The Boston Red Sox are considering signing five-time All-Star slugger Alonso in free agency this offseason. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported this on Thursday. Heyman notes that after saving about $250 million by trading away Rafael Devers in June, the Red Sox will be a “big player” on the free agent market this winter.
Alonso, the former MLB home run leader, turns 31 next month. He is a free agent this season after spending the past seven seasons with the New York Mets.
After nearly leaving the Mets in free agency last winter, Alonso now has another chance to do so after a disappointing 2025 season that saw the team collapse and miss the playoffs entirely. Alonso has that too a few interesting outside suitors already linked to him.
As for the Red Sox, they won 89 games in 2025 but lost in the AL Wild Card round to the New York Yankees. They appear to mean business this offseason and just completed a trade for a former Cy Young finalist earlier this week.
Boston also apparently wants to add some bad bats in free agency. Alonso is one of many multi-time All-Star hitters that the Red Sox have already been linked to in recent days.
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