The Red Sox have made their first major splash following the departure of Alex Bregman.
Boston has agreed to a deal with All-Star left-hander Ranger Suarez, The Post’s Jon Heyman first reported.
Ranger Suarez. Getty Images
The longtime Phillies pitcher’s deal is for five years and worth $130 million, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
The contract does not come with any deferrals, Heyman added.
Suarez, 30, went 12-8 with a 3.20 ERA over 26 starts for Philadelphia last season.
He made his first career All-Star team the year prior in 2024, when he posted an identical 12-8 record with a 3.46 ERA.
The eight-year MLB veteran solidifies Boston’s rotation behind ace Garrett Crochet, right-hander Brayan Bello and fellow offseason acquisitions Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo.
Red Sox general manager Craig Breslow suggested that Boston would explore improving its pitching and defense in the wake of Bregman signing with Chicago.
“It’s going to sound redundant, but we’ll be open to any way to improve our team,” Breslow wrote Sunday in a Q&A with MassLive.
“Free agency is an obvious path, but so are trades. We will try to continue to add offense, but leaning into pitching and defense is another way to boost our win total.”
Suarez marks Boston’s first free agency acquisition of the offseason, after netting first baseman Willson Contreras, Gray and Oviedo in trades.
The Phillies were not expected to re-sign Suarez despite entering 2026 without star hurler Zack Wheeler, who underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome in September.
Philadelphia met with superstar free agent Bo Bichette on Monday as the team aims to improve its offense with the two-time All-Star.
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