Report: Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito declines $19M option for 2026

Report: Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito declines $19M option for 2026

Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito declined a $19 million mutual option, triggering a $1.5 million buyout, and is set to head to free agency, the Boston Globe reported Monday.

Report: Red Sox's Lucas Giolito Declines Option, Enters Free Agency

As expected, the Boston Red Sox watched some prominent members of the 2025 club hit the open market on Monday. Alex Bregman opted out of his final two years to enter free agency. Lucas Giolito will reportedly join him. Giolito declined the player side of his mutual option, according to the Boston Globe’s Alex Speier. Boston and the starting pitcher both would have needed to agree to exercise the $19 million option for 2026. Boston signed Giolito…

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Lucas Giolito Declines Mutual Option

Red Sox righty Lucas Giolito declined his end of a 2026 mutual option. He gets a $1.5M buyout and is a free agent. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.