US EditionReports: Alex Bregman to Opt Out Red Sox Deal, Become Free Agent
Bregman will forgo $80 million remaining on his contract to pursue a potentially larger free agent deal without qualifying offer restrictions, Red Sox officials said.
- Tuesday, Alex Bregman plans to opt out of his contract and test free agency this offseason, Jon Heyman and the New York Post reported.
- The deal's opt-out clauses gave Alex Bregman the formal route back to free agency, and last winter's qualifying offer limited his market but no longer applies this year.
- Bregman finished 2025 with a.273 average and 18 homers, compiling an.821 OPS across 114 games after missing seven weeks due to a quad strain from May 24 to July 11.
- For Boston, his departure creates a third-base hole and adds its top pending free agent, while Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners are expected suitors.
- The opt-out will be formalized in the days after the World Series, and while a Red Sox return is possible, Scott Boras signaled openness to free agency despite injury and late-season decline risk.
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Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman expected to opt out of contract, enter free agency
Veteran infielder Alex Bregman plans to opt out of his contract with the Boston Red Sox and enter free agency this offseason, according to multiple reports (including the New York Post.) The Red Sox are expected to be a major player (and favorite) to re-sign Bregman, but the Blue Jays and Mariners, as well as the Tigers, are expected to be interested in signing the veteran. Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million contract with the Red Sox last…
Bregman to opt out of deal, test free agency
BOSTON — When Alex Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Red Sox this past spring that included opt outs after each season, it seemed clear the veteran third baseman would try his luck on the open market…
To The Surprise of Absolutely No One, Jon Heyman Says Alex Bregman Will Opt Out Of The Final Two Years Of His Contract With The Red Sox
Well, no shit. Sorry for the PG-13 language, but this was a certainty. And I'm already annoyed he might be going to a new team.There was a report last week that some in the Red Sox organization were h...
Alex Bregman will opt out of Red Sox’ contract for free agency; here’s what it means
For months, it has been considered exceedingly likely, in baseball circles, that Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman would opt out of his contract and test free agency again this winter. Now, it appears that much-anticipated development is on the verge of being formalized.
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