Fact-check: “The Red Sox are having their worst season since 1965.”
Verdict: Partly True (62% confidence)
The 2026 Red Sox are clearly having a historically bad season — their 37–48 record through July 2 and their worst home start since 1932 put them in genuinely grim historical company. Multiple outlets and databases point to 1965 (62–100) as the last time the franchise was this bad. But two things keep this from being confirmed: the 2026 season is still ongoing as of the claim date, so a final win total doesn't exist yet; and 1966 (72–90) was itself a very poor season, meaning the 'since 1965' fr…
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