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Sam Kennedy Explains 'Brutal' And 'Unthinkable' Possibility Of Red Sox Being MLB Trade Deadline Sellers originally appeared on NESN .
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Boston Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy admitted one week ago that the team could be sellers at the 2026 MLB trade deadline amid a disappointing first half.
Kennedy addressed the topic again on Wednesday in an interview with NESN's Tom Caron , calling the possibility of being a seller this summer "brutal and truly sort of unthinkable." "Its brutal.
We have rarely found ourselves in that situation and when you do, like every trade deadline, you have to do whats in the best interest of the organization.
Not any one person, not a member of the front office, not a player, not an executive, not an owner, you have to do whats in the best interest of the organization and thats what well do if were in that position," Kennedy said.
"But its brutal and truly sort of unthinkable given the expectations.
Thats whats made these first couple of months so difficult, because we did have high expectations internally and externally." IF the Red Sox decide to sell at the deadline, Sam Kennedy told @TomCaron they'll "do what's best for the organization..." pic.twitter.com/ptmAR63UsO NESN (@NESN) June 17, 2026 The executive added that some players on the roster have stepped up this spring, pointing to starting pitchers Ranger Suarez and Sonny Gray, as well as first baseman Willson Contreras and closer Aroldis Chapman .
"The guys who have come into the Red Sox organization: Sonny and Ranger and Willson and (Chapman) with the extension, theyve done their part," Kennedy said.
"Theyve been great.
Weve just had underperformance in other areas." The Red Sox entered Thursday's contest vs.
the Toronto Blue Jays in last place in the AL East at 29-42.
The MLB trade deadline is Aug.
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