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Red Sox add pair of top 50 international prospects

@JesseABorek
January 15, 2026

The Red Sox may not have signed David Ortiz as an international amateur, but the native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, went on to deliver a Hall of Fame career during his tenure with the organization before his No. 34 was emblazoned on the wall at Fenway Park. The D.R.’s

Red Sox pull off big pivot with 5-year deal for Ranger Suárez (source)

January 14, 2026

BOSTON – Well, this was certainly a pivot that Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow pulled off on Wednesday. Reeling from the weekend loss of Alex Bregman, who declined an offer to return to Boston and instead signed with the Cubs, the Sox re-allocated much of the investment they

Boston's new rotation addition has taken a unique path to success

Ranger Suárez doesn't pitch like your typical top-of-the-rotation starter
@bmags94
January 14, 2026

This story was originally published before Ranger Suárez came to a five-year, $130 million agreement on a free-agent contract with the Red Sox.

Watson hopes to be Red Sox's latest Rule 5 success

January 14, 2026

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Here are each team's first workout dates of Spring Training 2026

January 14, 2026

Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, for pitchers and catchers as well as full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2026 Spring Training.

Breslow acknowledges Bregman disappointment, but keeps focus on Plan B

January 12, 2026

BOSTON -- After learning that Alex Bregman accepted a five-year, $175 million contract from the Cubs instead of an aggressive offer the Red Sox had made recently, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow processed his disappointment and then got ready to pivot to acquiring that one final impact bat to round

Latest Red Sox injuries & transactions

January 6, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Red Sox injury news and transactions.

Two Red Sox make 2026 Top 10 LHP Prospects list

January 13, 2026

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position.

How many bananas did he eat?? Tolle has stories, sound effects at Fenway Fest

January 12, 2026

Payton Tolle held court at the Red Sox Fenway Fest this weekend, and it's easy to see why he's quickly becoming a fan favorite in Boston. Tolle, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the club's No. 2 prospect and No. 28 overall, had a story about everything -- including the time

International signing period is open! Here's where top prospects are going

@JesseABorek
12:19 AM EST

Today's opening of the international signing period means amateur prospects from across the world can officially put pen to paper and call themselves professional ballplayers. It’s a testament to years of hard work not only for the players, but their families, their coaches and the extensive network of scouts and

A look at each club's top international prospect

@SamDykstraMiLB
January 12, 2026

MLB's 2026 international signing period opens on Thursday, and its importance can't be understated. While the vast majority of players are teenagers years away from reaching the big leagues, history tells us that the impact some of them make once they get there will be enormous. In 2025, four players

Where do Red Sox go from here after Bregman's Cubs deal?

January 11, 2026

BOSTON -- For the second consecutive winter, Alex Bregman was a hot topic at Fenway Fest without actually being there. Hours after Saturday’s annual feel-good event was over, it became apparent that the next time Bregman is at Fenway it will be for the final series of the ‘26 regular

Lester, Damon, Timlin newest members of Red Sox Hall of Fame

January 10, 2026

BOSTON -- As part of the festivities to kick off their annual Fenway Fest event on Saturday morning, the Red Sox announced the team’s newest Hall of Fame class, which includes a trio of players who guided the club to World Series championships earlier this century. The “ace” of the

Red Sox reach agreements with 4 to avoid arbitration

January 9, 2026

BOSTON -- The Red Sox reached one-year agreements with their four remaining arbitration-eligible players before Thursday’s deadline for teams and players to exchange figures. Right-hander Tanner Houck will earn $4.15 million, first baseman Triston Casas $1.61 million and infielder Romy Gonzalez and righty Johan Oviedo $1.55 million, a source told

These prospects have the best tools in the Red Sox farm system

January 12, 2026

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, the Red Sox farm system features prospects flashing loud tools that should give them a chance to impact games at the highest level. Here’s a look at the Red Sox prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

Who's most likely to win a World Series over the next decade?

January 9, 2026

Every January around these parts, I attempt to predict the next 10 World Series winners. You would think this would be impossible -- and it is, of course -- but it should be said that when I did it two years ago, I did pick the Dodgers over the Blue

Unveiling the first Power Rankings of 2026

January 8, 2026

Welcome to 2026! It should be a fascinating year. Frankly, it already has been. And a new year brings new Power Rankings. Here, thusly, are our first of the calendar year. There are obviously many more moves to be made throughout the rest of this Hot Stove season, but this

Execs poll: Top system? Best at drafting? Best at trading for prospects?

January 8, 2026

For the first three installments of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices around baseball to focus on players. For our fourth and final report, we asked them to turn the spotlight on each other. As we have since we started this series in 2023, we are wrapping

Opportunity for Abreu opens up in Red Sox outfield

January 7, 2026

This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

That red (not green) monster on 'The Masked Singer' was ... Big Papi?

January 8, 2026

You already know David Ortiz's favorite catchphrase: "Daaaa Yankees lose." But on Wednesday night, it was Big Papi doing some losing of his own. The Hall of Famer and Red Sox icon was revealed as a contestant on the premiere of a new season of "The Masked Singer" on FOX,

Baseball execs reveal which prospects have the top tools

January 7, 2026

If we had a dime for every time we’ve said or used the word “tools” at MLB Pipeline … we’d sure have a lot of dimes. Tools are, of course, the building blocks for prospects, and a lot of time is spent evaluating all of them to try to determine

Crawford inks 1-year deal with Red Sox to avoid arbitration

January 6, 2026

BOSTON -- With Thursday’s deadline looming for clubs to exchange figures with all arbitration-eligible players, the Red Sox avoided that process with Kutter Crawford on Tuesday by agreeing on a new one-year contract with the righty starter. A source told MLB.com Crawford will earn a base salary of $2.75 million