Veteran infielder Alex Bregman will likely be opting out of his contract the Boston Crimson Sox and changing into a free agent this coming offseason, the New York Put up reviews. 

Bregman, 31, is coming off a extremely productive 2025 season for Boston by which he slashed .273/.360/.462 (128 OPS+) with 18 house runs and 28 doubles. Though he was restricted to 114 video games performed due to a severe quad pressure, Bregman nonetheless managed a WAR of three.5 for the season. He earned his third profession All-Star choice. For his profession, Bregman boasts an OPS+ of 132 and a WAR of 43.1 throughout elements of 10 MLB seasons. 

Final winter, Bregman turned down a better provide from the Detroit Tigers to be able to signal a shorter-term cope with the Crimson Sox. That deal paid him $36.67 million for 2025 and contains $41.67 million salaries for each 2026 and 2027 with opt-outs after every of these seasons. 

Since Bregman on a fee foundation loved his finest offensive season since 2022, he and agent Scott Boras are betting he’ll have a more healthy market within the coming 2025-26 offseason. 

That upcoming free-agent class contains place gamers like Kyle Tucker, Pete Alonso, Bo Bichette, and Kyle Schwarber. Nevertheless, at third base — Bregman’s main place this previous season — solely Eugenio Suárez stands out. Boston figures to make an effort to deliver Bregman again for 2026 and past, and different groups probably in want of assist or upgrades at third base embrace the Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers.