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Red Sox fans are frustrated as the team starts the season 9-14. Despite 12 players excelling in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, their performance has drastically declined in the regular season.
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The Boston Red Sox fans are frustrated after the team's 9-14 start to the season. In March, they were riding high on confidence after seeing several Red Sox stars making their mark in the 2026 World Baseball Classic for their respective nations. However, close to two months into the regular season, those same stars have failed to live up to the expectations.
12 Red Sox players participated in the 2026 WBC, including hitters Roman Anthony, Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras, Masataka Yoshida, Ceddanne Rafaela and Nate Eaton. Together, they combined for 11 home runs in 137 plate appearances.
However, the 2026 regular season has been a completely different story.
These same players have only managed to hit 13 home runs in 763 plate appearances. Contreras, who had a .250/.308/.250 batting slashline in four WBC games, leads the Red Sox with four home runs in the regular season. Wilyer Abreu is also hitting at the same level more or less, but the rest of the hitters have fallen off badly.
The Red Sox had 12 players participate in the 2026 WBC, combining for 11 home runs in 137 plate appearances.
In the 2026 regular season, Red Sox players have hit only 13 home runs in 763 plate appearances.
Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with four home runs in the regular season.

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Hitting has been a major problem for the Red Sox in 2026. Apart from two or three players, others have failed to fit well and this has contributed to a poor start to the season.
The Red Sox are 26th among MLB teams in scoring with 89 runs. Moreover, they are 29th with .229 batting average and 29th with .338 slugging. They don't rank higher than mid-20s in most offensive categories.
The season is still young for the Red Sox hitters to change their fortunes.
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