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2026 Boston Red Sox
American League Wild Card
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston
Record87–75 (.537)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersJohn W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
PresidentSam Kennedy
Chief baseball officer
Craig Breslow
Manager
  • Alex Cora (until April 25)
  • Chad Tracy (interim April 25–September 22; permanent from September 22)
TelevisionNESN:
Dave O’Brien, Mike Monaco, Lou Merloni, Will Middlebrooks, Kevin Millar, Jahmai Webster, Tom Caron, Adam Pellerin, Alanna Rizzo, Matt Barnes, Manny Delcarmen, Lenny DiNardo, Rich Hill, Jonathan Papelbon, J. P. Ricciardi, Jim Rice[1]
RadioWEEI-FM / Boston Red Sox Radio Network:
Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Mike Monaco, Cooper Boardman, or Joe Castiglione (play-by-play); Will Middlebrooks or Lenny DiNardo (analysts)[2][3]
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The 2026 Boston Red Sox season was the 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. The team opened the regular season in an away game against the Cincinnati Reds on March 26 and concluded the regular season with a home game (played in Florida due to inclement weather in Boston) against the Chicago Cubs on September 27.[4]

After a 10–17 (.370) start, including a sweep at home against their rival New York Yankees, the Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on April 25.[5][6][a] Triple-A Worcester Red Sox manager Chad Tracy was subsequently named as the team's interim manager by chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.[9][10] Tracy was officially named as the team's permanent manager on September 22.[11]

On July 22, the team won its 15th game in a row to tie the franchise record for consecutive games won, established 80 years earlier by the 1946 Red Sox.[12] At the end of the month, the Red Sox' 21–4 (.840) record set a new record for their highest monthly winning percentage in franchise history.[13][b]

Facing the Kansas City Royals on September 13, starting pitcher Payton Tolle became the first Red Sox pitcher to record an immaculate inning since Chris Sale accomplished the feat in 2021, and the first to do so in the first inning of the game since Pedro Martínez in 2002.[15]

The Red Sox clinched their second consecutive playoff berth on September 20, when the Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros.[16] The Red Sox became the fourth team in major-league history to clinch a playoff spot after being 14 or more games below .500 during the season.[17][c] They were swept by their division rival New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Series in two games.

Offseason

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At the conclusion of the 2025 season, the Red Sox had 11 players under contract for the 2026 season: Roman Anthony, Brayan Bello, Kristian Campbell, Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Crochet, Jarren Duran, Jordan Hicks, Ceddanne Rafaela, Patrick Sandoval, Garrett Whitlock, and Masataka Yoshida.[19] Four players had contract options and/or opt-outs, four players were eligible to become free agents, nine players were eligible for arbitration, and an additional 22 players were not yet eligible for arbitration due to their limited service time in MLB, and could therefore be retained by the team for the league-minimum salary or released.[19]

Spring training

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The team's equipment departed Fenway Park on February 2, colloquially known as "Truck Day", in preparation for their arrival in Fort Myers, Florida to begin Spring Training.[63]

The Red Sox' first spring training was an exhibition contest against the Northeastern Huskies at Fenway South on February 20.[64] The team's Grapefruit League schedule ran from February 21 through March 24, including a game on March 3 against Puerto Rico as one of Puerto Rico's friendly preparation games ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[64] The Red Sox compiled a 13–16 record across their Grapefruit League contests.[65]

2026 World Baseball Classic

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The World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international baseball tournament held every three to six years, took place from March 5 to March 17. The WBC coincided with MLB's spring training schedule, so the following Red Sox players did not take part in the full spring training schedule:[66][67]

PlayerPositionNational team
Wilyer AbreuOutfielder Venezuela
Roman AnthonyOutfielder United States
Brayan BelloPitcher Dominican Republic
Willson ContrerasInfielder Venezuela
Jarren DuranOutfielder Mexico
Nate EatonInfielder Great Britain
Jovani MoránPitcher Puerto Rico
Ceddanne RafaelaUtility Netherlands
Ranger SuárezPitcher Venezuela
Greg WeissertPitcher Italy
Garrett WhitlockPitcher United States
Masataka YoshidaOutfielder Japan

Eight Red Sox players were on teams which reached the semifinal round of the WBC,[68] and four players appeared in the final: Anthony and Whitlock for the United States and Abreu and Contreras for Venezuela.[69] Abreu, Contreras, and Suárez were crowned champions of the tournament after Venezuela defeated the U.S. 3–2 in the final, and Anthony was subsequently named to the All-WBC Team.[70]

Regular season

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Opening Day lineup

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Order No. Player Pos.
119Roman AnthonyLF
210Trevor StorySS
316Jarren DuranDH
440Willson Contreras1B
55Caleb Durbin3B
652Wilyer AbreuRF
72Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B
875Carlos NarvaezC
93Ceddanne RafaelaCF
—35Garrett CrochetP

Source:[71]

Season standings

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American League East

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Tampa Bay Rays 9864 .605 — 55‍–‍26 43‍–‍38
New York Yankees 9368 .578 4½ 46‍–‍34 47‍–‍34
Boston Red Sox 8775 .537 11 41‍–‍40 46‍–‍35
Baltimore Orioles 7982 .491 18½ 39‍–‍42 40‍–‍40
Toronto Blue Jays 7983 .488 19 42‍–‍39 37‍–‍44

American League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 9864 .605
Cleveland Guardians 8577 .525
Houston Astros 8181 .500
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 9368 .578 +9½
Boston Red Sox 8775 .537 +3
Chicago White Sox 8478 .519 —
Texas Rangers 8082 .494 4
Baltimore Orioles 7982 .491 4½
Toronto Blue Jays 7983 .488 5
Minnesota Twins 7785 .475 7
Detroit Tigers 7686 .469 8
Seattle Mariners 7686 .469 8
Kansas City Royals 6993 .426 15
Athletics 6498 .395 20
Los Angeles Angels 62100 .383 22

Record vs. opponents

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Record vs. American League

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2026 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2026

Team ATH BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Athletics —2–43–41–51–50–66–72–58–53–33–37–60–67–62–419–29
Baltimore 4–2—4–94–23–44–25–15–13–33–33–93–48–52–47–621–27
Boston 4–39–4—6–03–35–21–55–14–21–56–73–36–73–34–927–21
Chicago 5–12–40–6—7–69–42–59–44–28–53–43–32–44–25–121–27
Cleveland 5–14–33–36–7—10–32–47–66–06–72–44–31–52–42–425–23
Detroit 6–02–42–54–93–10—2–56–73–35–84–24–24–24–23–324–24
Houston 7–61–55–15–24–25–2—4–27–62–43–33–102–49–43–321–27
Kansas City 5–21–51–54–96–77–62–4—5–18–50–65–12–51–53–319–29
Los Angeles 5–83–32–42–40–63–36–71–5—3–43–46–73–38–52–415–33
Minnesota 3–33–35–15–87–68–54–25–84–3—3–32–41–55–14–318–30
New York 3–39–37–64–34–22–43–36–04–33–3—4–26–74–27–627–21
Seattle 6–74–33–33–33–42–410–31–57–64–22–4—1–55–82–423–25
Tampa Bay 6–05–87–64–25–12–44–25–23–35–17–65–1—4–39–427–21
Texas 6–74–23–32–44–22–44–95–15–81–52–48–53–4—6–125–23
Toronto 4–26–79–41–54–23–33–33–34–23–46–74–24–91–6—24–24

Updated with the results of all games through September 27, 2026.

Record vs. National League

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2026 American League record vs. National League

Source: MLB Standings

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH
Athletics 1–21–22–10–32–11–20–32–13–01–21–21–22–41–21–2
Baltimore 1–21–21–22–11–22–12–10–33–01–20–31–22–12–12–4
Boston 2–12–42–11–21–23–02–12–13–01–21–21–23–02–11–2
Chicago 2–12–13–31–22–12–11–20–32–11–20–32–11–21–21–2
Cleveland 1–21–22–14–23–02–13–01–20–32–11–21–22–11–21–2
Detroit 1–31–22–11–23–01–23–02–10–31–23–32–12–12–11–2
Houston 1–20–33–01–22–41–23–01–22–12–11–21–22–10–31–2
Kansas City 1–21–21–22–10–30–31–21–21–22–10–32–13–03–31–2
Los Angeles 1–21–21–22–11–21–51–21–21–20–31–21–21–22–10–3
Minnesota 2–13–01–20–32–10–32–12–41–20–30–30–32–12–11–2
New York 1–22–12–11–23–01–22–10–33–32–12–11–23–01–23–0
Seattle 3–02–12–11–22–11–20–31–22–12–11–20–62–13–01–2
Tampa Bay 3–02–11–21–23–00–33–31–21–22–11–23–03–01–22–1
Texas 4–21–22–10–32–11–21–21–21–22–12–12–12–12–12–1
Toronto 1–21–21–22–11–21–22–11–22–13–32–11–22–12–12–1

Updated with the results of all games through September 27, 2026.

Game log

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Color key
Red Sox win Red Sox loss Postponed Clinched playoff spot
2026 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 87–75 (Home: 41–40; Away: 46–35)
March / April: 12–19 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–11)
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1March 26@ Reds3–0Crochet (1–0)Johnson (0–1)Chapman (1)Great American Ball Park43,8971–0W1
2March 28@ Reds5–6 (11)Phillips (1–0)Slaten (0–1)—Great American Ball Park38,2981–1L1
3March 29@ Reds2–3Burke (1–0)Weissert (0–1)Pagán (1)Great American Ball Park27,0841–2L2
4March 30@ Astros1–8McCullers Jr. (1–0)Suárez (0–1)—Daikin Park23,5321–3L3
5March 31@ Astros2–9Brown (1–0)Bello (0–1)Bolton (1)Daikin Park26,9301–4L4
6April 1@ Astros4–6Burrows (1–1)Crochet (1–1)Abreu (1)Daikin Park25,2721–5L5
7April 3Padres5–2Gray (1–0)King (0–1)Chapman (2)Fenway Park36,2332–5W1
8April 4Padres2–3Morejón (1–0)Chapman (0–1)Miller (3)Fenway Park36,4052–6L1
9April 5Padres6–8Estrada (1–1)Uberstine (0–1)Miller (4)Fenway Park29,2402–7L2
10April 6Brewers6–8Ashby (3–0)Whitlock (0–1)Zerpa (1)Fenway Park35,1072–8L3
11April 7Brewers3–2Crochet (2–1)Misiorowski (1–1)Chapman (3)Fenway Park33,1933–8W1
12April 8Brewers5–0Gray (2–0)Drohan (0–1)—Fenway Park28,6604–8W2
13April 10@ Cardinals2–3May (1–2)Kelly (0–1)O'Brien (4)Busch Stadium27,1254–9L1
14April 11@ Cardinals7–1Suárez (1–1)Leahy (1–2)—Busch Stadium31,6645–9W1
15April 12@ Cardinals9–3Bello (1–1)Pallante (1–1)—Busch Stadium25,1226–9W2
16April 13@ Twins6–13Ober (2–0)Crochet (2–2)—Target Field14,5356–10L1
17April 14@ Twins0–6Abel (1–2)Gray (2–1)—Target Field16,2206–11L2
18April 15@ Twins9–5Early (1–0)Woods Richardson (0–3)—Target Field21,2767–11W1
19April 17Tigers1–0 (10)Whitlock (1–1)Vest (1–3)—Fenway Park34,8668–11W2
20April 18Tigers1–4Skubal (3–2)Bello (1–2)Jansen (5)Fenway Park36,5278–12L1
21April 19Tigers2–6Valdez (2–1)Crochet (2–3)—Fenway Park34,6508–13L2
22April 20Tigers8–6Whitlock (2–1)Holton (0–1)Chapman (4)Fenway Park34,8809–13W1
23April 21Yankees0–4Gil (1–1)Early (1–1)—Fenway Park34,3919–14L1
24April 22Yankees1–4Fried (3–1)Suárez (1–2)—Fenway Park34,0499–15L2
25April 23Yankees2–4Schlittler (3–1)Coulombe (0–1)Bednar (7)Fenway Park36,5659–16L3
26April 24@ Orioles3–10Young (2–0)Bello (1–3)—Camden Yards26,7769–17L4
27April 25@ Orioles17–1Crochet (3–3)Rogers (2–3)—Camden Yards33,58210–17W1
28April 26@ Orioles5–3Early (2–1)Bradish (1–3)Chapman (5)Camden Yards32,51111–17W2
29April 27@ Blue Jays5–0Suárez (2–2)Cease (1–1)—Rogers Centre41,78512–17W3
30April 28@ Blue Jays0–3Yesavage (1–0)Tolle (0–1)Varland (4)Rogers Centre41,94912–18L1
31April 29@ Blue Jays1–8Fisher (2–0)Bello (1–4)—Rogers Centre41,31412–19L2
May: 13–14 (Home: 4–11; Away: 9–3)
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32May 1Astros3–1Bennett (1–0)Burrows (1–4)Chapman (6)Fenway Park34,63013–19W1
33May 2Astros3–6Arrighetti (4–0)Early (2–2)King (2)Fenway Park34,15813–20L1
34May 3Astros1–3 (10)Abreu (1-2)Kelly (0-2)—Fenway Park35,40613–21L2
35May 4@ Tigers5–4Tolle (1–1)Vanasco (0–1)Chapman (7)Comerica Park22,32114–21W1
36May 5@ Tigers10–3Bello (2–4)Valdez (2–2)—Comerica Park20,67415–21W2
37May 6@ Tigers4–0Gray (3–1)Flaherty (0–3)—Comerica Park17,33416–21W3
38May 7Rays4–8Bigge (1–0)Bennett (1–1)—Fenway Park33,96116–22L1
39May 8Rays2–0Early (3–2)Scholtens (3–2)Chapman (8)Fenway Park35,05217–22W1
—May 9RaysPostponed due to rain. Makeup date July 17.[72]
40May 10Rays1–4Martinez (4–1)Tolle (1–2)Baker (10)Fenway Park33,48917–23L1
41May 12Phillies1–2Wheeler (2–0)Morán (0–1)Durán (6)Fenway Park36,79517–24L2
42May 13Phillies3–1Gray (4–1)Banks (0–3)Chapman (9)Fenway Park35,45118–24W1
43May 14Phillies1–3Keller (2–1)Samaniego (0–1)Durán (7)Fenway Park31,04618–25L1
44May 15@ Braves2–3 (10)Fuentes (3–0)Samaniego (0–2)—Truist Park39,28818–26L2
45May 16@ Braves3–2Tolle (2–2)Elder (4–2)Chapman (10)Truist Park39,33619–26W1
46May 17@ Braves1–8Holmes (3–1)Bello (2–5)—Truist Park37,80019–27L1
47May 18@ Royals3–1Gray (5–1)Lugo (1–4)Chapman (11)Kauffman Stadium15,53120–27W1
48May 19@ Royals7–1Whitlock (3–1)Falter (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium14,04721–27W2
49May 20@ Royals4–3Early (4–2)Cruz (0–2)Chapman (12)Kauffman Stadium14,09122–27W3
50May 22Twins6–8Adams (1–0)Slaten (0–2)Banda (1)Fenway Park34,74022–28L1
51May 23Twins2–4Bradley (5–1)Morán (0–2)Rogers (2)Fenway Park37,10522–29L2
52May 24Twins5–6Ober (6–2)Guerrero (0–1)Adams (1)Fenway Park31,05022–30L3
53May 26Braves6–7Strider (3–0)Suárez (2–3)Iglesias (9)Fenway Park34,12622–31L4
54May 27Braves8–0Early (5–2)Elder (4–3)—Fenway Park34,09323–31W1
55May 28Braves2–10Sale (8–3)Coulombe (0–2)—Fenway Park30,90123–32L1
56May 29@ Guardians3–4Holderman (3–0)Samaniego (0–3)Smith (20)Progressive Field34,40423–33L2
57May 30@ Guardians9–1Gray (6–1)Festa (1–1)—Progressive Field35,74024–33W1
58May 31@ Guardians9–4Morán (1–2)Holderman (3–1)—Progressive Field28,79825–33W2
June: 12–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 4–7)
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59June 2Orioles2–4Baz (3–5)Early (5–3)Garcia (4)Fenway Park35,00425–34L1
60June 3Orioles8–1Tolle (3–2)Bassitt (4–4)Watson (1)Fenway Park36,87226–34W1
61June 4Orioles2–8Rogers (3–6)Bello (2–6)—Fenway Park33,18026–35L1
62June 5@ Yankees5–3Gray (7–1)Weathers (2–4)Chapman (13)Yankee Stadium43,75027–35W1
—June 6@ YankeesPostponed due to rain. Makeup date August 29.[73]
63June 7@ Yankees1–6Hill (3–2)Slaten (0–3)—Yankee Stadium46,14427–36L1
64June 8@ Rays1–3Legumina (2–1)Early (5–4)Baker (17)Tropicana Field14,57927–37L2
65June 9@ Rays3–4Martinez (6–2)Tolle (3–3)Baker (18)Tropicana Field15,50327–38L3
66June 10@ Rays5–7Rasmussen (6–2)Bennett (1–2)Cleavinger (2)Tropicana Field16,50427–39L4
67June 12Rangers10–1Gray (8–1)Leiter (3–6)—Fenway Park33,91928–39W1
68June 13Rangers6–3Whitlock (4–1)Winn (2–2)Chapman (14)Fenway Park34,55629–39W2
69June 14Rangers4–6Eovaldi (6–7)Early (5–5)Latz (12)Fenway Park32,00629–40L1
70June 16Blue Jays1–6Cease (4–3)Tolle (3–4)Varland (13)Fenway Park32,39229–41L2
71June 17Blue Jays0–3Woods Richardson (1–7)Bennett (1–3)Varland (14)Fenway Park35,81729–42L3
72June 18Blue Jays3–4Nance (1–2)Chapman (0–2)Fluharty (1)Fenway Park32,02729–43L4
73June 19@ Mariners6–2Suárez (3–3)Miller (3–1)—T-Mobile Park45,77530–43W1
74June 20@ Mariners5–1Early (6–5)Hancock (5–4)—T-Mobile Park45,66331–43W2
75June 21@ Mariners1–3Gilbert (6–4)Tolle (3–5)Muñoz (13)T-Mobile Park45,57731–44L1
76June 22@ Rockies2–3Vodnik (2–2)Chapman (0–3)―Coors Field26,91031–45L2
77June 23@ Rockies5–2Gray (9–1)Sullivan (0–2)—Coors Field29,96132–45W1
78June 24@ Rockies6–8Senzatela (8–0)Slaten (0–4)Herget (2)Coors Field27,87932–46L1
79June 25Yankees6–3Early (7–5)Schlittler (8–4)Chapman (15)Fenway Park36,30733–46W1
80June 26Yankees6–1Tolle (4–5)Warren (7–3)—Fenway Park33,35334–46W2
81June 27Yankees4–1Bennett (2–3)Cole (2–3)Chapman (16)Fenway Park36,02635–46W3
82June 28Yankees5–4 (10)Slaten (1–4)Cruz (4–3)—Fenway Park34,57336–46W4
83June 29Nationals6–3Suárez (4–3)Mikolas (2–7)Whitlock (1)Fenway Park32,00037–46W5
84June 30Nationals1–8Cavalli (5–4)Weissert (0–2)—Fenway Park33,66937–47L1
July: 21–4 (Home: 8–3; Away: 13–1)
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85July 1Nationals2–10Alvarez (2–1)Tolle (4–6)—Fenway Park32,57437–48L2
86July 3@ Angels5–2Bennett (3–3)Detmers (3–6)Chapman (17)Angel Stadium43,74738–48W1
87July 4@ Angels8–1Gray (10–1)Aldegheri (3–4)—Angel Stadium43,59939–48W2
88July 5@ Angels7–5Suárez (5–3)Johnson (1–4)Chapman (18)Angel Stadium35,99240–48W3
89July 7@ White Sox8–1Tolle (5–6)Schultz (2–6)—Rate Field25,39241–48W4
90July 8@ White Sox5–0Bennett (4–3)Martin (9–4)—Rate Field23,97342–48W5
91July 9@ White Sox2–1Guerrero (1–1)Kay (6–4)Chapman (19)Rate Field19,14843–48W6
92July 10@ Mets6–2Gray (11–1)McLean (6–6)—Citi Field38,09044–48W7
93July 11@ Mets4–0Morán (2–2)Peralta (5–8)—Citi Field38,37145–48W8
94July 12@ Mets3–2 (10)Chapman (1–3)Raley (4–4)Whitlock (2)Citi Field37,63846–48W9
ASGJuly 14All-Star Game4–0Cease (1–0)Sánchez (0–1)—Citizens Bank Park43,916――
95July 17 (1)Rays10–0Bennett (5–3)Jax (5–7)Gamboa (1)Fenway Park36,77447–48W10
96July 17 (2)Rays5–3Weissert (2–2)Englert (0–3)Chapman (20)Fenway Park34,25548–48W11
97July 18Rays7–6Watson (1–0)Cleavinger (2–3)Chapman (21)Fenway Park30,07749–48W12
98July 19Rays6–1Gray (12–1)McClanahan (8–6)—Fenway Park32,95050–48W13
99July 20Orioles6–5Whitlock (5–1)Wells (2–2)Chapman (22)Fenway Park37,65951–48W14
—July 21OriolesPostponed due to rain. Makeup date July 22.[74]
100July 22 (1)Orioles6–3Bennett (6–3)Kremer (1–3)Chapman (23)Fenway Park35,03952–48W15
101July 22 (2)Orioles1–5Bradish (7–9)Rivera (0–1)—Fenway Park38,00552–49L1
102July 24Blue Jays6–4Whitlock (6–1)Van Eyk (0–1)Chapman (24)Fenway Park37,40553–49W1
103July 25Blue Jays0–6Cease (7–5)Gray (12–2)—Fenway Park36,90253–50L1
104July 26Blue Jays6–1Weissert (3–2)Gausman (4–10)—Fenway Park36,79554–50W1
105July 27@ Athletics4–2Tolle (6–6)Perkins (2–6)Chapman (25)Sutter Health Park10,48655–50W2
106July 28@ Athletics3–4Jump (4–6)Bennett (6–4)Harris (9)Sutter Health Park10,35655–51L1
107July 29@ Athletics4–2 (10)Chapman (2–3)Suárez (1–3)Weissert (1)Sutter Health Park9,67456–51W1
108July 30@ Athletics5–4Gray (13–2)Medina (2–3)Chapman (26)Sutter Health Park10,24657–51W2
109July 31@ Dodgers9–4Bello (3–6)Irvin (0–1)—Dodger Stadium47,90358–51W3
August: 17–11 (Home: 10–3; Away: 7–8)
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110August 1@ Dodgers3–2Slaten (2–4)Yamamoto (11–7)Chapman (27)Dodger Stadium49,29159–51W4
111August 2@ Dodgers8–4Bennett (7–4)Sheehan (4–8)—Dodger Stadium46,83460–51W5
112August 4White Sox14–2Sandoval (1–0)Martin (9–6)Bello (1)Fenway Park37,66961–51W6
113August 5White Sox4–0Gray (14–2)Burke (7–6)—Fenway Park37,51762–51W7
114August 6White Sox12–11 (13)Bello (4–6)Fedde (6–7)—Fenway Park37,08263–51W8
115August 7Athletics13–1Tolle (7–6)Perkins (2–8)Burgos (1)Fenway Park37,22764–51W9
116August 8Athletics3–7Jump (5–7)Bennett (7–5)Harris (10)Fenway Park36,69664–52L1
117August 9Athletics3–4Alvarado (4–3)Chapman (2–4)Harris (11)Fenway Park36,81764–53L2
118August 10@ Blue Jays1–2Woods Richardson (2–7)Gray (14–3)Varland (25)Rogers Centre42,51164–54L3
119August 11@ Blue Jays3–5Lee (1–0)Sandoval (1–1)Miles (1)Rogers Centre42,41964–55L4
120August 12@ Blue Jays4–6Rogers (2–2)Guerrero (1–2)Varland (26)Rogers Centre42,88864–56L5
121August 13@ Blue Jays7–0Tolle (8–6)Scherzer (1–5)—Rogers Centre43,42265–56W1
122August 14@ Pirates4–8Chandler (6–8)Bennett (7–6)Montgomery (4)PNC Park32,03665–57L1
123August 15@ Pirates4–0Gray (15–3)Jones (2–5)—PNC Park38,40866–57W1
124August 16@ Pirates3–8Yates (1–5)Sandoval (1–2)—PNC Park25,57566–58L1
125August 17Diamondbacks11–1Bello (5–6)Bratt (1–2)—Fenway Park36,51167–58W1
126August 18Diamondbacks9–4Suárez (5–3)Kelly (8–11)—Fenway Park36,59268–58W2
127August 19Diamondbacks6–7 (10)Loáisiga (4–3)Morán (2–3)—Fenway Park36,54068–59L1
128August 21Giants6–4Gray (16–3)Webb (8–8)Chapman (28)Fenway Park37,00769–59W1
129August 22Giants3–2Olds (1–0)Hentges (1–6)—Fenway Park36,47870–59W2
130August 23Giants5–4Bennett (8–6)Wilkinson (0–1)Chapman (29)Fenway Park36,27871–59W3
131August 24@ Marlins4–2Miller (3–0)Fairbanks (4–5)Chapman (30)LoanDepot Park16,24772–59W4
132August 25@ Marlins7–3 (11)Gamboa (1–0)Gibson (2–1)—LoanDepot Park16,82173–59W5
133August 26@ Marlins0–4Gusto (2–3)Gray (16–5)—LoanDepot Park17,47273–60L1
134August 28@ Yankees0–1Schlittler (12–6)Sandoval (1–3)Bednar (31)Yankee Stadium43,47673–61L2
135August 29 (1)@ Yankees6–0Bennett (9–6)Rodón (4–3)—Yankee Stadium47,31474–61W1
136August 29 (2)@ Yankees2–9Blackburn (7–2)Bello (5–7)—Yankee Stadium44,26674–62L1
137August 30@ Yankees1–16Warren (9–6)Suárez (5–4)—Yankee Stadium45,25674–63L2
138August 31Mariners9–8 (10)Chapman (3–4)Criswell (2–2)—Fenway Park37,48775–63W1
September: 13–11 (Home: 6–8; Away: 6–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
139September 1Mariners9–6Woo (10–9)Páez (0–1)—Fenway Park35,75875–64L1
140September 2Mariners3–8Criswell (3–2)Sandoval (1–4)—Fenway Park33,92275–65L2
141September 3@ Orioles6–5Miller (4–0)De León (0–2)Chapman (31)Camden Yards19,72076–65W1
142September 4@ Orioles1–0Suárez (6–4)Baz (5–15)Chapman (32)Camden Yards19,82177–65W2
143September 5@ Orioles5–0Gray (17–4)Bassitt (6–5)—Camden Yards32,20778–65W3
144September 6@ Orioles3–1Tolle (9–6)Bradish (7–13)Chapman (33)Camden Yards27,59679–65W4
145September 7Angels5–2Bello (6–7)Rodriguez (4–7)Whitlock (3)Fenway Park36,78780–65W5
146September 8Angels1–6Detmers (5–8)Sandoval (1–5)—Fenway Park36,02880–66L1
147September 9Angels4–6Johnson (4–8)Bennett (9–7)Joyce (4)Fenway Park35,42880–67L2
148September 11Royals2–3Lugo (7–8)Gray (17–5)Cruz (7)Fenway Park36,89080–68L3
149September 12Royals5–1Suárez (7–4)Dobnak (3–4)—Fenway Park36,87781–68W1
150September 13Royals4–1Whitlock (7–1)Kimbrel (1–5)Chapman (34)Fenway Park34,96682–68W2
151September 15@ Rangers2–4deGrom (11–9)Sandoval (1–6)Latz (30)Globe Life Field30,90782–69L1
152September 16@ Rangers3–7Eovaldi (11–9)Miller (4–1)—Globe Life Field26,36482–70L2
153September 17@ Rangers4–3Olds (2–0)Latz (3–3)Whitlock (4)Globe Life Field30,82883–70W1
154September 18@ Rays4–2Suárez (8–4)Seymour (9–7)Miller (5)Tropicana Field23,34284–70W2
155September 19@ Rays1–2Baker (4–2)Whitlock (7–2)—Tropicana Field27,40284–71L1
156September 20@ Rays1–5Jax (8–10)Sandoval (1–7)—Tropicana Field24,65484–72L2
157September 22Guardians2–3Gaddis (5–3)Miller (4–2)Smith (40)Fenway Park37,41684–73L3
158September 23Guardians1–0Gray (18–5)Griffin (15–6)Chapman (35)Fenway Park36,36085–73W1
159September 24Guardians0–1Cantillo (11–9)Suárez (8–5)Smith (41)Fenway Park36,71185–74L1
160September 25Cubs (1)4–3Weissert (4–2)Civale (6–8)Burgos (2)Fenway Park33,50686–74W1
161September 25Cubs (2)2–0Páez (1–1)Assad (6–2)—Fenway Park36,44987–74W2
—September 26CubsRescheduled due to inclement weather, see Note
162September 27Cubs2–6Garrett (1–1)Houck (0–1)Rea (2)Tropicana Field20,41187–75W1

Note: due to inclement weather, changes were made to the final three games of the regular season, which were originally scheduled for September 25, 26, and 27. The September 27 game was moved to September 25 as part of a split-admission doubleheader.[75] The September 26 game was subsequently rescheduled to September 27 and relocated to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.[76] This Red Sox "home" game became the first to be played outside of Boston since the team faced the Yankees in the MLB London Series in 2019, and the first instance of a Boston-scheduled home game being relocated in franchise history.[77]

Grand slams

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No.DateRed Sox batterH/APitcherOpposing teamRef.
1April 25Andruw MonasterioAKeegan AkinBaltimore Orioles[78]
2July 27Ceddanne RafaelaAJosé SuárezAthletics[79]
3August 4Caleb DurbinHDavis MartinChicago White Sox[80]
4August 13AChase LeeToronto Blue Jays[81]
5August 25Jarren DuranACade GibsonMiami Marlins[82]

Immaculate innings

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No.DateRed Sox pitcherRed Sox catcherH/ABattersOpposing teamRef.
1September 13Payton TolleAdley RutschmanHNick Loftin
Bobby Witt Jr.
Jac Caglianone		Kansas City Royals[15]

Ejections

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No.DateRed Sox personnelH/AOpposing teamRef.
1March 28Alex CoraAwayCincinnati Reds[83]
2June 25Andrew BaileyHomeNew York Yankees[84]
3June 29Willson ContrerasWashington Nationals[85]
4June 30[86]
5Nate Eaton
6Chad Tracy

Source:[87]

All-Star Game representation

[edit]
PositionPlayerStatistics
1BWillson Contreras1 AB, 1 H; Home Run Derby participant: 21 HR total
CFCeddanne Rafaela2 AB, 0 H, 1 K
RPAroldis Chapman2⁄3 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 K
SPRanger SuárezSelected as All-Star, did not play (injury)

Postseason

[edit]

Game log

[edit]
Boston Red Sox 2026 Postseason Game Log (0–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesBox/
Streak
1September 29@ Yankees0–9Schlittler (1–0)Tolle (0–1)—Yankee Stadium48,4370–1L1
2September 30@ Yankees2–9Fried (1–0)Gray (0–1)—Yankee Stadium49,0040–2L2

American League Wild Card Series at New York Yankees

[edit]
Game 1, September 29
Tuesday, September 29 8:15 pm (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York; 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy
Team123456789RHE
Boston000000000030
New York01001025X9120
WP: Cam Schlittler (1–0)   LP: Payton Tolle (0–1)
Home runs:
BOS: None
NYY: Ben Rice (2)
Attendance: 48,437
Boxscore
Game 2, September 30
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 8:00 p.m. EDT at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York; 68 °F (20 °C), Overcast
Team123456789RHE
Boston000001100241
New York00011610X9140
WP: Max Fried (1–0)   LP: Sonny Gray (0–1)
Home runs:
BOS: Willson Contreras (1), Nick Sogard (1)
NYY: Luis García Jr. (1), Cody Bellinger (1)
Attendance: 49,004
Boxscore

Postseason rosters

[edit]
Playoff rosters
American League Wild Card Series

Roster

[edit]
2026 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

  • 53 Andrew Bailey (pitching)
  • 83 Pablo Cabrera (first base/outfield, interim)
  • 81 Joe Cronin (hitting strategist)
  • 81 Chad Epperson (third base, interim)
  • 62 Peter Fatse (hitting)
  • 58 José David Flores (first base/infield) (bench, interim)
  • 86 Parker Guinn (bullpen catcher/catching instructor)
  • 84 Collin Hetzler (interim hitting)
  • 59 Chris Holt (bullpen)
  • 84 Kyle Hudson (third base/outfield)
  • 88 Dillon Lawson (assistant hitting)
  • 90 Charlie Madden (bullpen catcher)
  • 88 Nelson Paulino (hitting, interim)
  • 82 Devin Rose (pitching strategist)
  • 92 Jack Simonetty (interim hitting assistant)
  • 85 John Soteropulos (hitting)
  • 91 Chris Stasio (director ML development)
  • 33 Jason Varitek (game planning/run prevention)
  • 60 Ramón Vázquez (bench)

Transactions

[edit]

August

[edit]

Source: [93]

MLB debuts

[edit]

Season statistics

[edit]
Red Sox batting team leaders
Batting[104]
Batting average† Ceddanne Rafaela .282
Hits 153
Home runs Willson Contreras 27
RBIs 81
Runs scored Wilyer Abreu 81
Games played 157
Stolen bases Jarren Duran 21
Triples Jarren Duran 5
Red Sox pitching team leaders
Pitching[105]
ERA‡ Sonny Gray 2.72
WHIP‡ 1.15
Wins 18
Innings pitched 169
Games started 29
Strikeouts Payton Tolle 171
Saves Aroldis Chapman 35
Games pitched Greg Weissert 63

Updated through September 27, 2026
† Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played
   AVG qualified batters: Abreu, Contreras, Duran, Durbin, Rafaela
‡ Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played
   ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: Gray

Batting

[edit]
Key to statistic abbreviations

Statistics in bold are team leaders
† Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played
* Traded midseason to the Red Sox
# Traded midseason away from the Red Sox

§ = Indicates league leader

Updated through September 27, 2026

Pitching

[edit]
Key to statistic abbreviations

Statistics in bold are team leaders
† Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played
* Traded midseason to the Red Sox
# Traded midseason away from the Red Sox
‡ Normally a position player

§ = Indicates league leader

Updated through September 27, 2026

Awards and honors

[edit]
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Willson ContrerasAL Player of the WeekMay 26, 2026[106]
Ranger Suárez[d]All-Star TeamJuly 4, 2026[108]
Aroldis Chapman
Willson Contreras[e]July 7, 2026[109]
Ceddanne Rafaela[f]July 10, 2026[110]
Wilyer AbreuAL Player of the WeekJuly 20, 2026[111]
Ceddanne RafaelaAL Player of the WeekAugust 3, 2026[112]
Aroldis ChapmanAL Reliever of the Month[113]
Wilyer AbreuAL Player of the WeekAugust 10, 2026[114]

Farm system

[edit]

Coaching assignments in the Red Sox' farm system were announced on January 16.[115]

Level Team League Division Manager Notes
Triple-AWorcester Red SoxInternational LeagueEastChad TracyIggy Suarez acting manager (April 26–present)[116]
Double-APortland Sea DogsEastern LeagueNortheastChad EppersonKyle Sasala acting manager (April 26–present)[117]
High-AGreenville DriveSouth Atlantic LeagueSouthLiam Carroll
Single-ASalem RidgeYaksCarolina LeagueNorthOzzie Chavez
RookieFCL Red SoxFlorida Complex LeagueSouthChase Illig
DSL Red Sox BlueDominican
Summer League		NorthSandy Madera
DSL Red Sox RedNorthwestAmaury Garcia

Amateur draft

[edit]

The 2026 MLB draft will be held on July 11–12, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of the season's All-Star Game.[118]

The Red Sox acquired a Competitive Balance Round B pick (between the second and third rounds) as part of the offseason trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler.[119]

Round Pick Name Position† School (state) Birthplace Signing date Ref.
1 20 Jake Schaffner SS North Carolina (NC) USA — —
Comp. Bal. B 67 Owen Hull OF North Carolina (NC) USA — —
3 96 Jace Mataczynski SS Hudson HS (WI) USA — —
5 156 Lucas Davenport RHP Baylor (TX) USA — —
6 185 Brett Lanman LHP Abilene Christian (TX) USA — —
7 214 Kide Adetuyi LHP Florida Atlantic (FL) USA — —
8 244 Josh Volmerding LHP Cal Poly (CA) USA — —
9 274 Martin Shelar OF Marist School (GA) USA — —
10 304 Kaleb LeFavor RHP Bishop Heelan HS (IA) USA — —
11 334 Wills Maginnis SS Georgia State (GA) USA — —
12 364 Jacob Webster SS Oak Hills HS (CA) USA — —
13 394 Mason Lei RHP Illinois-Chicago (IL) USA — —
14 424 Jase Evangelista RHP Nevada-Las Vegas (NV) USA — —
15 454 Chase Frey LHP Grand Canyon (AZ) USA — —
16 484 Colton Coates SS Louisiana Tech (LA) USA — —
17 514 Alex Kranzler RHP Vanderbilt (TN) USA — —
18 544 Ethan Offing OF Dutch Fork HS (SC) USA — —
19 574 Luis Calderon RHP El Shaddai Christian HS (PR) PR — —
20 604 Aiden VanDeHatert LHP Dallas Baptist (TX) USA — —

† Positions are per MLB Draft Tracker.

Source:[120]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Bench coach Ramón Vázquez, hitting coach Peter Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, and third base coach Kyle Hudson were also fired, while game planning coach Jason Varitek was reportedly reassigned to a non-uniformed role.[7] No new role was announced for Varitek and at the end of the season Red Sox leadership stated that Varitek was no longer part of the organization.[8]
  2. ↑ The previous franchise record for a month was a .800 winning percentage, set in June 1901 (20–5) and matched in August 1950 (24–6).[14]
  3. ↑ The other three teams were the 1914 Boston Braves, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates, and 2005 Houston Astros.[18]
  4. ↑ Ranger Suárez was replaced on the American League roster by Nick Martinez due to injury.[107]
  5. ↑ Willson Contreras was added to the American League roster as an injury replacement for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  6. ↑ Ceddanne Rafaela was added to the American League roster as an injury replacement for Aaron Judge.

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