The Boston Red Sox seem cursed at Fenway Park. They have a terrible 12-25 record at home and are having a historic collapse in their own stadium. The latest setback came on Thursday when they got swept by the Toronto Blue Jays. Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Caleb Durbin hit back-to-back home runs to try to keep the game close. But Boston still lost the final game 4-3. This was the team’s 10th series loss at home this year. Kiner-Falefa signed a $6 million deal with Boston this season. He knows exactly how bad it looks to get swept by a division rival at home and did not hide from the truth.

“Swept at home, in division, it doesn’t get worse than that, right?… We’ve got to go on a streak, and we’ve got to go on a streak now… or we’re going to be having new players in this locker room,” Kiner-Falefa warned, according to reporter Tyler Milliken.

Check Boston’s latest loss against the Jays, and it is the same script repeated. Blue Jays’ pitchers walked seven batters, but the Red Sox failed to leverage them as they left 13 runners on base for the second straight night. So, why has Fenway Park suddenly become such a big, big problem? Well, the bad team building during the offseason has led to this “curse.” The Red Sox let key power hitters like Alex Bregman and Rob Refsnyder leave, and the team is missing power. That is the reason Boston is scoring very few runs at home.

Kiner-Falefa is hitting .304 on the road, while hitting just .254 in Fenway Park. Early this month, he tried to explain the team’s struggles at home.

“I just feel like on the road, we’re a very close-knit team. We’ve come home, and there are just a lot of people. A lot of people. It’s different. It’s just a different vibe at home,” said Kiner-Falefa.

No one knows what’s wrong with their home park, but the unwarranted streak is building up. By June 4, the Red Sox’s 9-20 record in their home park was already the worst they had faced since 1932. For reference, that 1932 team had an 111-loss season. This year, they have already lost 43 games with the All-Star break yet to come.

The season is slipping away quickly from the Red Sox. They are already 16 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East. They are also 6.5 games out of a Wild Card playoff spot.

Alex Cora was fired for a poor 10-17 start, and if that still can’t bring the team on the expected line, a few more names from the clubhouse would be in the firing range.

“I think guys are frustrated,” interim manager Chad Tracy said when asked where morale was at. Boston clubhouse witnessed Cora’s firing. They witnessed an unwanted streak building up in Fenway Park. Expectedly, morale will be low with the team in a deep slump and rumors of a clubhouse overhaul.

However, an aggressive trade deadline could still bring a few new faces, and the team could again get going.

The Red Sox have one last chance to make things right by the trade deadline

The Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow already botched the offseason by giving up on the marquee names, and the trade deadline is the last chance to make things right.

The Washington Nationals’ All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams is emerging as a top blockbuster target for Boston. Abrams is having his best offensive stats in 2026, slashing .284/.369/.506 with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs. Moreover, he is under team control till 2028, which would offer an expanded offensive boost to the Red Sox.

The Red Sox could also have the chance to bring back their staple third baseman, Rafael Devers. It is rumored that the Giants, owing to their struggling season and Devers mostly staying subdued, could offer him as a trade chip. The Red Sox already lost both Devers and Alex Bregman from the hot corner. Hence, a race to bring Devers back, especially with Cora no longer with the team, could work wonders.

Still, if the trade deadline doesn’t work for the Red Sox, expect an overhaul in the clubhouse by the end of this season.