I gotta tell you, the vibe here today in Fort Myers is so much different. There’s *** different energy with the Bregman news here. It gives *** signal that the Red Sox are back. Talked to players in the open clubhouse between 8 and 8:45. They were happy. They all had smiles on their faces. They told us this signals to them that ownership believes in them. That they can go deep this season and make *** World Series run. Bregman is that good *** player. 3 years, $120 million is *** lot of money. I heard one Red Sox executive tell me this changes everything. It does. It’s *** signal to the fans too that the Red Sox are back in business. Alex Bregman is an excellent baseball player. We talked to his longtime friend Walker Mueller, whom he co-owns *** horse with Bregman March of Time. That horse just won Santa Anita. He could be more pleased that Bregman is here. Any time you bring in *** guy that. As the kind of experience and and success that he’s had, I think it’s huge for an organization, but you know, on top of that, just knowing him for as long as I have and, uh, obviously we have our horse together and stuff, so I’m, uh, I’m pretty excited about it. Yeah, what’s the horse. He’s an elite defender, *** guy with *** lifetime career average of 375 at Fenway Park. Fans are gonna love him. He’s gonna remind you *** lot of Dustin Pedroia, especially if he moves to second base. He’s what they call *** baseball rat. He’s *** right-handed bat that they desperately needed in this lineup. The Red Sox today. And the way they feel about this team internally, and I’m sure they feel it back in Boston, is so much different. I’m Dustiglione in Fort Myers with the team.
Reports of Bregman’s signing brings new vibe to Red Sox spring training
Updated: 10:34 AM EST Feb 13, 2025
Reports indicating that the Boston Red Sox have agreed to contract terms with free agent infielder Alex Bregman changed the vibe at spring training. The $120 million, 3-year contract reported by ESPN and the Associated Press brings a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion to the club. It also gives a signal that the Red Sox are back. Players were happy and said this signals to them that ownership believes in them, that they can go deep this season and make a World Series run.Bregman’s longtime friend, pitcher Walker Buehler, said he couldn’t be more pleased. The two own a racehorse together.”Any time you bring in a guy that has the kind of experience and success that he’s had. I think it’s huge for an organization,” said Buehler, who signed with the Red Sox in December. “I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about him, just about him being an absolute baseball rat. A guy who loves the game, works hard and, obviously, his pedigree speaks for itself. He’s won a couple of World Series and the Gold Glove last year shows that he’s still at the top of his game, ” said another new Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Crochet. Bregman is an elite defender with a lifetime career average of .375 at Fenway Park.He’s a righthanded bat that was desperately needed in the Boston lineup, and will likely remind fans of Dustin Pedroia.Bregman has 19 postseason home runs, tied for sixth in major league history. He was selected by Houston with the second overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, made his big league debut a year later and hit .284 with 19 homers, 71 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 2017.He had four homers and 10 RBIs in the postseason as the Astros won their first World Series title, a championship marred when a Major League Baseball investigation revealed the team used banned electronics to steal opponents’ signs.Bregman had RBIs in his first five World Series games, homering off Clayton Kershaw in the opener and Kenley Jansen in Game 4 and hitting a walk-off 10th-inning single against Jansen in Game 5.Bregman was fifth in AL MVP voting in 2018 and second to Mike Trout in 2019, Bregman’s two most productive years at the plate. He batted .286 with 31 homers, 103 RBIs and a major league-leading 51 doubles in 2018, then set career highs the following season with a .296 average, 41 homers, 112 RBIs and a major league-leading 119 walks.He walked just 44 times this year with a 23.6% chase rate, his highest since 2017.Bregman has a .272 average with 191 homers and 663 RBIs in nine big league seasons.Because he turned down a $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Astros, they will receive an extra pick after the fourth round of the amateur draft in July. Houston forfeited its second- and fifth-highest selections for signing Christian Walker. Boston will lose its second-highest pick for signing Bregman and forfeit $500,000 of international signing bonus pool allocation.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
FORT MYERS, Fla. —Reports indicating that the Boston Red Sox have agreed to contract terms with free agent infielder Alex Bregman changed the vibe at spring training.
The $120 million, 3-year contract reported by ESPN and the Associated Press brings a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion to the club.
It also gives a signal that the Red Sox are back. Players were happy and said this signals to them that ownership believes in them, that they can go deep this season and make a World Series run.
Bregman’s longtime friend, pitcher Walker Buehler, said he couldn’t be more pleased. The two own a racehorse together.
“Any time you bring in a guy that has the kind of experience and success that he’s had. I think it’s huge for an organization,” said Buehler, who signed with the Red Sox in December.
“I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about him, just about him being an absolute baseball rat. A guy who loves the game, works hard and, obviously, his pedigree speaks for itself. He’s won a couple of World Series and the Gold Glove last year shows that he’s still at the top of his game, ” said another new Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Crochet.
Bregman is an elite defender with a lifetime career average of .375 at Fenway Park.
He’s a righthanded bat that was desperately needed in the Boston lineup, and will likely remind fans of Dustin Pedroia.
Bregman has 19 postseason home runs, tied for sixth in major league history. He was selected by Houston with the second overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, made his big league debut a year later and hit .284 with 19 homers, 71 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 2017.
He had four homers and 10 RBIs in the postseason as the Astros won their first World Series title, a championship marred when a Major League Baseball investigation revealed the team used banned electronics to steal opponents’ signs.
Bregman had RBIs in his first five World Series games, homering off Clayton Kershaw in the opener and Kenley Jansen in Game 4 and hitting a walk-off 10th-inning single against Jansen in Game 5.
Bregman was fifth in AL MVP voting in 2018 and second to Mike Trout in 2019, Bregman’s two most productive years at the plate. He batted .286 with 31 homers, 103 RBIs and a major league-leading 51 doubles in 2018, then set career highs the following season with a .296 average, 41 homers, 112 RBIs and a major league-leading 119 walks.
He walked just 44 times this year with a 23.6% chase rate, his highest since 2017.
Bregman has a .272 average with 191 homers and 663 RBIs in nine big league seasons.
Because he turned down a $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Astros, they will receive an extra pick after the fourth round of the amateur draft in July. Houston forfeited its second- and fifth-highest selections for signing Christian Walker. Boston will lose its second-highest pick for signing Bregman and forfeit $500,000 of international signing bonus pool allocation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
