Despite boasting plenty of accolades, few people viewed Aroldis Chapman as a strong closer candidate entering 2025. The Boston Red Sox named him to the role because they did not have a better option. Now, amid an improbably magnificent campaign , the organization is committing at least another year to the veteran left-hander. Chapman and the Sox are in agreement on a contract extension that will pay him $13.3 million for 2026, per reporter Francys Romero.

The deal also includes a $13 million vesting option for 2027 that can become a mutual option if it is not triggered. The main takeaway, though, is that Boston will not have to shop for a new ninth-inning man this offseason.

Craig Breslow has made questionable decisions in his brief tenure as Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer, but

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