After missing the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons, the Red Sox held their season-ending press conference at Fenway Park on Monday afternoon.
Manager Alex Cora, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, and team president Sam Kennedy fielded questions on topics including the team’s outlook and fiscal flexibility.
Here are six takeaways from Monday’s press conference:
Disappointment and optimism
The good news? The 2024 Red Sox won more than 78 games for the first time since 2021.
The bad news? Boston still finished with a pedestrian 81-81 record, missing the playoffs for the third season in a row.