2026 Boston Red Sox season

2026  Boston Red Sox
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston
Record	See standings
Owners	John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
President	Sam Kennedy
Chief baseball officer	Craig Breslow
Manager	Alex Cora
Television	NESN
Radio	WEEI-FM / Boston Red Sox Radio Network
←  2025 Seasons

The 2026 Boston Red Sox season is the upcoming 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. Alex Cora is expected to return for the sixth season of his second stint as the team's on-field manager. The team is scheduled to open the regular season in an away game against the Cincinnati Reds on March 26, and conclude with a home game against the Chicago Cubs on September 27. ^[1]

Offseason

At the conclusion of the 2025 season, the Red Sox had 11 players under contract for the 2026 season: Roman Anthony, Brayan Bello, Kristian Campbell, Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Crochet, Jarren Duran, Jordan Hicks, Ceddanne Rafaela, Patrick Sandoval, Garrett Whitlock, and Masataka Yoshida. ^[2] Four players had contract options and/or opt-outs, four players were eligible to become free agents, nine players were eligible for arbitration, and an additional 22 players were not yet eligible for arbitration due to their limited service time in MLB, and could therefore be retained by the team for the league-minimum salary or released. ^[2]

October–December 2025

October–December 2025 Roster moves Date Roster move Ref. October 3 The team recalled Chris Murphy from Worcester, and activated Roman Anthony, Brennan Bernardino, Isaiah Campbell, Kristian Campbell, Cooper Criswell, José De León, Richard Fitts, Jhostynxon García, Lucas Giolito, Jordan Hicks, Dustin May, Jovani Morán, and Luis Perales from Worcester, the 10-day injured list, or the 15-day injured list. [3] October 10 The team signed free agents Sebastian Rondon, Steven Garcia, Hicter Ruiz, and Cristopher Silvestre to minor league contracts. [3] October 13 The team dismissed Ben Rosenthal as assistant hitting coach. [4] October 16 The team sent Isaiah Campbell and José De León outright to Worcester. [3] October 23 The team hired John Soteropulos as assistant hitting coach. [5] October 27 The team signed free agent Jason Delay to a minor league contract. [6] November 2 Pitchers Steven Matz, Dustin May, and Justin Wilson, and outfielder Rob Refsnyder, each elected free agency. [7] November 3 Third baseman Alex Bregman opted out of his contract and pitcher Lucas Giolito's mutual option was declined, resulting in both players becoming free agents. [8] [9] November 4 The team re-signed outfielder Jarren Duran to a one-year, $7.7m contract for 2026 after declining the option on his prior contract. Shortstop Trevor Story opted in to the remaining two years of his contract to remain with the team, and the team declined their mutual option for pitcher Liam Hendriks, making him a free agent. [10] [11] [12] November 6 The team activated Triston Casas, Kutter Crawford, Hunter Dobbins, Vaughn Grissom, Tanner Houck, Marcelo Mayer, Patrick Sandoval, and Josh Winckowski from the 60-day injured list, and to clear room on the 40-man roster, the team designated Luis Guerrero for assignment. The team re-signed pitcher Cooper Criswell to a one-year major league contract for 2026. [13] [14] November 18 The team designated Josh Winckowski and Nathaniel Lowe for assignment, selected Shane Drohan, David Sandlin, and Tyler Uberstine to the Red Sox roster from Worcester, and completed a series of trades: Luis Guerrero was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for infielder Tristan Gray, Brennan Bernardino was traded to the Colorado Rockies for minor league outfielder Braiden Ward, Chris Murphy was traded to the Chicago White Sox for minor league catcher Ronny Hernandez, and minor league pitcher Alex Hoppe was traded to the Seattle Mariners for minor league catcher Luke Heyman. [15] November 20 The team re-signed catcher Connor Wong to a one-year, $1.3m contract for 2026 to avoid arbitration. [16] November 21 The team tendered contracts to all 26 remaining unsigned players on the major league roster, excluding Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Winckowski, who became free agents. [17] November 25 The team traded pitchers Brandon Clarke and Richard Fitts to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Sonny Gray and cash. [18] December 4 The team designated pitcher Cooper Criswell for assignment, and traded minor league prospects Jhostynxon García and Jesus Travieso to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Johan Oviedo, Tyler Samaniego and Adonys Guzman. [19] December 9 The team traded Vaughn Grissom to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for outfield prospect Isaiah Jackson. [20] December 10 The team traded minor league prospect Justin Riemer to the Athletics for minor league pitcher Ryan Watson. Watson was originally a Rule V selection from the Giants. [21] December 15 The team traded minor league pitcher Luis Perales to the Washington Nationals for minor league pitcher Jake Bennett. [22] December 21 The team traded pitcher Hunter Dobbins and minor league pitching prospects Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aita to the St. Louis Cardinals for first baseman Willson Contreras. [23] December 30 Infielders Marcelo Mayer and Nate Eaton changed their player numbers to 11 and 18, respectively. [24]

January–March 2026 Roster moves

Date	Roster move	Ref.
January 6	The team signed free agent pitcher T.J. Sikkema to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training, and further announced Osvaldo Berrios, Vinny Capra, Jason Delay, Alec Gamboa, Hobie Harris, and Devin Sweet as non-roster invitees to spring training. Boston also avoided arbitration with Kutter Crawford, signing him to a one year, $2.75 million deal. Crawford missed the entire 2025 season with knee and wrist injuries.	[25] [26]

Game log

Red Sox Win

Red Sox Loss

Game Postponed

Home Game

2026 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 March 26 @ Reds – — Great American Ball Park – 2 March 28 @ Reds – — Great American Ball Park – 3 March 29 @ Reds – — Great American Ball Park – 4 March 30 @ Astros – — Daikin Park – 5 March 31 @ Astros – — Daikin Park – 6 April 1 @ Astros – — Daikin Park – 7 April 3 Padres – — Fenway Park – 8 April 4 Padres – — Fenway Park – 9 April 5 Padres – — Fenway Park – 10 April 6 Brewers – — Fenway Park – 11 April 7 Brewers – — Fenway Park – 12 April 8 Brewers – — Fenway Park – 13 April 10 @ Cardinals – — Busch Stadium – 14 April 11 @ Cardinals – — Busch Stadium – 15 April 12 @ Cardinals – — Busch Stadium – 16 April 13 @ Twins – — Target Field – 17 April 14 @ Twins – — Target Field – 18 April 15 @ Twins – — Target Field – 19 April 17 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 20 April 18 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 21 April 19 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 22 April 20 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 23 April 21 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 24 April 22 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 25 April 23 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 26 April 24 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 27 April 25 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 28 April 26 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 29 April 27 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 30 April 28 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 31 April 29 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre –
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 32 May 1 Astros – — Fenway Park – 33 May 2 Astros – — Fenway Park – 34 May 3 Astros – — Fenway Park – 35 May 4 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 36 May 5 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 37 May 6 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 38 May 7 Rays – — Fenway Park – 39 May 8 Rays – — Fenway Park – 40 May 9 Rays – — Fenway Park – 41 May 10 Rays – — Fenway Park – 42 May 12 Phillies – — Fenway Park – 43 May 13 Phillies – — Fenway Park – 44 May 14 Phillies – — Fenway Park – 45 May 15 @ Braves – — Truist Park – 46 May 16 @ Braves – — Truist Park – 47 May 17 @ Braves – — Truist Park – 48 May 18 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 49 May 19 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 50 May 20 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 51 May 22 Twins – — Fenway Park – 52 May 23 Twins – — Fenway Park – 53 May 24 Twins – — Fenway Park – 54 May 26 Braves – — Fenway Park – 55 May 27 Braves – — Fenway Park – 56 May 28 Braves – — Fenway Park – 57 May 29 @ Guardians – — Progressive Field – 58 May 30 @ Guardians – — Progressive Field – 59 May 31 @ Guardians – — Progressive Field –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 60 June 2 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 61 June 3 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 62 June 4 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 63 June 5 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 64 June 6 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 65 June 7 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 66 June 8 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 67 June 9 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 68 June 10 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 69 June 12 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 70 June 13 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 71 June 14 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 72 June 16 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 73 June 17 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 74 June 18 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 75 June 20 (1) @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 76 June 20 (2) @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 77 June 21 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 78 June 22 @ Rockies – — Coors Field – 79 June 23 @ Rockies – — Coors Field – 80 June 24 @ Rockies – — Coors Field – 81 June 25 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 82 June 26 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 83 June 27 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 84 June 28 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 85 June 29 Nationals – — Fenway Park – 86 June 30 Nationals – — Fenway Park –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 87 July 1 Nationals – — Fenway Park – 88 July 3 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 89 July 4 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 90 July 5 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 91 July 7 @ White Sox – — Rate Field – 92 July 8 @ White Sox – — Rate Field – 93 July 9 @ White Sox – — Rate Field – 94 July 10 @ Mets – — Citi Field – 95 July 11 @ Mets – — Citi Field – 96 July 12 @ Mets – — Citi Field – ASG July 14 All-Star Game – — Citizens Bank Park – 97 July 17 Rays – — Fenway Park – 98 July 18 Rays – — Fenway Park – 99 July 19 Rays – — Fenway Park – 100 July 20 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 101 July 21 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 102 July 22 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 103 July 24 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 104 July 25 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 105 July 26 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 106 July 27 @ Athletics – — Sutter Health Park – 107 July 28 @ Athletics – — Sutter Health Park – 108 July 29 @ Athletics – — Sutter Health Park – 109 July 30 @ Athletics – — Sutter Health Park – 110 July 31 @ Dodgers – — Dodger Stadium –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 111 August 1 @ Dodgers – — Dodger Stadium – 112 August 2 @ Dodgers – — Dodger Stadium – 113 August 4 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 114 August 5 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 115 August 6 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 116 August 7 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 117 August 8 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 118 August 9 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 119 August 10 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 120 August 11 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 121 August 12 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 122 August 13 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 123 August 14 @ Pirates – — PNC Park – 124 August 15 @ Pirates – — PNC Park – 125 August 16 @ Pirates – — PNC Park – 126 August 17 Diamondbacks – — Fenway Park – 127 August 18 Diamondbacks – — Fenway Park – 128 August 19 Diamondbacks – — Fenway Park – 129 August 21 Giants – — Fenway Park – 130 August 22 Giants – — Fenway Park – 131 August 23 Giants – — Fenway Park – 132 August 24 @ Marlins – — LoanDepot Park – 133 August 25 @ Marlins – — LoanDepot Park – 134 August 26 @ Marlins – — LoanDepot Park – 135 August 28 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 136 August 29 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 137 August 30 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 138 August 31 Mariners – — Fenway Park –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 139 September 1 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 140 September 2 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 141 September 3 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 142 September 4 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 143 September 5 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 144 September 6 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 145 September 7 Angels – — Fenway Park – 146 September 8 Angels – — Fenway Park – 147 September 9 Angels – — Fenway Park – 148 September 11 Royals – — Fenway Park – 149 September 12 Royals – — Fenway Park – 150 September 13 Royals – — Fenway Park – 151 September 15 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 152 September 16 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 153 September 17 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 154 September 18 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 155 September 19 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 156 September 20 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 157 September 22 Guardians – — Fenway Park – 158 September 23 Guardians – — Fenway Park – 159 September 24 Guardians – — Fenway Park – 160 September 25 Cubs – — Fenway Park – 161 September 26 Cubs – — Fenway Park – 162 September 27 Cubs – — Fenway Park –

Current roster

Boston Red Sox 2026 spring training roster

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40-man roster	Non-roster invitees	Coaches / other
Pitchers 66 Brayan Bello -- Jake Bennett 44 Aroldis Chapman 50 Kutter Crawford 35 Garrett Crochet -- Shane Drohan 71 Connelly Early 54 Sonny Gray 38 Kyle Harrison 46 Jordan Hicks 89 Tanner Houck 76 Zack Kelly 47 Jovani Morán 29 Johan Oviedo -- Tyler Samaniego -- David Sandlin 43 Patrick Sandoval 63 Justin Slaten 70 Payton Tolle -- Tyler Uberstine -- Ryan Watson 57 Greg Weissert 22 Garrett Whitlock Catchers 75 Carlos Narváez 12 Connor Wong Infielders 28 Kristian Campbell 36 Triston Casas 40 Willson Contreras 18 Nate Eaton 23 Romy González -- Tristan Gray 17 David Hamilton 11 Marcelo Mayer 20 Nick Sogard 10 Trevor Story Outfielders 52 Wilyer Abreu 19 Roman Anthony 16 Jarren Duran  3 Ceddanne Rafaela  7 Masataka Yoshida	Pitchers -- Osvaldo Berrios -- Alec Gamboa -- Hobie Harris -- T.J. Sikkema -- Devin Sweet Catchers -- Jason Delay Infielders -- Vinny Capra	Manager 13 Alex Cora Coaches 53 Andrew Bailey (pitching) -- Joe Cronin (hitting strategist) 62 Peter Fatse (hitting) 58 José Flores (first base/infield) 86 Parker Guinn (bullpen catcher/catching instructor) 59 Chris Holt (bullpen) 84 Kyle Hudson (third base/outfield) 88 Dillon Lawson (assistant hitting) 90 Charlie Madden (bullpen catcher) -- Devin Rose (pitching strategist) -- John Soteropulos (assistant hitting) 91 Chris Stasio (director ML development) 33 Jason Varitek (game planning/run prevention) 60 Ramón Vázquez (bench) 40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated January 6, 2026 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball and Boston Red Sox minor league players

Note: division assignments are from the prior season, and are subject to change.

Level	Team	League	Division	Manager	Notes
Triple-A	Worcester Red Sox	International League	East
Double-A	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	Northeast
High-A	Greenville Drive	South Atlantic League	South
Single-A	Salem RidgeYaks	Carolina League	North
Rookie	FCL Red Sox	Florida Complex League	South
	DSL Red Sox Blue	Dominican Summer League	North
	DSL Red Sox Red		Northwest

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External links

• Official website
• 2026 Boston Red Sox season at Baseball Reference