{"id":154,"date":"2026-05-12T11:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:04:09","slug":"red-sox-caleb-durbin-not-letting-struggles-at-the-plate-affect-his-fine-play-at-third-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox\u2019 Caleb Durbin not letting struggles at the plate affect his fine play at third base"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caleb Durbin<\/b> isn\u2019t looking to hide from the obvious: His hitting has been horrendous. And he knows it. He entered the week owning bottom-five marks in batting average (.173), OPS (.507), and other meaningful offensive measures, in some cases occupying space on those leaderboards near teammates Trevor Story<\/b> and Jarren Duran<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Durbin has, however, contributed defensively \u2014 in a big way. A quarter of the way through the season, Durbin has as strong a statistical case as any American League third baseman in the Gold Glove competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot hitting stinks when you feel like you\u2019re a good hitter and you feel like you should be helping the team and producing on that side of the ball, but I know I can impact the game outside of just hitting home runs,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cThe defense, I take a lot of pride in that. I\u2019ve seen how important that is throughout the course of the season, so for me, that\u2019s the standard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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