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Reports: 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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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.
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...
Reports: Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman opts out of deal
After one solid but unspectacular year with the Boston Red Sox, third baseman Alex Bregman is set to opt out of his contract and become a free agent again, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.Bregman arrived in Boston on three-year, $120 million deal in February, but the pact gave him the right to opt out after each of the first two seasons.While Bregman could return to the Red Sox with a revised contract, multiple other clubs reportedly …
Alex Bregman reportedly plans to test free agency, opt out of Red Sox contract
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 at some point. Now, it appears that time has come. According to MLB insider Jon Heyman, Bregman plans to exercise his opt out after one year in Boston. Once official, the third baseman will become a free agent, giving him anoth…
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