“Honestly, we thought we were going to Detroit the entire time. Then, at the last second, Boston came in,” he said. Bregman, who turns 31 later this month, is a two-time All-Star and MVP finalist known for his power, plate discipline, and excellent defense at third base.

Alex Bregman planned to sign with the Detroit Tigers in free agency — until the All-Star third baseman instead joined the Boston Red Sox on Feb. 12.

Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox, but revealed he thought all offseason that he was going to sign with the Tigers. "We thought we were going to be in Detroit the entire time," he said Wednesday. "And then at the last second,

Rafael Devers won't see any reps at third base before the end of spring training. The writing is on the wall for him to be the everyday DH.

The move comes after the Red Sox signed former Astros stalwart Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract. Shortly after the signing, Devers was defiant about the prospect of changing roles.

The Alex Bregman addition to the Red Sox didn't seem to move Rafael Devers the right way, but the team has tipped their hand at how those two will be positioned in the lineup.

But a little over five years later, it appears as though Verdugo is on the outside looking in at big-league reps for the 2025 season. The 28-year-old Verdugo might be in the prime of his career, but after an underwhelming 2024 season with the Yankees,

Given his defensive excellence, several people in the Yankees organization expressed their surprise to Kuty that Verdugo hasn't been signed, including manager Aaron Boone, who sai