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BOSTON -- After a satisfying but all-too-brief trip back to the postseason, the Red Sox are now looking to take the next step and make sure there are some home playoff games in 2026.

Here are some questions that will need to be answered before that happens.

Will Alex Bregman be back?

At the very least, it was interesting to hear Bregman go just a little past tense following the Wild Card Series elimination game at Yankee Stadium.

“It was an honor to wear this uniform,” Bregman said.

At the same time, Bregman positioned himself as a player who didn’t want to leave the group he became so close to, sitting in full uniform by

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