2025 Boston Red Sox season

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2025  Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox cap logo.svg
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Fenway Park
City Boston
Record0–0 (–)
Owners John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
President Sam Kennedy
Chief baseball officer
Craig Breslow
Manager Alex Cora
Television NESN [a] : Dave O’Brien or Mike Monaco (play-by-play); Lou Merloni, Will Middlebrooks, Kevin Millar (analyst rotation); Jahmai Webster (in-game reporter) [1]
Radio WEEI-FM / Boston Red Sox Radio Network: Will Flemming [b] ; Sean McDonough, Lou Merloni, Will Middlebrooks (rotation)
  2024 Seasons

The 2025 Boston Red Sox season will be the 125th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 114th season at Fenway Park. Alex Cora is under contract as the team's on-field manager, in what will be the fifth season of his second stint in that role. The team is scheduled to open the regular season in an away game against the Texas Rangers on March 27, and conclude with a home game against the Detroit Tigers on September 28. [2]

Contents

Offseason

In September 2024, the team announced they would introduce a new "City Connect 2.0" uniform for the 2025 season, while retaining their existing City Connect uniform (yellow and blue) and retiring their blue alternate road jersey, which had been introduced in 2009. [3] As of late November, the team had 10 players under contract for the 2025 season: Brayan Bello, Rafael Devers, Lucas Giolito, Liam Hendriks, Ceddanne Rafaela, Rob Refsnyder, Trevor Story, Garrett Whitlock, Justin Wilson, and Masataka Yoshida. [4]

October–December 2024

October

November

December

January

February

Spring training

"Truck Day", when the team's equipment departs Fenway Park for Florida, was February 3. [58]

The team's first spring training game, an exhibition contest against the Northeastern Huskies at JetBlue Park on February 21, resulted in a 5–2 victory for the Red Sox. [59] The team's Grapefruit League schedule runs from February 22 through March 23. [60] [61] The Red Sox are scheduled to conclude their spring training with two games in Monterrey, Mexico, on March 24–25 against the Monterrey Sultanes. [62]

Game log

Red Sox WinRed Sox LossGame PostponedHome Game
2025 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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1March 27@ Rangers Globe Life Field
2March 28@ Rangers Globe Life Field
3March 29@ Rangers Globe Life Field
4March 30@ Rangers Globe Life Field
5March 31@ Orioles Camden Yards
6April 2@ Orioles Camden Yards
7April 3@ Orioles Camden Yards
8April 4 Cardinals Fenway Park
9April 5 Cardinals Fenway Park
10April 6 Cardinals Fenway Park
11April 7 Blue Jays Fenway Park
12April 8 Blue Jays Fenway Park
13April 9 Blue Jays Fenway Park
14April 10 Blue Jays Fenway Park
15April 11@ White Sox Rate Field
16April 12@ White Sox Rate Field
17April 13@ White Sox Rate Field
18April 14@ Rays George M. Steinbrenner Field
19April 15@ Rays George M. Steinbrenner Field
20April 16@ Rays George M. Steinbrenner Field
21April 18 White Sox Fenway Park
22April 19 White Sox Fenway Park
23April 20 White Sox Fenway Park
24April 21 White Sox Fenway Park
25April 22 Mariners Fenway Park
26April 23 Mariners Fenway Park
27April 24 Mariners Fenway Park
28April 25@ Guardians Progressive Field
29April 26@ Guardians Progressive Field
30April 27@ Guardians Progressive Field
31April 29@ Blue Jays Rogers Centre
32April 30@ Blue Jays Rogers Centre
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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33May 1@ Blue Jays Rogers Centre
34May 2 Twins Fenway Park
35May 3 Twins Fenway Park
36May 4 Twins Fenway Park
37May 6 Rangers Fenway Park
38May 7 Rangers Fenway Park
39May 8 Rangers Fenway Park
40May 9@ Royals Kauffman Stadium
41May 10@ Royals Kauffman Stadium
42May 11@ Royals Kauffman Stadium
43May 12@ Tigers Comerica Park
44May 13@ Tigers Comerica Park
45May 14@ Tigers Comerica Park
46May 16 Braves Fenway Park
47May 17 Braves Fenway Park
48May 18 Braves Fenway Park
49May 19 Mets Fenway Park
50May 20 Mets Fenway Park
51May 21 Mets Fenway Park
52May 22 Orioles Fenway Park
53May 23 Orioles Fenway Park
54May 24 Orioles Fenway Park
55May 25 Orioles Fenway Park
56May 26@ Brewers American Family Field
57May 27@ Brewers American Family Field
58May 28@ Brewers American Family Field
59May 30@ Braves Truist Park
60May 31@ Braves Truist Park
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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61June 1@ Braves Truist Park
62June 2 Angels Fenway Park
63June 3 Angels Fenway Park
64June 4 Angels Fenway Park
65June 6@ Yankees Yankee Stadium
66June 7@ Yankees Yankee Stadium
67June 8@ Yankees Yankee Stadium
68June 9 Rays Fenway Park
69June 10 Rays Fenway Park
70June 11 Rays Fenway Park
71June 13 Yankees Fenway Park
72June 14 Yankees Fenway Park
73June 15 Yankees Fenway Park
74June 16@ Mariners T-Mobile Park
75June 17@ Mariners T-Mobile Park
76June 18@ Mariners T-Mobile Park
77June 20@ Giants Oracle Park
78June 21@ Giants Oracle Park
79June 22@ Giants Oracle Park
80June 23@ Angels Angel Stadium
81June 24@ Angels Angel Stadium
82June 25@ Angels Angel Stadium
83June 27 Blue Jays Fenway Park
84June 28 Blue Jays Fenway Park
85June 29 Blue Jays Fenway Park
86June 30 Reds Fenway Park
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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87July 1 Reds Fenway Park
88July 2 Reds Fenway Park
89July 4@ Nationals Nationals Park
90July 5@ Nationals Nationals Park
91July 6@ Nationals Nationals Park
92July 7 Rockies Fenway Park
93July 8 Rockies Fenway Park
94July 9 Rockies Fenway Park
95July 10 Rays Fenway Park
96July 11 Rays Fenway Park
97July 12 Rays Fenway Park
98July 13 Rays Fenway Park
ASG July 15 All-Star Game AL – NL Truist Park
99July 18@ Cubs Wrigley Field
100July 19@ Cubs Wrigley Field
101July 20@ Cubs Wrigley Field
102July 21@ Phillies Citizens Bank Park
103July 22@ Phillies Citizens Bank Park
104July 23@ Phillies Citizens Bank Park
105July 25 Dodgers Fenway Park
106July 26 Dodgers Fenway Park
107July 27 Dodgers Fenway Park
108July 28@ Twins Target Field
109July 29@ Twins Target Field
110July 30@ Twins Target Field
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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111August 1 Astros Fenway Park
112August 2 Astros Fenway Park
113August 3 Astros Fenway Park
114August 4 Royals Fenway Park
115August 5 Royals Fenway Park
116August 6 Royals Fenway Park
117August 8@ Padres Petco Park
118August 9@ Padres Petco Park
119August 10@ Padres Petco Park
120August 11@ Astros Daikin Park
121August 12@ Astros Daikin Park
122August 13@ Astros Daikin Park
123August 15 Marlins Fenway Park
124August 16 Marlins Fenway Park
125August 17 Marlins Fenway Park
126August 18 Orioles Fenway Park
127August 19 Orioles Fenway Park
128August 21@ Yankees Yankee Stadium
129August 22@ Yankees Yankee Stadium
130August 23@ Yankees Yankee Stadium
131August 24@ Yankees Yankee Stadium
132August 25@ Orioles Camden Yards
133August 26@ Orioles Camden Yards
134August 27@ Orioles Camden Yards
135August 28@ Orioles Camden Yards
136August 29 Pirates Fenway Park
137August 30 Pirates Fenway Park
138August 31 Pirates Fenway Park
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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139September 1 Guardians Fenway Park
140September 2 Guardians Fenway Park
141September 3 Guardians Fenway Park
142September 5@ Diamondbacks Chase Field
143September 6@ Diamondbacks Chase Field
144September 7@ Diamondbacks Chase Field
145September 8@ Athletics Sutter Health Park
146September 9@ Athletics Sutter Health Park
147September 10@ Athletics Sutter Health Park
148September 12 Yankees Fenway Park
149September 13 Yankees Fenway Park
150September 14 Yankees Fenway Park
151September 16 Athletics Fenway Park
152September 17 Athletics Fenway Park
153September 18 Athletics Fenway Park
154September 19@ Rays George M. Steinbrenner Field
155September 20@ Rays George M. Steinbrenner Field
156September 21@ Rays George M. Steinbrenner Field
157September 23@ Blue Jays Rogers Centre
158September 24@ Blue Jays Rogers Centre
159September 25@ Blue Jays Rogers Centre
160September 26 Tigers Fenway Park
161September 27 Tigers Fenway Park
162September 28 Tigers Fenway Park

Current roster

40-man rosterNon-roster inviteesCoaches/Other

Pitchers


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list


40 active, 0 inactive, 21 non-roster invitees

Injury icon 2.svg 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated February 17, 2025
Transactions Depth chart
All MLB rosters

Farm system

Minor-league coaching assignments were announced on January 16. [63]

LevelTeamLeagueDivisionManager Notes
Triple-A Worcester Red Sox International League Northeast Chad Tracy
Double-A Portland Sea Dogs Eastern League NortheastChad Epperson
High-A Greenville Drive South Atlantic League SouthLiam Carroll
Single-A Salem Red Sox Carolina League NorthOzzie Chavez
Rookie FCL Red Sox Florida Complex League SouthChase Illig
DSL Red Sox Blue Dominican
Summer League
NorthSandy Madera
DSL Red Sox Red WestAmaury Garcia

Note: Division assignments are from the 2024 season and are subject to change.

Notes

  1. 4 Spring Training games will be broadcast on:
    • WHDH (Boston)
    • WWAX (Hartford)
    • WYCI (Saranac Lake–Plattsburgh, New York/Burlington, Vermont)
    • WPXT (Portland)
  2. Longtime Red Sox radio announcer Joe Castiglione retired at the end of the 2024 regular season.

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Further reading