BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with four players on one-year contracts for the 2026 season: first baseman Triston Casas, infielder/outfielder Romy Gonzalez, and right-handed pitchers Tanner Houck and Johan Oviedo.
The Red Sox have no remaining players eligible for salary arbitration.
Casas, 25, batted .182 (18-for-99) with three doubles, three home runs, and 11 RBI over 29 games in 2025. The left-handed hitter was placed on the 10-Day Injured List on May 3, 2025, with a left patellar tendon rupture and transferred to the 60-Day Injured List on May 24. Selected by Boston in the first round (No. 26 overall) of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, the Florida native has batted .241 (197-for-816) with 33 doubles, two triples, 45 home runs, and 120 RBI over 251 career Major League games, all with the Red Sox (2022-25).
Gonzalez, 29, hit .305 (96-for-315) with an .826 OPS, 23 doubles, three triples, and nine home runs in 96 games during 2025. The right-handed hitter made 41 starts at first base, 32 at second base, two as the designated hitter, and one at third base. Originally selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 18th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, the Florida native has hit .269 (200-for-744) with 44 doubles, seven triples, 20 home runs, 109 RBI, and 24 stolen bases in 271 career games with the White Sox (2021-23) and Red Sox (2024-25).
Houck, 29, recorded an 8.04 ERA (39 ER/43.2 IP) in nine starts during 2025 prior to being placed on the Injured List on May 14 and missing the remainder of the 2025 season. The right-hander underwent a successful hybrid reconstruction of the right ulnar collateral ligament (elbow) with flexor tendon repair on August 18. Selected by Boston in the first round (No. 24 overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft, the Missouri native owns a 3.97 ERA (209 ER/474.1 IP) in 113 career Major League games (80 starts), all with the Red Sox (2020-25).
Oviedo, 27, was acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 4, 2025. The right-hander underwent UCL reconstructive surgery in December 2023 and missed the entire 2024 season. He was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on August 4, 2025 and posted a 3.57 ERA (16 ER/ 40.1 IP) with a .182 opponent batting average (26-for-143) and 42 strikeouts over nine starts with Pittsburgh. Originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent in July 2016, the Cuba native owns a 4.24 ERA (170 ER/361.0 IP) in 81 career Major League games (67 starts) for the Cardinals (2020-22) and Pirates (2022-25).