It's been five weeks without Boston Red Sox baseball, and the story suddenly sweeping the fan base by storm is... Triston Casas' Instagram posts. Late on Tuesda

Dating back to the regular season, Red Sox decision-makers were optimistic he’d be back, though a weak free agent shortstop class (Bo Bichette and Ha-Seong Kim are the headliners) was seen as a complicating factor.

Alex Bregman is a free agent this winter, and the Red Sox reportedly aren't set on bringing him back on a long-term deal.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/onsi as Trevor Story's Return Adds One More Question To Red Sox Infield. It's going to be a long offseason for the Boston Red Sox that could end up featuring a bit of turnover, but fortunately, they aren't losing Trevor Story any time soon.

Former star outfielder Fred Lynn sat down with Ben Volin on the Boston Globe Sports Report to discuss the Red Sox.

Veteran shortstop Trevor Story will not opt out of his contract and instead will return to the Boston Red Sox in 2026, sources told ESPN.

Boston traded Sale to the Atlanta Braves in December 2023 for Vaughn Grissom, whose time with the Red Sox might soon come to an end after 31 games. He gave the Red Sox negative-0.2 WAR -- 10.4 fewer than Sale has earned in his first two years as a Brave.