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Bregman and Story each have participant choices for the 2026 season.
Alex Bregman, Trevor Story dish on their participant choices: The Purple Sox’ 2025 season got here to an finish on Thursday as they fell to the Yankees in Sport 3 of the Wild Card Collection, however two of their high attainable pending free brokers aren’t prepared to show the web page but.
Alex Bregman and Trevor Story, who each have participant choices this offseason, didn’t make a dedication on what they may do that winter.
“Not even desirous about that in any respect proper now. Excited about the sport that simply occurred,” Bregman informed reporters. ” I’m gonna take into consideration this sport and the blokes within the room and begin my offseason. Get after it and turn out to be a greater baseball participant.”
“It’s not on the high of thoughts. I’m not gonna converse on that proper now,” Story added.
Bregman and Story every expressed a want to stay in Boston, although. Story, who signed with the Purple Sox in 2022, mentioned that he “got here right here to be right here for a very long time.”
Bregman, in the meantime, replied “in fact” when requested if he may envision himself staying in Boston for the lengthy haul. However he additionally made a little bit of an ominous remark.
“We envisioned successful tonight and making a deep run,” Bregman mentioned. “Pleased with the combat within the room. Pleased with the blokes. It was an honor to placed on this jersey.”
Bregman, who signed a three-year, $120 million deal to hitch the Purple Sox in February, has been widely rumored to say no his participant choice and turn out to be a free agent. However the Purple Sox and their beginning third baseman had extension talks throughout this season earlier than tabling them in August.
Bregman, who’ll be 32 when the 2026 season opens, was arguably Boston’s greatest hitter for the 2025 season, hitting .273 with a .821 OPS and 18 homers in 114 video games. Nonetheless, after coming back from a quad damage, Bregman’s play took successful in August and September, hitting .187 in his last 27 video games of the season. Bregman went 3-for-10 within the Wild Card Collection.
Story, in the meantime, is likely to be simpler to return for the Purple Sox if he opts out of his contract. Whereas Story can choose out of the 2 years and $55 million remaining on his six-year contract, the Purple Sox can negate that by including a seventh 12 months to his deal for an additional $25 million in 2028.
Story, who’ll flip 33 in November, had a profession resurgence this season, hitting .263 with 25 residence runs. He was arguably the Purple Sox’ high hitter over the ultimate three months of the 12 months, hitting .291 with 13 homers in his final 75 regular-season video games. He was additionally the Purple Sox’ greatest hitter within the Wild Card Collection, going 5-for-13 from the plate with a homer.
As Story performed within the postseason for the primary time since 2018, he mentioned that his “pleasure for the sport positively got here again this 12 months.” If Story does stay in Boston, he’s hoping that the Purple Sox prioritize retaining Bregman.
“You noticed the impression that he had on this group, on the sphere, off the sphere, leadership-wise, all of it, man,” Story mentioned. “And he’s a particular participant, he’s a particular thoughts, and hopefully we will hold him for a very long time.
“I feel it’s an enormous precedence.”
Trivia:
Thursday marked the primary time in 22 years that the Yankees knocked the Purple Sox out of the postseason. Who began at shortstop and third base for Boston within the elimination loss?
(Trace: One of many gamers remained for the 2004 World Collection group.)
Scores and schedule:
The Purple Sox’ 2025 season got here to an finish on Thursday, getting shut out by the Yankees, 4-0, in Sport 3 of the Wild Card Collection. The Yankees will tackle the Blue Jays within the ALDS.
Boston Faculty soccer will look to finish its three-game shedding streak when it faces Pitt on Saturday. Kickoff for that sport is at midday.
The Bruins have yet another tune-up earlier than the common season begins. They’ll host the Rangers of their preseason finale at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Lastly, the Patriots play on “Sunday Night time Soccer” for the primary time in two years once they tackle the Payments in Buffalo. Kickoff for that sport is ready for 8:20 p.m.
Learn extra from Boston.com:
Xander Bogaerts on improper finish of unhealthy strike name
A former Purple Sox star additionally noticed his season finish on Thursday. Xander Bogaerts and the Padres fell to the Cubs, 3-1, of their deciding Sport 3 of the Wild Card Collection. Bogaerts had an opportunity to assist the Padres tie the sport within the ninth, however he struck out wanting on a 3-2 pitch that gave the impression to be a ball.
The Padres had been capable of get the tying run on base later within the ninth, however couldn’t capitalize. Hours after the sport ended, video emerged on social media of members of the Padres berating the umpiring crew as they left the sphere.
Mac Jones and Kendrick Bourne present out for 49ers
The previous Patriots quarterback and extensive receiver made it appear like it was 2021 as they helped the 49ers beat the Rams, 26-23, in additional time on Thursday. Nonetheless, the duo truly had a greater efficiency in that sport than they did within the overwhelming majority of the video games they performed of their Patriots careers.
Jones’s 342 passing yards within the 49ers’ win had been the second-most he threw in a sport of his profession, whereas Bourne’s 142 receiving yards had been a profession excessive. Jones additionally threw for 2 touchdowns as he battled by some laborious hits on Thursday.
Day by day spotlight:
Shades of Derek Jeter? Ryan McMahon put an exclamation level on the Yankees’ Sport 3 win over the Purple Sox when he caught Jarren Duran’s pop fly in foul territory as he fell in Boston’s dugout.
On at the present time:
Twenty-one years in the past on Friday, the Patriots tied the NFL document for the longest win streak in league historical past (common season and postseason mixed). They defeated the Payments, 31-17, for his or her 18th straight victory, placing them in a tie with the 1933-34 Bears. Tom Brady threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns in that sport.
Trivia reply: Nomar Garciaparra and Invoice Mueller
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