Alex Bregman, Red Sox Agree to 3-year, $120 Million Deal

Alex Bregman with the Houston Astros last season.
Alex Bregman with the Houston Astros last season. / Thomas Shea-Imagn Images

Our long national nightmare is over—free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman has signed with a new team. The 30-year old two-time All-Star is signing a three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic.

Bregman spent the first nine years of his career with the Houston Astros and won two World Series. His free agency has dragged on for much of the winter, but with pitchers and catchers reporting, obviously all the parties involved decided it was time to get a deal done.

The Red Sox were always considered one of the most likely teams to land Bregman based on their financial situation and his relationship with manager Alex Cora. The Astros were reportedly interested in bringing Bregman back—with the endorsement of Jose Altuve—but it seemed unlikely.

Now that Bregman and Nick Pivetta have signed, we can just about close the book on this offseason and start the actual baseball.


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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.