Red Sox Take Steep Stumble Down ESPN's Updated Power Rankings originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The 2026 MLB season is just beginning, but ESPN may raise some alarm among Boston Red Sox fans with its latest power rankings.

The Red Sox are 1–5 to start the 2026 season and already slipping in ESPN’s power rankings. Here’s what is actually going wrong in Boston.

Expert recap and game analysis of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox MLB game from April 10, 2026 on ESPN.

Get ready to stay locked in until October because MLB is back, and on Thursday, March 26, the Boston Red Sox take on the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati when a good chunk of teams have their Opening Day.

Castillo believes the Red Sox can end up being the third-best team in Major League Baseball.

Jeff Passan believes big things could be in store for the 2026 Red Sox. The ESPN insider unveiled his season preview on Friday morning, and believes the ceiling for Alex Cora’s team is “limitless” if Roman Anthony plays to his potential. The 21-year ...

The Red Sox 1-5 start to the 2026 season has put them outside of the top 10 of ESPN’s power rankings. Boston earned a win over the Cincinnati Reds in its first game of the new campaign, but struggled mightily for the remaining two games before the Red Sox got swept by the Houston Astros.

Ortiz's signing was so impactful that ESPN's Bradford Doolittle ranked the Red Sox's move for him as the third-best free agency signing in MLB history.