The Red Sox appear to be waiting for Alex Bregman.
Boston manager Alex Cora discussed the star third baseman’s free agency when he spoke to the media at Fenway Fest on Saturday afternoon.
“You have to ask him,” Cora said when asked about Bregman. “The ball is in his court… I like the player. We like the player. Let’s see what happens.”
Bregman, who turns 32 in March, has received interest from across baseball this winter.
Earlier this week, The Athletic reported that the Red Sox had done so made Bregman an ‘aggressive’ offerbut the three-time All-Star has yet to make a decision.
An ESPN report suggested Boston’s offer was similar to the six-year, $171.5 million deal the Tigers offered him a year ago.
While Boston is still interested, Bregman is also linked to the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Cubs, Blue Jays and Tigers, among others.
Last season, Bregman hit .273/.360/.462 with 18 home runs during his first – and perhaps only – year in Boston
Last offseason, Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million contract with the Red Sox.
The deal had opt-outs after each of the first two seasons, which he exercised to test the open market for the second winter in a row.
Bregman is expected to get a deal around $150-175 million.
Boston has had a busy offseason, even without a solution on the Bregman front, after trading for starter Sonny Gray and first baseman Willson Contreras.
Blue Jays free agent infielder Bo Bichette was floated as a potential Bregman replacement for the Red Sox last month.
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