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The Sox announced 14 non-roster invitees to spring training: IF Mikey Romero, INF/OFs Max Ferguson & Tyler McDonough, OFs Allan Castro & Braiden Ward, Cs Nate Baez & Ronald Rosario, C/1B Nathan Hickey,
RHPs Tayron Guerrero, Seth Martinez, Wyatt Olds, Noah Song, & Jacob Webb, LHP Jeremy Wu-Yelland

How did Ranger Suárez wind up with Red Sox? Inside the team’s quick pivot from its pursuit of Alex Bregman. - The Boston Globe Suárez and Bregman share agent Scott Boras, who let it be known the market was accelerating for Suárez after Bregman signed with the Cubs.

After Alex Bregman decided to sign with the Cubs, the Red Sox were stunned but had little time to catch their breath, since another target - Ranger Suárez - was in advanced talks with other teams (esp the Orioles). A look at the Sox’ pivot: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/s...

In 2022, Scott Boras was at Fenway Park for Yoshida's introductory press conference -- and right after, completed a deal with the Yankees on Carlos Rodón. He was back today for the Ranger Suárez intro -- and after the presser, closed the 5-year, $162.5M deal on Bellinger w/the Yankees from Fenway.

Breslow: “It’s really important we improve our defense, particularly our infield defense. … Any additions we make, we’ll be very mindful of defense.”

Breslow on Suárez’s appealing traits: Track record of success in a home park that is friendly to offense. “We feel like he has every chance to be as good a pitcher for the next five years as he’s been for the previous five years.”

Breslow: “There are multiple paths to improving a team… The identity of our team, the strength of our team is going to be pitching.”

Suárez says he grew up as a Pedro fan - as well as Clemens, Beckett, Ortiz.

Boras says Suárez had informed him that his earliest memories in VZ were watching Red Sox-Yankees - and rooting for the Red Sox while all his friends rooted for the Yankees.

Breslow said Sox started talking to Boras about Suárez in November. Described Suárez as, among free agent pitchers, “the guy we wanted to target.”

Suárez (vía translator): “O’m looking forward to putting my own grain of rice into what we’re doing here.” He expressed excitement to be with the Sox, in their mix of young and veteran talent.

Breslow says two things stood out about Suárez as team did makeup work: Talent (“pitch ability and guile”) as well as a renowned sense of humor.

Breslow suggests the addition of Suárez furthers the team’s goals of competing for a title, and says he hopes Suárez continues to get a chance to build on his postseason résumé.

Sam Kennedy at presser: “It’s always better to be sitting in the dais with Scott (Boras) than on the phone (with him negotiating).”

Ranger Suárez has arrived for his press conference.

Here’s how Ranger Suárez’s 5-year, $130M deal with the Red Sox breaks down:

Signing bonus: $3M
2026 salary: $7M
2027 salary: $15M
2028 salary: $30M
2029 salary: $30M
2030 salary: $35M
2031 mutual option: $35M with a $10M buyout

Suárez will be introduced at Fenway later this morning.

Baez, a 12th rounder out of ASU in 2022, put up big numbers last year in High-A (.331/.457/.453), then hit .237/.297/.400 in 51 games in Double-A.

The Red Sox are trading UT Tristan Gray to the Twins to clear a 40-man spot for Ranger Suárez, as first reported by Chris Cotillo. The Sox will get minor league catcher Nate Baez, a 24-year-old who hit .278 with a .794 OPS across two levels last year.

The Broncos, minus their starting quarterback, are up next for the Patriots. Here’s a first look at the matchup. - The Boston Globe The AFC Championship Game will be played next Sunday at 3 p.m. in Denver, with a spot in the Super Bowl on the line.

Wild that the Patriots have almost as many playoff losses in Denver (where they’re 0-4) as they do at home (23-5 in franchise history). Denver is the only city where the Patriots have multiple road playoff losses. Here’s Nicole Yang on their matchup w/the Broncos: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/18/s...

The Patriots are facing the Texans and their No. 1 defense in the divisional round. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe Houston's fearsome defense allowed the fewest total yards and the second fewest points of any defense in the regular season.

Follow the Globe’s live gameday coverage of Patriots-Texans! (I will be impersonating a football contributor as part of our coverage.) www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/18/s...

With Ranger Suárez signed, the Red Sox can turn back to the pursuit of position players - The Boston Globe With Alex Bregman gone, the Red Sox don't have a perfect fit for upgrading their infield ahead of next season.

After Bregman, the Red Sox shifted their focus to pitching and Ranger Suárez - but the pursuit of another bat remains ongoing. A look at some changes in that pursuit post-Bregman/Suárez: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/16/s...

Analyzing Drake Maye vs. Tom Brady While it might be premature to stack Drake Maye vs. Tom Brady, it’s worth taking a look at Maye’s sparkling second season against with Brady’s second year as a starter.

Proud to play a role in this data-driven piece for a @bostonglobe.com feature that compares Tom Brady in his second year as a starter (2002) to what Drake Maye has done this past season.

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Breslow’s listed height is … very much inaccurate. Silverio is 6-1, 210 pounds as a 17-year-old.

Craig Breslow attended this year’s signing ceremony at the team’s Dominican Academy. He offers a reference scale for how big Silverio (17 years old) is… www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/s...

Slugger and five-tool prospect headline Red Sox international signees - The Boston Globe The Sox added 17 minor leaguers through the international free agent process — with hopes that some will emerge in the 2030s as key contributors.

The Red Sox signed 17 international players today, headlined by potential five-tool talent Dawvris Brito and masher Garielvin Silverio. Scouting reports on a half-dozen signees: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/s...

"I have a young family. We can't wait to raise our kids here in Chicago."

Bregman, at his introductory presser, on the importance of the no-trade clause for the deal with the Cubs: "Being able to be in a place that offered stability and a place that showed how much they cared about what was important to me was super-important to myself and my family. ...

For now, assuming a $10M nugget for in-season moves, they’re slightly above, but can get back under the 2nd line if they want either by a) scaling back the in-season budget or b) trading some payroll (OF or SP).

… closed a deal (or at least an agreement) in which it assumed those long-term risks - especially if the Suárez deal marks an embrace of those risks as a feature, not an exception.

I’d written earlier today that the Sox had sacrificed some of the foremost advantages of a big-revenue team - $ flexes and risk tolerance - through their failure to access top talent through high-end free agency. Beyond the particulars of the Suárez deal, it’s significant that the team has …

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