The Boston Red Sox have struggled to begin the 2025 season despite making upgrades to their roster.
Manager Alex Cora expressed his frustrations after another one-run loss on June 3, noting that while the team isn’t getting better, he’s to blame.
“We keep making the same mistakes,” Cora said. “We’re not getting better. 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.”
And while Cora shouldered the blame, Kevin Millar doesn’t believe it all belongs on the manager.
“Alex Cora can only do so much, right? You’re the manager,” the 2004 World Series champion told WBZ’s Dan Roche. “The GM’s and the organizations give you the players, they spend the money and then you only could do what you could do. But we all know there’s something just not right.”
Despite the upgrades Boston made to its roster, defensive miscues and offensive woes have still plagued the team — the Red Sox’ 588 strikeouts rank second in the American League. They also lead MLB with 53 errors and have the most one-run losses with 17.
The injury bug hasn’t been kind to Boston, either. Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury, Bregman is on the injured list with a quad strain and Tanner Houck is also on the IL and he might not return until next month.
The Red Sox haven’t clicked yet and there are struggles from top to bottom. And Millar thinks he knows what his former team should do if it wants to get out of this rut.
“I think it starts internally,” Millar said. “It starts with (the) guys. Doors closed, the media doesn’t know anything. You know what? You gotta check some dudes and you gotta ask, ‘Who’s in?’ And this is about a team and a city that’s right here, and that’s more important than the name on your back. And I think that we forget that.”
