{"id":50805,"date":"2025-05-24T04:27:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50805"},"modified":"2025-05-24T04:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:27:44","slug":"yankees-get-linked-to-red-sox-slugger-amid-likely-offseason-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50805","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Get Linked to Red Sox Slugger Amid Likely Offseason Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0have seen the benefits of having\u00a0Alex Bregman\u00a0on the roster. Bregman, one of the top third basemen in\u00a0Major League Baseball, has been excellent for Boston.<\/p>\n<p>However, with him having the chance to hit free agency, given he has an opt-out in his contract, things could get interesting for the Red Sox. 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His free-agent market should be even more robust than last offseason with the Red Sox joined by the Yankees, Tigers, Astros, Phillies and even the Dodgers; he would be an upgrade for all of them at the hot corner,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-589dd700cf004efc91b46e501431e0f9\" data-google-query-id=\"CKWs2_qhu40DFYIMgwMdNjIdag\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/3da9ca8c22b36d0ef79757682819d37a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzNTgwMjc2MjM0NzI0ODE1\/aaron-boone-and-alex-cora.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzNTgwMjc2MjM0NzI0ODE1\/aaron-boone-and-alex-cora.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNTgwMjc2MjM0NzI0ODE1\/aaron-boone-and-alex-cora.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 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With his power numbers being where they are and only being 31 years old, the New Mexico native should have a good opportunity to have a much better year on the free agency market this time around.<\/p>\n<p>It was strange why it didn&#8217;t go as planned last time, but the Red Sox benefited from giving him the deal he was looking for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/insider-expects-to-show-interest-in-mets-pete-alonso\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE0MDg0NTM0NjU0NzM5OTE5\/pete-alonso.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE0MDg0NTM0NjU0NzM5OTE5\/pete-alonso.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE0MDg0NTM0NjU0NzM5OTE5\/pete-alonso.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE0MDg0NTM0NjU0NzM5OTE5\/pete-alonso.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE0MDg0NTM0NjU0NzM5OTE5\/pete-alonso.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE0MDg0NTM0NjU0NzM5OTE5\/pete-alonso.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0have seen the benefits of having\u00a0Alex Bregman\u00a0on the roster. 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