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Red Sox Cut Ties With Pitcher After Five Seasons With Team

The Boston Red Sox have designated Zack Kelly for assignment after five seasons with the team. Kelly signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox in 2021 and made his big league debut with the Red Sox in 2022.

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Insider Reveals Red Sox Will Continue To Pursue Trade For This NL All-Star

The Boston Red Sox have Trevor Story at shortstop and Franklin Arias ready to take over when they move on from Story. However, there were reports at the trade deadline that they were aggressively pursuing a trade for an established star shortstop.

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MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. How many of these players can you name in six minutes?

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Eduardo Rivera News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 3

Red Sox Trade Eduardo Rivera To Cardinals

11:17 am CT: The Red Sox have officially announced the trade. 10:34 am CT: The Red Sox are sending left-hander Eduardo Rivera to the Cardinals, reports Andrew Parker of SoxProspects.com.

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25 MLB prospects who will make an impact in 2027

The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.

CJ Abrams News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 3

Red Sox rumors: Boston expected to inquire about Elly De La Cruz, CJ Abrams trades

The Boston Red Sox reached the MLB postseason in 2026. They fell short in the American League Wild Card round, however. If Boston wants to take the next step toward winning its first World Series since 2018, upgrading the offense should be a priority.

Sonny Gray News / Boston Red Sox on SI / November 3

Three Teams Emerge In Red Sox's Sonny Gray Free Agency Sweepstakes

The offseason has really begun now and free agents can start to sign deals with clubs around the league. For the Boston Red Sox, they surely will be on the hunt.

Jarren Duran News / EasySportz / November 3

Jarren Duran Must Be Traded This Offseason

Bleacher Report writer Zachary D. Rymer identified Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran as the team’s single biggest trade asset heading into the 2026 offseason.

Brayan Bello News / Over The Monster / November 3

The Moments that Made the 2026 Red Sox: Brayan Bello fell back in love with the game

Something had to give with Brayan Bello in the early days of summer. After a handful of bad starts throughout the first few months of the year were interspersed with a few strong bulk appearances out of the bullpen, the right-handed pitcher absolutely imploded during a rubber game on Thursday, June 4, at Fenway Park.

Boston Red Sox News / Boston Red Sox on SI / November 3

Red Sox Cut 6'7'' Lefty in Unexpected Start to Offseason

The Boston Red Sox had a few moves to make to get the 40-man roster into compliance by Monday's deadline. One move Boston made that didn't shock was designating righty Zack Kelly for assignment.

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25 records that were broken during the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.

Eduardo Rivera News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 2

Red Sox Designate Eduardo Rivera For Assignment

The Red Sox announced that reliever Eduardo Rivera has been designated for assignment. The club’s 40-man roster count is now at 40. Rivera is a somewhat surprising final roster cut.

Zack Kelly News / Boston Red Sox on SI / November 2

Red Sox DFA Fan Favorite Fireballer as MLB Offseason Begins

It was a big day on the Major League Baseball calendar on Monday. The 2026 World Series wrapped up last week, and the deadline for players and teams to make option decisions and get 40-man rosters into compliance came and went on Monday night.

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Franklin Arias News / Minor League Baseball on SI / November 2

Red Sox Prospect Franklin Arias Headlines 2026 Minor League Gold Glove Award Winners

Nine minor league players have been acknowledged for displaying their defensive abilities this season. The 2026 Minor League Gold Glove Award winners were confirmed on Sunday.

Teoscar Hernandez News / Boston Red Sox on SI / November 2

Red Sox-Dodgers Teoscar Hernandez Prediction Is Just What Boston Needs

If the Boston Red Sox can come out of the offseason with a clear-cut slugger added to the organization, it would be a big win. Boston doesn't have to reinvent the wheel this offseason.

Boston Red Sox News / Baseball Now / November 2

Red Sox Predicted To DFA $60 Million Outfielder Less Than Two Years After Paying Him

The Boston Red Sox have a loaded outfield, and it creates a problem for Kristain Campbell. Campbell was the Red Sox's No. 2 prospect last season and started the 2025 season in the big leagues.

MLB News / Baseball Now / November 2

Red Sox Predicted To Make Blockbuster Trade For Elly De La Cruz

The Boston Red Sox were reportedly interested in star shortstops at the trade deadline, but nothing came to fruition. According to The Athletic's Jim Bowden, the Red Sox made a "strong offer" for Elly De La Cruz at the deadline, but it was turned down.

Franklin Arias News / Boston Red Sox on SI / November 2

Franklin Arias Just Got More Interesting as 2027 Red Sox Option

The Boston Red Sox have one of the most fascinating prospects in Major League Baseball in Franklin Arias and are going to have to think long and hard about giving him a shot in the bigs right away in 2027.

Boston Red Sox News / Yardbarker / November 2

3 questions facing the Boston Red Sox this offseason

The Boston Red Sox season appeared to be over by July 1. The Red Sox had lost 10-2 to the Washington Nationals, pushing their record to 37-48. Manager Alex Cora and a large portion of the coaching staff had been let go earlier in the year.

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Garrett Whitlock News / Field Level Media / November 2

Red Sox exercise contract option on RHP Garrett Whitlock

The Boston Red Sox exercised the one-year, $8.25-million contract option on right-hander Garrett Whitlock, the team announced Sunday. Whitlock, 30, was 7-2 with a 1.72 ERA in 54 relief appearances as the setup man to closer Aroldis Chapman.

Boston Red Sox News / EssentiallySports / November 1

Red Sox’s Willson Contreras Makes Heartfelt Request to the Front Office After Disappointing End to the Season

Willson Contreras launched 27 home runs for the Boston Red Sox, yet the first baseman watched his club finish 26th in the majors in long balls and get bounced from October after just two games.

CC Sabathia News / EssentiallySports / November 1

'That Place Is Terrible': Yankees Hall of Famer Rips Apart Red Sox’s Ballpark Reigniting New York-Boston Rivalry

CC Sabathia has found a new reason to hate Fenway Park, and it has nothing to do with the Red Sox. While the historic Yankees-Red Sox rivalry has given baseball plenty of reasons to dislike the iconic ballpark, the former Yankees ace has now brought it back into the spotlight for an entirely different reason.

Sonny Gray News / Trade Talk Sports / October 31

Sonny Gray’s Decision to Leave the Red Sox Tells Us What Teams Value

Baseball teams look for a lot of things when they shop for starting pitching. A big fastball helps. Strikeouts are nice. And everybody would love to find a young starter who can give them 200 innings.

Boston Red Sox News / Yardbarker / October 30

Red Sox's Sonny Gray declines mutual option, becomes free agent

The 36-year-old had a stellar 2026 campaign in his first season with the Red Sox, logging a dominant 18-5 record with a 2.72 ERA, 149 strikeouts and a 1.15 WHIP across 169 innings pitched.

Nick Martinez will not exercise mutual option with Rays, will become free agent

Bo Bichette exercises $42M player option after disappointing season

Michael Soroka declines mutual option with Diamondbacks

Joc Pederson declines mutual option with Rangers

Marlins exercise ace Sandy Alcantara's 2027 club option

Angel Bastardo News / Blogging the Red Sox / October 29