{"id":171509,"date":"2026-03-31T16:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=171509"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:56:23","slug":"red-sox-prized-acquisition-from-6-player-trade-sends-defiant-message-after-0-for-14-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=171509","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox prized acquisition from 6-player trade sends defiant message after 0-for-14 start"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-3753080\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Caleb-Durbin-on-March-26-2026.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox third baseman Caleb Durbin (5) throws to first to get Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart (not pictured) out in the fourth inning at Great American Ball Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the Boston Red Sox bombed against the Houston Astros on Monday, 8-1, it featured the continued frustrating start to the season for third baseman Caleb Durbin. While the Red Sox look to win the World Series in 2026, positive efforts from Durbin will be necessary to live up to expectations, though he believes the best is yet to come.<\/p>\n<p>Durbin was traded to Boston in a six-player trade made with the Milwaukee Brewers back in February, though the 26-year-old is off to a 0-for-14 start at the plate. However, Durbin downplays the start, saying how he continues to \u201cfine-tune,\u201d according to Mass Live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely not lost up there by any means,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cIt\u2019s just have to make the adjustment and figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, I think it\u2019s just trying to get the ball in the air a little bit more,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cIt\u2019s just trying to fine-tune, make those adjustments to give yourself the most chances. That\u2019s for me, what it kind of comes down to right now \u2014 is just trying to give myself those chances to find some green,\u201d Durbin continued.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Red Sox&#8217;s Alex Cora sees improvement in Caleb Durbin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For Durbin, it&#8217;s all about getting into rhythm, citing that \u201cbaseball is just one of those sports I think where it\u2019s a very feel sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the more you\u2019re in rhythm, and the more you have your feels right, you\u2019re going to be hot, and you\u2019re going to be feeling good. So it\u2019s just trying to get back to that,\u201d Durbin said.<\/p>\n<p>As for Boston manager Alex Cora, despite Durbin not recording a hit just yet, he has seen improvement in the pitches he was chasing before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday was better,\u201d Cora said, via Mass Live. \u201cHe swung at strikes. He didn\u2019t chase like in Cincinnati. So you\u2019ve just gotta keep working. Talked to him a little bit. He\u2019s working hard. That\u2019s the reality of it. He hasn\u2019t had results. But today I think he was able to slow it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox and Durbin look to see improvement as the series against the Astros continues.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>As the Boston Red Sox bombed against the Houston Astros on Monday, 8-1, it featured the continued frustrating start to the season for third baseman Caleb Durbin. While the Red Sox look to win the World Series in 2026, positive efforts from Durbin will be necessary to live up to expectations, though he believes the best is yet to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Boston Red Sox bombed against the Houston Astros on Monday, 8-1, it featured the continued frustrating start to the season for third baseman Caleb Durbin&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Red Sox prized acquisition from 6-player trade sends defiant message after 0-for-14 start - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=171509\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Red Sox prized acquisition from 6-player trade sends defiant message after 0-for-14 start - 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