With another loss on Monday, the Boston Red Sox are now 10 games below .500 at 27-37 on the season with two more games scheduled against the Tampa Bay Rays before heading back to Fenway Park to face the Texas Rangers on Friday.

On one hand, it’s pretty clear that the Red Sox don’t want to wave the white flag. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has made it clear that he is looking around trying to make a move. On Monday, reports surfaced from ESPN’s Buster Olney indicating that the trade talks have elevated to the point that ownership has gotten involved. It’s clear that Boston wants to add. But will the performance on the field warrant that? It’s the big question right now. Being 10 games below .500 on June 9 isn’t completely insurmountable, but it is a big hole to get out of. It’s not going to be easy.

Boston is in a tricky spot, so naturally, rumors and speculation have also popped up about various guys the club could look to offload. The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey reported that the team has fielded calls on Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Whitlock, and Justin Slaten, but has told teams that they aren’t willing to move their relievers yet. McCaffrey also reported that the Red Sox are shopping Connor Wong. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale took the Chapman noise further and said he’s “expected” to get traded this season. Arguably, a bit far for this point in the season, especially with the Red Sox clearly trying to add, not subtract. But something to watch.

What Will Happen With Aroldis Chapman?

But how does Chapman feel? He made it clear on Monday that his hope is to stay in Boston and turn things around, as shared by MassLive.com’s Christopher Smith.

“My mentality is to stay here and win here,” Chapman said through a translator, as transcribed by Smith. “Try to turn things around. … I don’t have the control over that.”

Chapman made his point clear. Now, it’s going to be very interesting to see what the club does. He has a 0.46 ERA in 20 appearances with 13 saves. The reigning Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award winner has a conditional option for the 2027 season that will be unlocked when he reaches 40 innings pitched and he passes a physical at the end of the year. He’s just under halfway to the innings goal.

At the end of the day, the best-case scenario would be Boston getting hot and shutting down all of this noise. Chapman clearly would bring a solid return, but winning is much better than that. Hopefully, things will change soon. But if the club can’t turn things around, the Red Sox hold the cards and could easily find a taker. Chapman made his point clear. What will Boston do?

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A 17-year-old Boston Public Schools student took the skies on Monday, flying a plane for the first time. Messiah Dennison is part of Boston STEM Flight Academy and carefully went through his flight safety check with his instructor.

The two departed from Norwood Airport for a 45-minute discovery flight over Gillette Stadium and back, and from take-off to landing it was a smooth trip.

“I just flew a plane,” Dennison said.  He’s beaming from ear to ear because for the first time he was able to see his future as clear as the sky above. “I can’t compare it to anything. Something I never experienced before and it’s unique and made me want to do it again,” he said.

Dennison got introduced to Boston STEM Flight Academy at his high school, Another Course to College in Hyde Park. “I think it’s really great actually, because it helps our students get exposed to new opportunities that they normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to be exposed to,” Another Course to College Head of School Demitri Curry said.

Founder Marcus James said Dennison is one of those students who never missed an aviation class. “I got to say Messiah, this kid is very exciting to watch in class, and we figured he was perfect for this flight today,” James said.

The students have been practicing flying this route from Norwood to Boston and to Foxboro on a simulator twice a week for the past two months. “We flew over Gillette Stadium, that was great. Everything felt so small, and I was enjoying it,” Dennison said. He said this experience has changed his perspective of what he can achieve in life and believes aviation is the path for him.

“Before I took the flight I couldn’t see it. Now I can envision it. Growing up in Boston you see the same thing every day. And being able to see myself doing something this cool opened the gateway for a lot of cool things,” Dennison said.

His mother watched nervously but proudly. “I’m very proud of him, this is his first time flying a plane ever, so I am proud he had this big opportunity,” she said.

James says he hopes Boston STEM Academy will help deal with the nation’s pilot shortage and plans to expand the program to other public schools in underserved communities. “By 2030 we need about 10,000 pilots. I want them to know the sky’s the limit, and they can do anything they would like to do the opportunity is available to them,” James said.

And Dennison got a real hands-on bird’s eye view of what he can achieve. “If you are going to give me the opportunity to do something great, why not be great,” he said.