Red Sox Set Unfortunate Record With Historically Bad Start To 2026 Season originally appeared on NESN.
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The first five weeks of the 2026 MLB season have been a nightmare for the Boston Red Sox.
They won on Opening Day in Cincinnati, but it’s been all downhill from there. They started 2-8 and proceeded to stumble through the rest of April, finishing the month last in the AL East with a 12-19 record.
Unfortunately for the Red Sox, that’s a team record for most losses by the end of April.
In their defense, the season starts in late March now, much earlier than it used to. In the past, many Boston teams didn’t even play 19 games in April.
Regardless, the Red Sox were not ready to play when the season started, getting off to yet another slow start under Alex Cora. This time, it cost him his job.
Boston has struggled in all areas: at the plate, on the mound, in the field and on the bases. Many of the team’s players have simply underperformed, while others have gotten hurt or suffered from inconsistent playing time.
The good news is that the American League is weak this year, and the Red Sox still have 131 games to turn things around. Only three AL teams enter May with a winning record.
Unfortunately for Boston, however, two of them play in their division.
The Red Sox have come back from slow starts before, including last year. This one is worse, however, so they need to turn the page quickly and start producing better results for their new-look coaching staff.
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