Injured Red Sox Slugger Tries To Rally Team With Bizarre Mustache Sacrifice Vs. Yankees

Alex Bregman whitethorn not beryllium disposable to play for nan Boston Red Sox correct now, but that didn’t extremity him from trying to animate an violative rally Friday night. 

It was pinch his mustache, not his bat.

Baseball players are immoderate of nan astir superstitious athletes successful nan world, and Bregman illustrated that during a crippled against nan New York Yankees connected nan road.

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Boston Red Sox 3rd baseman Alex Bregman participates successful media time astatine JetBlue Park astatine Fenway South Feb. 18, 2025.  (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

The Red Sox entered nan crippled having mislaid six of their erstwhile 9 games, and they recovered themselves successful a spread aft Walker Buehler gave up 7 runs successful nan first 2 innings of nan game. 

Bregman tried to rally his teammates by heading into nan clubhouse and returning to nan dugout pinch a cleanable shave. He shaved disconnected his mustache successful nan mediate of nan crippled successful hopes it would beryllium a spark for his squad. 

Bregman, who is dealing pinch a quad wounded that has him connected nan 10-day IL, seemed to thief successful immoderate respect. The Red Sox sewage connected nan committee pinch a location tally from rookie Marcelo Mayer, who was precocious called up from Triple-A, and they scored 3 much runs successful nan sixth inning to make it 8-4. 

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In nan apical of nan seventh inning, Rafael Devers, branded a Yankees slayer successful his Red Sox career, launched a two-run homer to trim nan lead to 9-6 successful favour of nan location team. 

Bregman’s speedy action to shave disconnected his ‘stache wasn’t nan magic potion needed for an all-time comeback. Yankees person Devin Williams unopen nan doorway connected Boston’s comeback hopes successful nan apical of nan ninth inning to travel distant pinch nan first triumph successful this play series. 

Boston Red Sox 3rd baseman Alex Bregman bats against nan Detroit Tigers during nan first inning astatine Comerica Park successful Detroit May 14, 2025. (Imagn.)

Boston was expected to beryllium a squad poised for nan playoffs successful 2025, but injuries and inconsistent play person them 5 games nether .500. They beryllium 4th successful nan AL East, while nan Yankees are 5 games up of nan Toronto Blue Jays successful first spot successful nan division. 

Bregman, though, has enjoyed his caller location successful Boston, joining nan Red Sox this offseason aft 9 seasons pinch nan Houston Astros. 

Bregman is slashing .299/.385/.553 pinch a .938 OPS, 11 homers, 17 doubles and 35 RBIs successful 51 games this season. But it isn’t discourtesy that has been hurting nan Red Sox. It’s pitching. Starting pitching, to beryllium exact. 

Boston Red Sox 3rd baseman Alex Bregman runs retired of nan dugout earlier nan commencement of a crippled against nan Atlanta Braves astatine Fenway Park. (Eric Canha/Imagn Images)

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Boston starters person a mixed 4.53 ERA successful 65 games this season, and nan squad has a 4.06 ERA overall, 21st successful nan league. Ace starter Garrett Crochet has been arsenic advertised pinch a 1.98 ERA and 101 strikeouts entering his commencement against New York Saturday nighttime successful nan Bronx. 

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