Red Sox Tumble To Worst Record In Baseball With Historically Bad Start
Boston's alone at the bottom of the standings.
Red Sox Tumble To Worst Record In Baseball With Historically Bad Start originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A week and a half into the 2026 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox are not where they want to be.
They are not at the top of the standings, which is where they were aiming for. They are not even in the middle of the standings. Unfortunately, they are all the way at the bottom, and not just in the AL East.
The Red Sox tumbled to 2-7 with Sunday's 8-6 loss to the San Diego Padres at Fenway Park. Following wins by the Athletics and Colorado Rockies later in the day, that's officially the worst record in baseball . It's also tied for the worst nine-game start to a season in franchise history.
Boston's first home series of the season began on a high note with Friday's 5-2 win over the Padres, snapping the team's five-game losing streak. However, the Red Sox were unable to build on that performance over the weekend, dropping back-to-back games and losing their third straight series to start the year. The Red Sox, at 2-7, have the worst record in Major League Baseball.