2026 Boston Red Sox season

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The 2026 Boston Red Sox season is the ongoing 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. The team opened the regular season in an away game against the Cincinnati Reds on March 26, and is scheduled to conclude with a home game against the Chicago Cubs on September 27.[3]

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2026 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston
Record23–31 (.426)
OwnersJohn W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
PresidentSam Kennedy
Chief baseball officer
Craig Breslow
Manager
TelevisionNESN: Dave O’Brien or Mike Monaco (play-by-play); Lou Merloni, Will Middlebrooks, Kevin Millar (analyst rotation); Jahmai Webster (in-game reporter); Tom Caron, Adam Pellerin, or Alanna Rizzo (studio host); Matt Barnes, Manny Delcarmen, Lenny DiNardo, Rich Hill, Jonathan Papelbon, J. P. Ricciardi, Jim Rice (studio analysts)[1]
RadioWEEI-FM / Boston Red Sox Radio Network: Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Mike Monaco, or Cooper Boardman (play-by-play); Will Middlebrooks or Lenny DiNardo (analysts)[2]
 2025
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On April 25, the Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora after a 10–17 start.[4][a] Chad Tracy, manager of the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, was named the team's interim manager.[5]

Offseason

At the conclusion of the 2025 season, the Red Sox had 11 players under contract for the 2026 season: Roman Anthony, Brayan Bello, Kristian Campbell, Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Crochet, Jarren Duran, Jordan Hicks, Ceddanne Rafaela, Patrick Sandoval, Garrett Whitlock, and Masataka Yoshida.[6] Four players had contract options and/or opt-outs, four players were eligible to become free agents, nine players were eligible for arbitration, and an additional 22 players were not yet eligible for arbitration due to their limited service time in MLB, and could therefore be retained by the team for the league-minimum salary or released.[6]

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Spring training

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The team's equipment departed Fenway Park on February 2, colloquially known as "Truck Day", in preparation for their arrival in Fort Myers, Florida to begin Spring Training.[50]

The Red Sox' first spring training was an exhibition contest against the Northeastern Huskies at Fenway South on February 20.[51] The team's Grapefruit League schedule ran from February 21 through March 24, including a game on March 3 against Puerto Rico as one of Puerto Rico's friendly preparation games ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[51] The Red Sox compiled a 13–16 record across their Grapefruit League contests.[52]

2026 World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international baseball tournament held every three to six years, took place from March 5 to March 17. The WBC coincided with MLB's spring training schedule, so the following Red Sox players did not take part in the full spring training schedule:[53][54]

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Eight Red Sox players were on teams which reached the semifinal round of the WBC,[55] and four players appeared in the final: Anthony and Whitlock for the United States and Abreu and Contreras for Venezuela.[56] Abreu, Contreras, and Suárez were crowned champions of the tournament after Venezuela defeated the U.S. 3–2 in the final, and Anthony was subsequently named to the All-WBC Team.[57]

Season standings

American League East

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Tampa Bay Rays 3419 .642 195 1514
New York Yankees 3422 .607 179 1713
Toronto Blue Jays 2729 .482 1713 1016
Baltimore Orioles 2630 .464 1713 917
Boston Red Sox 2332 .418 12 919 1413
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American League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 3419 .642
Cleveland Guardians 3325 .569
Seattle Mariners 2829 .491
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Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 3422 .607 +7
Chicago White Sox 2927 .518 +2
Athletics 2729 .482
Toronto Blue Jays 2729 .482
Minnesota Twins 2730 .474 ½
Baltimore Orioles 2630 .464 1
Texas Rangers 2530 .455
Houston Astros 2532 .439
Boston Red Sox 2332 .418
Kansas City Royals 2234 .393 5
Detroit Tigers 2235 .386
Los Angeles Angels 2235 .386
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Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2026

Team ATH BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Athletics 0–00–01–21–20–02–12–10–00–02–12–10–04–30–34–2
Baltimore 0–01–23–01–30–02–12–10–02–10–30–00–01–20–03–6
Boston 0–02–10–00–02–21–50–00–01–20–30–00–00–01–26–6
Chicago 2–10–30–00–00–00–05–23-00–00–00–00–30–03–06–9
Cleveland 2–13–10–00–00–01–22–10–00–00–02–21–20–01–26–6
Detroit 0–00–02–20–00–00–03–00–00–40–00–00–02–10–011–10
Houston 1–21–25–10–02–10–00–02–20–01–20–40–00–00–02–7
Kansas City 1–21–20–02–51–20–30–03–02–10–33–00–00–00–02–4
Los Angeles 0–00–00–00–30–00–02–20–30–02–22–10–00–01–25–9
Minnesota 0–01–22–10–00–04–00–01–20–00–01–21–50–04–31–5
New York 1–23-03-00–00–00–02–13–02–20–02–10–32–10–05–1
Seattle 1–20–00–00–02–20–04–00–31–22–11–20–02–40–03–3
Tampa Bay 0–00–00–03–02–10–00–00–00–05–13–00–00–00–08–10
Texas 3–42–10–00–00–01–20–00–00–00–01–24–20–00–04–7
Toronto 3–00–02–10–32–10–00–00–02–13–40–00–00–00–04–8
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Updated with the results of all games through May 3, 2026.

Record vs. National League

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Source: MLB Standings

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH
Athletics 0–01–20–00–00–00–00–00–03–01–20–01–20–01–20–0
Baltimore 1–20–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–00–00–30–02–10–01–2
Boston 0–01–20–01–20–00–00–02–10–01–20–01–20–02–10–0
Chicago 2–10–02–10–00–00–01–20–30–00–00–02–11–20–01–2
Cleveland 0–01–22–12–10–02–10–00–02–10–00–00–00–01–20–1
Detroit 0–31–20–01–20–00–03–02–10–30–00–02–10–02–10–0
Houston 0–00–03–01–22–41–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–30–0
Kansas City 0–01–20–00–00–00–00–01–20–00–00–00–00–01–20–0
Los Angeles 0–01–21–22–10–00–31–20–00–01–20–00–00–00–00–0
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–30–00–02–11–21–20–00–00–00–00–01–2
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–31–20–00–00–03–00–00–0
Seattle 0–02–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–60–03–00–0
Tampa Bay 0–00–03–01–20–00–02–11–20–00–01–20–03–01–20–0
Texas 2–10–02–10–32–11–20–00–00–02–12–10–00–00–00–0
Toronto 1–20–00–00–01–21–20–11–20–00–02–10–00–00–00–0
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Updated with the results of all games through May 25, 2026.

Game log

Color key
Completed games Scheduled games
Red Sox win Red Sox loss Postponed Home game Away game
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2026 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 23–31 (Home: 9–18; Away: 14–13)
March/April: 12–19 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–11)
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1March 26@ Reds3–0Crochet (1–0)Johnson (0–1)Chapman (1)Great American Ball Park43,8971–0W1
2March 28@ Reds5–6 (11)Phillips (1–0)Slaten (0–1)Great American Ball Park38,2981–1L1
3March 29@ Reds2–3Burke (1–0)Weissert (0–1)Pagán (1)Great American Ball Park27,0841–2L2
4March 30@ Astros1–8McCullers Jr. (1–0)Suárez (0–1)Daikin Park23,5321–3L3
5March 31@ Astros2–9Brown (1–0)Bello (0–1)Bolton (1)Daikin Park26,9301–4L4
6April 1@ Astros4–6Burrows (1–1)Crochet (1–1)Abreu (1)Daikin Park25,2721–5L5
7April 3Padres5–2Gray (1–0)King (0–1)Chapman (2)Fenway Park36,2332–5W1
8April 4Padres2–3Morejón (1–0)Chapman (0–1)Miller (3)Fenway Park36,4052–6L1
9April 5Padres6–8Estrada (1–1)Uberstine (0–1)Miller (4)Fenway Park29,2402–7L2
10April 6Brewers6–8Ashby (3–0)Whitlock (0–1)Zerpa (1)Fenway Park35,1072–8L3
11April 7Brewers3–2Crochet (2–1)Misiorowski (1–1)Chapman (3)Fenway Park33,1933–8W1
12April 8Brewers5–0Gray (2–0)Drohan (0–1)Fenway Park28,6604–8W2
13April 10@ Cardinals2–3May (1–2)Kelly (0–1)O'Brien (4)Busch Stadium27,1254–9L1
14April 11@ Cardinals7–1Suárez (1–1)Leahy (1–2)Busch Stadium31,6645–9W1
15April 12@ Cardinals9–3Bello (1–1)Pallante (1–1)Busch Stadium25,1226–9W2
16April 13@ Twins6–13Ober (2–0)Crochet (2–2)Target Field14,5356–10L1
17April 14@ Twins0–6Abel (1–2)Gray (2–1)Target Field16,2206–11L2
18April 15@ Twins9–5Early (1–0)Woods Richardson (0–3)Target Field21,2767–11W1
19April 17Tigers1–0 (10)Whitlock (1–1)Vest (1–3)Fenway Park34,8668–11W2
20April 18Tigers1–4Skubal (3–2)Bello (1–2)Jansen (5)Fenway Park36,5278–12L1
21April 19Tigers2–6Valdez (2–1)Crochet (2–3)Fenway Park34,6508–13L2
22April 20Tigers8–6Whitlock (2–1)Holton (0–1)Chapman (4)Fenway Park34,8809–13W1
23April 21Yankees0–4Gil (1–1)Early (1–1)Fenway Park34,3919–14L1
24April 22Yankees1–4Fried (3–1)Suárez (1–2)Fenway Park34,0499–15L2
25April 23Yankees2–4Schlittler (3–1)Coulombe (0–1)Bednar (7)Fenway Park36,5659–16L3
26April 24@ Orioles3–10Young (2–0)Bello (1–3)Camden Yards26,7769–17L4
27April 25@ Orioles17–1Crochet (3–3)Rogers (2–3)Camden Yards33,58210–17W1
28April 26@ Orioles5–3Early (2–1)Bradish (1–3)Chapman (5)Camden Yards32,51111–17W2
29April 27@ Blue Jays5–0Suárez (2–2)Cease (1–1)Rogers Centre41,78512–17W3
30April 28@ Blue Jays0–3Yesavage (1–0)Tolle (0–1)Varland (4)Rogers Centre41,94912–18L1
31April 29@ Blue Jays1–8Fisher (2–0)Bello (1–4)Rogers Centre41,31412–19L2
May: 11–12 (Home: 4–10; Away: 7–2)
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32May 1Astros3–1Bennett (1–0)Burrows (1–4)Chapman (6)Fenway Park34,63013–19W1
33May 2Astros3–6Arrighetti (4–0)Early (2–2)King (2)Fenway Park34,15813–20L1
34May 3Astros1–3 (10)Abreu (1-2)Kelly (0-2)Fenway Park35,40613–21L2
35May 4@ Tigers5–4Tolle (1–1)Vanasco (0–1)Chapman (7)Comerica Park22,32114–21W1
36May 5@ Tigers10–3Bello (2–4)Valdez (2–2)Comerica Park20,67415–21W2
37May 6@ Tigers4–0Gray (3–1)Flaherty (0–3)Comerica Park17,33416–21W3
38May 7Rays4–8Bigge (1–0)Bennett (1–1)Fenway Park33,96116–22L1
39May 8Rays2–0Early (3–2)Scholtens (3–2)Chapman (8)Fenway Park35,05217–22W1
May 9RaysPostponed due to rain. Makeup date July 17.[58]
40May 10Rays1–4Martinez (4–1)Tolle (1–2)Baker (10)Fenway Park33,48917–23L1
41May 12Phillies1–2Wheeler (2–0)Morán (0–1)Durán (6)Fenway Park36,79517–24L2
42May 13Phillies3–1Gray (4–1)Banks (0–3)Chapman (9)Fenway Park35,45118–24W1
43May 14Phillies1–3Keller (2–1)Samaniego (0–1)Durán (7)Fenway Park31,04618–25L1
44May 15@ Braves2–3 (10)Fuentes (3–0)Samaniego (0–2)Truist Park39,28818–26L2
45May 16@ Braves3–2Tolle (2–2)Elder (4–2)Chapman (10)Truist Park39,33619–26W1
46May 17@ Braves1–8Holmes (3–1)Bello (2–5)Truist Park37,80019–27L1
47May 18@ Royals3–1Gray (5–1)Lugo (1–4)Chapman (11)Kauffman Stadium15,53120–27W1
48May 19@ Royals7–1Whitlock (3–1)Falter (0–1)Kauffman Stadium14,04721–27W2
49May 20@ Royals4–3Early (4–2)Cruz (0–2)Chapman (12)Kauffman Stadium14,09122–27W3
50May 22Twins6–8Adams (1–0)Slaten (0–2)Banda (1)Fenway Park34,74022–28L1
51May 23Twins2–4Bradley (5–1)Morán (0–2)Rogers (2)Fenway Park37,10522–29L2
52May 24Twins5–6Ober (6–2)Guerrero (0–1)Adams (1)Fenway Park31,05022–30L3
53May 26Braves6–7Strider (3–0)Suárez (2–3)Iglesias (9)Fenway Park34,12622–31L4
54May 27Braves8–0Early (5–2)Elder (4–3)Fenway Park34,09323–31W1
55May 28BravesFenway Park
56May 29@ GuardiansProgressive Field
57May 30@ GuardiansProgressive Field
58May 31@ GuardiansProgressive Field
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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59June 2OriolesFenway Park
60June 3OriolesFenway Park
61June 4OriolesFenway Park
62June 5@ YankeesYankee Stadium
63June 6@ YankeesYankee Stadium
64June 7@ YankeesYankee Stadium
65June 8@ RaysTropicana Field
66June 9@ RaysTropicana Field
67June 10@ RaysTropicana Field
68June 12RangersFenway Park
69June 13RangersFenway Park
70June 14RangersFenway Park
71June 16Blue JaysFenway Park
72June 17Blue JaysFenway Park
73June 18Blue JaysFenway Park
74June 20 (1)@ MarinersT-Mobile Park
75June 20 (2)@ MarinersT-Mobile Park
76June 21@ MarinersT-Mobile Park
77June 22@ RockiesCoors Field
78June 23@ RockiesCoors Field
79June 24@ RockiesCoors Field
80June 25YankeesFenway Park
81June 26YankeesFenway Park
82June 27YankeesFenway Park
83June 28YankeesFenway Park
84June 29NationalsFenway Park
85June 30NationalsFenway Park
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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86July 1NationalsFenway Park
87July 3@ AngelsAngel Stadium
88July 4@ AngelsAngel Stadium
89July 5@ AngelsAngel Stadium
90July 7@ White SoxRate Field
91July 8@ White SoxRate Field
92July 9@ White SoxRate Field
93July 10@ MetsCiti Field
94July 11@ MetsCiti Field
95July 12@ MetsCiti Field
ASGJuly 14All-Star GameCitizens Bank Park
96July 17 (1)RaysFenway Park
97July 17 (2)RaysFenway Park
98July 18RaysFenway Park
99July 19RaysFenway Park
100July 20OriolesFenway Park
101July 21OriolesFenway Park
102July 22OriolesFenway Park
103July 24Blue JaysFenway Park
104July 25Blue JaysFenway Park
105July 26Blue JaysFenway Park
106July 27@ AthleticsSutter Health Park
107July 28@ AthleticsSutter Health Park
108July 29@ AthleticsSutter Health Park
109July 30@ AthleticsSutter Health Park
110July 31@ DodgersDodger Stadium
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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111August 1@ DodgersDodger Stadium
112August 2@ DodgersDodger Stadium
113August 4White SoxFenway Park
114August 5White SoxFenway Park
115August 6White SoxFenway Park
116August 7AthleticsFenway Park
117August 8AthleticsFenway Park
118August 9AthleticsFenway Park
119August 10@ Blue JaysRogers Centre
120August 11@ Blue JaysRogers Centre
121August 12@ Blue JaysRogers Centre
122August 13@ Blue JaysRogers Centre
123August 14@ PiratesPNC Park
124August 15@ PiratesPNC Park
125August 16@ PiratesPNC Park
126August 17DiamondbacksFenway Park
127August 18DiamondbacksFenway Park
128August 19DiamondbacksFenway Park
129August 21GiantsFenway Park
130August 22GiantsFenway Park
131August 23GiantsFenway Park
132August 24@ MarlinsLoanDepot Park
133August 25@ MarlinsLoanDepot Park
134August 26@ MarlinsLoanDepot Park
135August 28@ YankeesYankee Stadium
136August 29@ YankeesYankee Stadium
137August 30@ YankeesYankee Stadium
138August 31MarinersFenway Park
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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139September 1MarinersFenway Park
140September 2MarinersFenway Park
141September 3@ OriolesCamden Yards
142September 4@ OriolesCamden Yards
143September 5@ OriolesCamden Yards
144September 6@ OriolesCamden Yards
145September 7AngelsFenway Park
146September 8AngelsFenway Park
147September 9AngelsFenway Park
148September 11RoyalsFenway Park
149September 12RoyalsFenway Park
150September 13RoyalsFenway Park
151September 15@ RangersGlobe Life Field
152September 16@ RangersGlobe Life Field
153September 17@ RangersGlobe Life Field
154September 18@ RaysTropicana Field
155September 19@ RaysTropicana Field
156September 20@ RaysTropicana Field
157September 22GuardiansFenway Park
158September 23GuardiansFenway Park
159September 24GuardiansFenway Park
160September 25CubsFenway Park
161September 26CubsFenway Park
162September 27CubsFenway Park
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Grand slams

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1April 25Andruw MonasterioAKeegan AkinBaltimore Orioles[59]
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Ejections

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1March 28Alex CoraACincinnati Reds[60]
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Current roster

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Active roster Inactive roster Coaches / other

Pitchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • 53 Andrew Bailey (pitching)
  • 83 Pablo Cabrera (first base/outfield, interim)
  • 81 Chad Epperson (third base, interim)
  • 58 José David Flores (bench, interim)
  • 86 Parker Guinn (bullpen catcher/catching instructor)
  • 84 Collin Hetzler (interim hitting)
  • 59 Chris Holt (bullpen)
  • 88 Nelson Paulino (hitting, interim)
  • 82 Devin Rose (pitching strategist)
  • 92 Jack Simonetty (interim hitting assistant)
  • 85 John Soteropulos (hitting)

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Transactions

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May

Source: [64]

MLB debuts

Season statistics

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Red Sox batting team leaders
Batting[72]
Batting average Wilyer Abreu .285
Hits 59
Games played 53
Runs scored Jarren Duran 26
Home runs Willson Contreras 11
RBIs 33
Triples Willson Contreras
Ceddanne Rafaela
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Stolen bases Jarren Duran 10
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Pitching[73]
ERA Connelly Early 2.95
WHIP 1.16
Innings pitched 61+03
Strikeouts 57
Games started 11
Wins Connelly Early
Sonny Gray
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Saves Aroldis Chapman 12
Games pitched Greg Weissert 23
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Updated through May 27, 2026
Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played
   AVG qualified batters: Abreu, Contreras, Duran, Rafaela, Story
Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played
   ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: Early

Batting

Key to statistic abbreviations

Statistics in bold are team leaders
Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played
* Traded midseason to the Red Sox

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Updated through May 17, 2026

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Willson ContrerasAL Player of the WeekMay 26, 2026[74]
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Farm system

Coaching assignments in the Red Sox' farm system were announced on January 16.[75]

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Level Team League Division Manager Notes
Triple-AWorcester Red SoxInternational LeagueEastChad TracyIggy Suarez acting manager (April 26–present)[76]
Double-APortland Sea DogsEastern LeagueNortheastChad EppersonKyle Sasala acting manager (April 26–present)[77]
High-AGreenville DriveSouth Atlantic LeagueSouthLiam Carroll
Single-ASalem RidgeYaksCarolina LeagueNorthOzzie Chavez
RookieFCL Red SoxFlorida Complex LeagueSouthChase Illig
DSL Red Sox BlueDominican
Summer League
NorthSandy Madera
DSL Red Sox RedNorthwestAmaury Garcia
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Notes

  1. Also fired were bench coach Ramón Vázquez, hitting coach Peter Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, and third-base coach Kyle Hudson.[5] Game-planning coach Jason Varitek was reassigned to a non-uniformed role.[5]

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