New Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman, whose long foray in free agency this winter finally ended when the former Houston Astros infielder inked a deal with Boston, plans to win with the Red Sox.
Bregman, who signed a three-year, $120 million contract with the Red Sox last week, spoke about the organization during an introductory news conference that took place on Sunday.
“I’m a winning player. This is a winning organization,” Bregman said, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “Those players are winning players. We have winning coaches here. I plan on winning here after talking with some of the guys over the last two days. I can see that there’s something special here.”
Bregman has opt-outs after each of the first two seasons but has plans to remain with the Red Sox on a long-term basis.
The Red Sox, who finished 81-81 last year, are trying to get back to the playoffs, which they made once in the past six years following their World Series victory in 2018.
“We entered the offseason with a pretty clearly defined punch list of things that we were hoping to achieve,” Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said. “We talked about adding to the top of our rotation. We talked about rebuilding our whole pen, improving our infield defense and adding a right-handed bat to balance out our lineup. And as the offseason progressed, it just became clearer and clearer that Alex was the perfect fit for what we were trying to accomplish.”
“We’re getting an offensive profile that fits our park almost perfectly,” Breslow said. “And perhaps most importantly, we’re getting a champion, a winner, a leader, someone who will serve as a mentor to our emerging young group and someone who will have a lasting impact on this organization.”
