbye to Boston fans after he was dealt away at the NHL Trade Deadline in March. He was injured at the time of the deal, and had no idea a Feb. 27 loss to the New York Islanders would be his final game at TD Garden in a Boston sweater. "I got hurt before I got traded. The last game I'll ever play in a Bruins jersey was not the last game I thought I was ever going to play in a Bruins jersey," Marchand told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski. Marchand wanted to play his entire NHL career with Boston. But with the Bruins floundering at the deadline and Marchand and the Boston brass at a contract impasse, GM Don Sweeney traded away his team's captain in the biggest deal of his deadline day fire sale. Marchand regrets not enjoying the moment more in Boston Marchand is gearing up for the fourth Stanley Cup Final of his career, and he hopes this dance will result in his second ring. He won his first and only cup at the conclusion of his first full NHL season with the Bruins in 2011, when he was a key part of Boston's seven-game series win over the Vancouver Canucks in the Final. Marchand was a pesky fourth-line winger at that point, but developed and grew into a dynamic scorer and gritty defender for Boston. He helped the Bruins make two more runs to the Cup Final, plus a historic 135-point regular season in 2022-23. Winning a Stanley Cup early in his career set the bar high for Marchand, and the Bruins were expected to contend throughout his tenure with the team. Marchand didn't mind that added pressure, but said it also led to a lot of stress. He believes he was overthinking a lot of things over his final seasons with the franchise. "There's this pressure you sometimes put on yourself. You start stressing about things that you don't need to stress about," Marchand explained to Wyshynski. "I know that there are moments that I missed out on or didn't really appreciate because I was stressing about other things." Boston's record-setting season is a perfect example. After the B's completed the best regular season in NHL history, they were upset by the Panthers in the first round of the playoffs. Marchand doesn't think he and the team were focused on the task at hand in that series, with their sights instead set on winning a Cup further down the road. "We thought we were going to go to the finals that year. We thought we were going to win it all, and then we got pushed out in the first round," recalled Marchand. "You start looking back at those moments and you realize you took all we did that season for granted because we were so worried about going to the finals. We weren't living in the moment." Brad Marchand back in Stanley Cup Final Marchand has made sure not to make that same mistake during this run to the Cup Final. He was once a nemesis of the Panthers and Florida fans, but has been embraced by the team and the fanbase since his arrival. Through 17 playoff games, Marchand is fourth on the team with 14 points (four goals, 10 assists). He made it clear the Panthers are still four wins away from accomplishing their goal. But so far, Marchand has made sure to enjoy every moment of the ride. "I may never get back this late in the playoffs ever again in my career," he said. "These are memories and moments that you want to embrace." It won't be easy for Bruins fans to see Marchand suit up for the Panthers in a Cup Final, though most wouldn't mind if he got to lift Lord Stanley's Chalice once again. The Panthers getting to the Final also benefits Boston, as the second-round pick the team initially received for their captain has turned into a first-round pick thanks to Marchand's contributions to Florida's run.
