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Red Sox still engaged with Alex Bregman, remain hopeful for return
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The Red Sox are still among the teams interested in Alex Bregman .
Boston remains engaged with the third baseman about a return in 2026, with club officials remaining hopeful — but not necessarily either optimistic or pessimistic — at this juncture, MassLive’s Chris Cotillo reported on Sunday night .
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The third baseman has been linked to several teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays . The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs are also potential suitors for Bregman.
Bregman was a strong fit for the Red Sox in 2025, providing veteran leadership and offensive pop to the lineup. He opted out of the final two years of his contract in November to explore the free agent market.
“Alex earned the right contract-wise to opt out and see what’s going on,” Alex Cora said earlier this month . “And we know he was very important last year and there’s a lot of leaders out there who are good players, too. So we’ll see what the future holds.”
The Red Sox have not signed any major league free agents this offseason thus far. They traded for Sonny Gray , Willson Contreras , Johan Oviedo and some back-end roster players but still need to add more if they want to return to the postseason for a second straight year.
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Bregman finished the 2025 season with a .273 batting average with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs — numbers that likely would have been inflated had he not been sidelined with a quad injury.
Bregman has expressed desire for his next contract to bring him to the end — or at least close to — the end of his career. Whether the Red Sox want to commit term and money to the 31-year-old will depend on their willingness to spend, potentially past the second CBT (competitive balance tax) of $264 million.
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