Red Sox's 44-Day Turnaround From 14 Games Under.500 to 13 Over Is Fastest in MLB History

The Boston Red Sox were 32-46 on the morning of June 24, the worst record in the American League. The firing of manager Alex Cora in April had done nothing, and more changes seemed possible. Since beating the Colorado Rockies on June 25, however, the Red Sox almost can't lose.

They have the best record in the AL (32-5) and find themselves only a half-game behind the New York Yankees (65-51) for the league's first Wild Card spot. The previous quickest turnaround took 59 days, by the 1914 Boston Braves. Via the Elias Sports Bureau, Langs wrote on Twitter/X that the Red Sox are the first team to win 27 or more games in a 30-game span while entering that span 10 or more games below.500. Only two earlier teams had a losing record before rattling off 27 wins in 30 games: the 1916 New York Giants and 1887 St. Louis Browns, but neither was more than three games below.500. The Red Sox's turnaround is without precedent for such a bad team, and they're doing it on both sides of the ball.