The final domino of free agency has fallen. After nine seasons with the Houston Astros, Alex Bregman is headed East, agreeing to a three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, Chandler Rome of the Athletic reported Wednesday night. The contract includes two opt-outs after 2025 and 2026.
Bregman was drafted by the Astros with the second overall pick in the 2015 MLB draft out of Louisiana State University. Over the course of his career, he has hit .272/.366/.483 with 265 doubles, 18 triples, 191 home runs, and 39.7 fWAR.
In 2024 Bregman hit .260/.315/.453 with a 118 wRC+ over 634 plate appearances. He had 30 doubles, two triples, and 26 home runs with 75 RBIs and three stolen bases.
Bregman has been a staple in the Astros roster and helped lead the organization to World Series championships in 2017 and 2022. He’s a two-time All-Star, a Silver Slugger Award winner, and most recently was awarded a Gold Glove award. In 2019, he finished as a runner-up to Mike Trout in the American League MVP voting.
The 31-year-old received multiple offers, including an offer worth $171 million, but chose the shorter offer from Boston because he wanted to play there, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reported. He will make $40 million per year, which is $10 million-plus more per year than other offers he received.
Bregman seems to slot in at second base for Boston, with Rafael Devers still expected to man third base. Bregman has played 32 innings in the majors at second base.
