{
  "id": 11472605,
  "title": "Analytics vs. players: Red Sox tensions boil over",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/analytics-vs-players-red-sox-tensions-boil-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:43:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/analytics-vs-players-red-sox-090150898.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Red Sox experienced an ugly end to their postseason, with veterans expressing discontent over in-game decisions and analytics overuse. In Game 1, Payton Tolle was removed after 83 pitches, and in Game 2, Sonny Gray was taken out after just 70 pitches. Veteran Sonny Gray, with over 350 career starts, was particularly upset by the decision to remove him from the game. Many players, including Willson Contreras, voiced their frustrations with the team's over-reliance on analytics, which they believe can be detrimental to in-game strategy and common sense. This has led to a breakdown in trust between the players and management heading into the next season.",
  "summary": "The Red Sox's wild card sweep exposed a deeper rift between players and management over analytics-driven in-game decisions, most notably the early removal of Sonny Gray in Game 2.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}