Alex Bregman leaving Red Sox to sign with Cubs, reports say

Third baseman Alex Bregman is leaving the Boston Red Sox to sign a free agent contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to multiple reports.Sources told ESPN the five-year agreement amounts to $175 million. Bregman spent one year in Boston after spending the first several years of his career with the Houston Astros. Bregman hit .273 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI in last season with the Red Sox. His departure leaves a void in the infield for Boston.

BOSTON —

Third baseman Alex Bregman is leaving the Boston Red Sox to sign a free agent contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to multiple reports.

Sources told ESPN the five-year agreement amounts to $175 million.

Bregman spent one year in Boston after spending the first several years of his career with the Houston Astros.

Bregman hit .273 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI in last season with the Red Sox.

His departure leaves a void in the infield for Boston.