Red Sox CEO lays out expectations for 2026 season — ‘We want to win a World Series’
Making his yearly appearance on the “Fenway Rundown” podcast with MassLive’s Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam, Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy was asked to lay out his expectations for the 2026 team.
The Red Sox returned to the postseason last year for the first time since 2021. It was short-lived after Boston fell to the New York Yankees in three games in the American League Wild Card round. With a new-look team in 2026, a strong starting rotation and a lineup that boasts Roman Anthony , the expectations are high for Boston.
Making his yearly Opening Day appearance on the “ Fenway Rundown ” podcast with MassLive’s Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam, Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy was asked to lay out his expectations for the team. “We want to win a World Series,” Kennedy said. “We hope to take that next step forward in October.
But I’d be lying to you if we didn’t think we had a team that was built to get to the postseason and capable of really having a special run. But it’s easy to say that here as we get to the last hours of spring training. But no, this is an aggressive bunch, a confident group, and we’re hoping to get back to October.
Anything can happen once you get into the dance. “It’s hard to put a win total. It’s hard to put a date in October.