ESPN

Apr 29, 2026, 07:00 AM ET

There's an old adage in baseball that "you can't win a pennant in April, but you can lose it" -- and a handful of MLB teams are putting that theory to the test this month.

The Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Red Sox and New York Mets have gotten many of the headlines for their rough starts after combining for a 40-56 record and a pair of manager firings , with the other skipper still on the hot seat. But they are not the only teams that have stumbled out of the gate after entering the season with high expectations.

How worried should fans be about the damage a cold April has done to their team's chances of playing into October?…