The 2025 Red Sox were 17-16 on May 2, the day of Triston Casas’s season-ending knee injury. They were 25-26 on May 23, when Alex Bregman strained his quad to a degree we’re talking months, not days, until he returns. They are, headed into a three-game series beginning Friday in Atlanta, 27-31.
No, I’m not writing one of those two trains math problems. Though if you’ve watched the 2025 Red Sox, you’re used to the feeling of a surprise three-hour calculus exam. Or, given the older demographic in which we baseball fans reside, a colonoscopy.