Alex Bregman wasn’t willing to make a commitment on his future when he spoke with reporters shortly after the Red Sox’ season-ending loss to the Yankees on Thursday. However, there seems to be a strong expectation about what he’ll do with his player option.

It’s a “near certainty” that Bregman will opt out of the two years remaining on his three-year, $120 million deal this offseason, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported Saturday .

It had been reported on multiple occasions during the 2025 season that Bregman would likely opt out of his deal this offseason. However, most of those reports took place before Bregman’s struggles over the final month of the season. The All-Star third baseman hit .187 in the final 27 games of the regular season, adding two home runs and a .581 OPS in that stre

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