We by no means fairly discovered why third-string catcher Ali Sanchez was ever in Boston to start with, and now we might by no means know. As a minor leaguer who is just not at the moment on the 40-man roster, Sanchez exercised his proper to grow to be a free agent, as did pitcher Nick Burdi. Sanchez made 4 appearances for the Sox this yr, with every one coming as a ninth inning defensive substitute. He made simply two plate appearances, failing to get on base and putting out as soon as. Phrase on the road is that Sanchez is now planning on getting his MD, transferring to a small Minnesota city to apply household drugs, and stocking his closet stuffed with hats he’ll purchase however by no means get round to giving to his spouse. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)
Sarcastically, Sanchez departs the membership at a time when each main Purple Sox catchers are beneath the knife. After Carlos Narvaez underwent a minor process to restore his left meniscus final week, Connor Wong had a equally minor process to take away a carpal boss from his proper wrist. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
Will Ali Sanchez come again to hang-out the Purple Sox in the future as a key performer on a rival playoff group? That’s extremely unlikely, however there are a number of former Purple Sox gamers who’re nonetheless within the postseason, together with Mookie Betts, after all, who’s having a fantastic October thus far. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
Although it’s time to say goodbye to Ali Sanchez, it’s not time to say goodbye to a lot of the Purple Sox teaching workers. WEEI’s Rob Bradford just lately reported that virtually each key member of Alex Cora’s workers shall be returning for 2026:
You’ll observe, although, that there’s one large identify who isn’t talked about there: Jason Varitek.
However the teaching workers is just not the place everybody’s focus is on on the subject of potential departures. We’re all taking a look at Alex Bregman, as a substitute. Whereas we anticipate the tip of the World Sequence for Bregman to make his choice on whether or not to train his opt-out, Alex Cora is chosing to stay optimistic, saying “He selected us final yr for the suitable causes. He needed to be on a playoff group. He needed to play in Fenway Park. He needed to be a part of this group.” (Connor Roche, Boston.com)
