Alex Bregman and the Red Sox of Boston accepted a $ 120 million contract over three years, said a person familiar with the agreement to the Associated Press.
The person spoke at the AD on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physique.
Bregman can withdraw after the 2025 and 2026 seasons to become a free agent again. He is likely to switch from the third goal to the second with the Red Sox, who already have the stars of the stars Rafael to the warm corner.
All-Star twice and double World Series champion in nine years with Houston, Bregman, 30, has just occurred one of his poorest offensive seasons. He struck .260 with 26 circuits and 75 points produced in the last season of a $ 100 million contract over five years, also winning his first gold glove.
Bregman has 19 home circuits in playoffs, equally in the sixth place in the history of major leagues. It was selected by Houston with the second overall choice of amateur draft 2015, made its debut in the big league a year later and struck 0.284 with 19 circuits, 71 points produced and 17 stolen bases in 2017.
He had four circuits and 10 points produced in the playoffs while the Astros won their first title of the World Series, a championship was spoiled when a investigation by the Major Baseball League revealed that the team had used the ‘Prohibited electronics to steal the signs of adversaries.
Bregman had points produced in his first five World Series games, Homering off Clayton Kershaw at the opening and Kenley Jansen in match 4, and hit a 10th round single against Jansen in match 5.
Bregman finished fifth in MVP voting in 2018 and second behind Mike Trout in 2019, the two most productive years of Bregman in marble. He struck .286 with 31 circuits, 103 products produced and 51 doubles at the top of the major league in 2018, then established careers in career the following season with an average of .296, 41 circuits, 112 points produced and an 119 Roads at the top of the major leagues.
It only walked 44 times this year with a prosecution rate of 23.6%, its highest since 2017.
Bregman has an average of .272 with 191 circuits and 663 points produced in nine seasle seasons.
Because he refused a qualification offer of $ 21.05 million from Astros, they will receive an additional choice after the fourth round of amateur draft in July. Houston lost his two and fifth highest selections to sign Christian Walker. Boston will lose its second highest choice to sign Bregman and made $ 500,000 of international signature bonus allocation.
After taking 81-81 and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season, the Red Sox also added to Walker Buehler, Garrett Crochet, Patrick Sandoval, Aroldis Chapman and Justin Wilson during the offseason.
