LAS VEGAS — In no uncertain terms, Craig Breslow made one thing clear Monday night: He sees Trevor Story as the Red Sox’ shortstop in 2026.

Story, who declined to exercise his contractual opt-out last week and will return to Boston for the final two years of his six-year contract, started 155 games at shortstop for Boston in 2025. Across the board, the numbers suggest it was a bit of a struggle defensively for the veteran. Story struggled with range, recording negative-9 outs above average (the third percentile of MLB shortstops). He also ranked in the 10th percentile in fielding run value (-8) and 36th percentile in arm strength (82.3 mph). Story finished with negative-seven defensive runs saved in 1,371 ⅓ innings at shortstop, ranking him 20th out of 22 qualified MLB shortstops in that

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