Alex Bregman has signed a three-year, $120million deal with the Boston Red Sox to end months of speculation over where he would land.
The third baseman is a two-time All-Star and double World Series champion, who had played his entire career to date with the Houston Astros.
He entered free agency at the end of the 2024 season and has now landed at Fenway Park, bringing to an end the longest saga of the winter.
As recently as Tuesday night, it was reported that the Blue Jays, Cubs, Tigers and Astros were all still in for the 30-year-old.
Bregman was the most highly-coveted player still in free agency, and he has signed with the Red Sox just as spring training gets underway.
Jeff Passan reported more details about the contract late on Wednesday night, revealing that his new $120m deal includes deferred money.
Alex Bregman was among the most highly-coveted free agents heading into the winter
Third baseman Bregman won two World Series titles with the Astros, most recently in 2022
It was also claimed that the Red Sox offer of a $40m salary was more than $10m higher than other rivals had put on the table.
ESPN’s Jesse Rogers also reported that the deal includes two opt outs.
Last season, Bregman hit .260 with 26 home runs, 44 walks and 86 strikeouts in 145 games for Houston.
In Boston, he will reunite with his former Houston bench coach Alex Cora, who is currently the Red Sox manager.
It was initially projected that he would sign a longer contract than he has, but Bregman instead opted for a shorter-term, higher AAV contract with options to get out at the end of each of the first two seasons.
His exit from Houston ends a 10-year association with the Astros in which he propelled himself to among the best players in Major League Baseball.
