The Boston Red Sox are in a familiar place this June: looking up at the rest of the American League East while trying to figure out what went wrong. Currently sitting at 29-39, the team is on pace for a historically bad season — the kind that makes ownership sweat and fans loudly call for change. But the noise isn’t just about the manager anymore.
According to a report from Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the baseball world is skeptical of Boston’s public support for chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. While Red Sox president Sam Kennedy told “The Greg Hill Show” that firing Breslow is “not on the table,” and that he’s “working as hard as anybody” to turn things around, Nightengale writes that “no one in baseball believes them.” The sentiment around the league is that Boston will be looking for Breslow’s replacement this winter.
That kind of speculation carries weight when you look at the Red Sox’s track record. This is an organization that has shown a willingness to move on from executives quickly — even after success. Dave Dombrowski was fired just 10 months after winning the 2018 World Series. Ben Cherington and Chaim Bloom each lasted four seasons or fewer. Breslow is in his third year.
A season already filled with fallout
The Red Sox have already made sweeping changes in 2026, firing manager Alex Cora and six coaches after a brutal 10-17 start. Since then, the team has gone 18-22, which does little to inspire confidence. Boston is now in danger of becoming the first Red Sox team since 1933 to reach 50 losses before July 4.
It’s worth noting that the Cora firing didn’t produce the immediate spark the front office hoped for. The roster still looks thin, and Breslow — who took over after Bloom’s dismissal — hasn’t yet put his stamp on the franchise in a way that suggests a clear path forward. The question now isn’t just whether Breslow will survive the season, but whether he’ll survive the offseason.
Nightengale’s reporting doesn’t claim that a decision has been made, but the timing and context are telling. The Red Sox have a recent history of pulling the plug on executives within four seasons, and Breslow is entering that danger zone. The whispers around MLB are growing louder, and in a market like Boston, whispers often become headlines before long.
For now, the team’s public stance remains unchanged. But in baseball, the gap between “not on the table” and “please clear out your office” can close quickly — especially when the standings look this bad.
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