The have found their much-needed right-handed bat.
Boston signed veteran third baseman Alex Bregman to a three-year contract worth $120 million on Wednesday, . The deal includes player opt-outs after the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
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WATCH HEREESPN's Buster Olney adds that Bregman's contract , and his $40 million annual salary is $10 million-plus more than other clubs were offering. Bregman turned down a six-year, $171.5 million offer from the Detroit Tigers and a four-year, $120 million offer from the Chicago Cubs to sign with Boston instead, .
Bregman was undeniably the best free agent left on the market. The 30-year-old brings a Gold Glove and a right-handed swing tailor-made for Fenway Park. Most importantly, he brings a championship pedigree to a team that hasn't clinched a playoff berth since 2021.
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SIGN UP A two-time World Series champion with the Houston Astros, Bregman now will help anchor a Red Sox lineup that previously was far too left-handed-heavy. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has said from the start of the offseason that . He can now check that item off his to-do list.
Bregman slashed .260/.315/.453 with 26 home runs and 75 RBI last season for Houston. While it was a down year by the soon-to-be 31-year-old's standards, there's little doubt he'll add immense upside to the Red Sox roster as a hitter, defender and clubhouse leader.
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With Bregman on board, it'll be worth monitoring how the Red Sox proceed with their infield. Bregman is expected to start the season at second base, , but top prospect Kristian Campbell and Vaughn Grissom are options as well.
Another path is moving slugger Rafael Devers to designated hitter and putting Bregman in his usual position at third base, but then what would they do with current DH Masataka Yoshida?
That's up for manager Alex Cora and the rest of the staff to decide. But with Bregman in the fold, Red Sox spring training down at Fort Myers just got a whole lot more interesting.
