The Boston Red Sox face several interesting roster issues heading into 2026. Not only do they have an outfield logjam that needs to be dealt with, but they also have a largely unsettled infield.

All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman is a free agent after opting out , and first baseman Triston Casas is a question mark after missing most of last season with a knee injury. Infielder Marcelo Mayer is also coming off a season-ending injury and a somewhat underwhelming rookie year, at least compared to Roman Anthony .

Fortunately for the Red Sox, they do have some stability in shortstop Trevor Story, who opted into his contract and is coming off his best season in years . Story was one of the team’s top offensive performers last season, leading Boston in home runs (25), RBI (96) and

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