On Aug. 14, 2024, the Red Sox were 63-57 and were three games out of the last American League Wild Card spot. Fast forward to Aug. 14, 2025 and Boston is 66-56 and holds the second Wild Card spot.

The team looks a bit different than last year. There’s been roster changes over the last 365 days including trading for Garrett Crochet and trading Rafael Devers .

There is still 40 games left in the season and a postseason spot isn’t guaranteed for the Red Sox. But what makes Craig Breslow think this year is different?

“It’s so hard to pinpoint a single thing,” the chief baseball officer said on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Thursday . “But I think when you look at the group of 26 guys and the coaching staff, there is a belief in each other. There is an excitement in coming to the

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