Red Sox have major 13 home run problem amid 9-14 record

TL;DR

The Boston Red Sox are struggling with a 9-14 record, the worst in the AL East. They have hit only 13 home runs this season, which is the lowest in the league and a significant factor in their poor performance.

Key points

Boston Red Sox have a 9-14 record
They are last in the AL East
The team has hit only 13 home runs this season
This home run count is the lowest in MLB
The lack of home runs is impacting their performance

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The Boston Red Sox have been struggling a ton this season. Their 9-14 record, the worst in the AL East and one of only seven teams in baseball still in the single-digit win column, is a clear sign of how bad things are going.

But to get to such a low point, there have to be some on-field reasons for why the team has struggled so much this season. And in the case of the Red Sox, there is one statistic that does a good job highlighting how bad things are going this season: home runs.

As ESPN's Jorge Castillo highlighted, the Red Sox have a very concerning home run number of just 13 through the beginning of the season. They're struggling a ton to hit homers, and it's a huge problem for this year's team.

Red Sox's league-low 13-home runs are causing problems

"One potential area of concern for the Red Sox entering the season was their power after trading Rafael Devers away last May and losing Alex Bregman in free agency this winter," Castillo writes. "So far, that concern is very real."

Boston's offense has struggled a ton this season, and the team's league-low 13 homers to begin the season are a major area of concern.

Willson Contreras leads the team with four homers, Wilyer Abreu has three, and Trevor Story has two. , , , and Ceddane Rafaela all have one each for an MLB-worst 13 homers on the season.