2024 Boston Red Sox season

The 2024 Boston Red Sox season was the 124th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 113th season at Fenway Park. The team was led by Alex Cora, in the fourth season of his second stint as the team's on-field manager, while Craig Breslow was in his first season as the team's Chief Baseball Officer. The team's regular season began on March 28, with a road game against the Seattle Mariners, and concluded on September 29, with a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Despite holding a 53–43 record and being two games up on a playoff spot at the All-Star Break, the Red Sox struggled throughout the second half and were eliminated from playoff contention on September 25, and ultimately finished in third-place of the American League East with a record of 81–81, an improvement from their 78–84 record during the 2023 season. The team was marred by poor defensive play throughout the season, leading the American League in errors. Average attendance at home games was 32,839.

Offseason

October

On October 2, the team recalled Justin Garza, Bryan Mata, Joe Jacques, Logan Gillaspie, Zack Weiss, Brandon Walter, and David Hamilton from the Worcester Red Sox. The team activated Triston Casas and Luis Urías from the 10-day injured list; as well as James Paxton, Chris Martin and Joely Rodríguez from the 15-day injured list.
On October 9, the team dismissed pitching coach Dave Bush and third-base coach / infield coach Carlos Febles.
On October 13, pitcher Kaleb Ort was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.
On October 14, the team signed pitcher Merlin Bido to a minor league contract.
On October 23, the team signed pitcher Adam Bates to a minor league contract.
On October 25, the team announced the hiring of Craig Breslow, a former MLB pitcher who was a member of Boston's 2013 World Series championship team, as the team's new Chief Baseball Officer. He succeeded Chaim Bloom, who was fired in September 2023 along with the removal of Brian O'Halloran as general manager.
On October 30, the team signed pitcher Dariel Morillo to a minor league contract.
November
On November 1, the team signed outfielder Mark Contreras to a minor league contract.
On November 2, Adam Duvall, Adalberto Mondesí, and James Paxton elected to become free agents.
On November 3, the team announced that Justin Turner declined his 2024 player option, and the Red Sox declined their 2024 club option for Corey Kluber.
* Turner signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in late January.
On November 4, the team declined their 2024 option for Joely Rodríguez.
On November 6, the team signed pitcher Jeremy Pena to a minor league contract. The team activated pitcher Wyatt Mills and second baseman Jarren Duran from the 60-day injured list; pitchers Corey Kluber, Justin Garza, Joely Rodríguez, and third baseman Justin Turner elected free agency.
On November 13, the team signed pitcher Jeison Payano to a minor league contract.
On November 14, the team selected the contracts of pitchers Wikelman Gonzalez from the Portland Sea Dogs and Luis Perales from Greenville Drive.
On November 15, the San Diego Padres claimed pitcher Logan Gillaspie off waivers from the Red Sox.
On November 16, the signed pitcher Luis Cabrera; the team also signed Helcris Olivarez to a minor league contract.
On November 17, the team traded infielder Luis Urías to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Isaiah Campbell, and declined to tender an offer to pitcher Wyatt Mills. Mills did not play for the team during 2023 due to injury; after briefly being a free agent, he was re-signed by the Red Sox to a two-year minor-league contract.
* As of the non-tender deadline, the team had 37 players on their 40-man roster, intending to offer contracts for the 2024 season to 29 players along with the eight already under contract: Rafael Devers, Kenley Jansen, Chris Martin, Rob Refsnyder, Chris Sale, Trevor Story, Garrett Whitlock, and Masataka Yoshida.
On November 21, the team hired former pitcher Andrew Bailey as pitching coach.
On November 22, team signed pitcher Jorge Benetiz to a minor league contract.
December
On December 5, the team traded outfielder Alex Verdugo to the New York Yankees for major-league pitcher Greg Weissert and minor-league pitchers Richard Fitts and Nicholas Judice.
On December 6, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced longtime Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione as the recipient of the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award.
On December 6, the team sent pitcher Ryan Ammons and cash to the New York Mets in exchange for pitcher Justin Slaten. Slaten was a Rule 5 pick from the Texas Rangers.
On December 8, the team acquired outfielder Tyler O'Neill from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitchers Nick Robertson and Victor Santos.
On December 9, the team signed catcher Alexander Mambel and pitcher Charlie Zink to minor league contracts.
On December 11, the team invited non-rostees Helcris Olivarez, Frank German, Eddy Alvarez, Jorge Benitez, and Cam Booser to Spring Training. The team also signed second baseman Jamie Westbrook to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training.
On December 13, the team signed free agent pitcher Cooper Criswell to a one-year, $1 million contract.
On December 14, the team signed catcher Roberto Pérez to a minor league contract.
On December 18, the team announced that three former players would be inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in May: Trot Nixon, Jonathan Papelbon, and Dustin Pedroia, the latter of which had already been announced as an inductee during his 2021 retirement ceremony.
On December 19, the team hired former New York Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson as a hitting coordinator with a focus on the clubs upper minor-leaguers.
On December 21, the team signed catcher Mark Kolozsvary to a minor league contract.
On December 30, the team sent pitcher Chris Sale and cash to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom.
January
On January 2, the team claimed pitcher Max Castillo off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
On January 3, the team signed free agent pitcher Lucas Giolito to a one-year contract, with a player option after the first season—in a corresponding move, pitcher Mauricio Llovera was designated for assignment. A week later, Llovera was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.
On January 11, the team agreed to one-year contracts with four players, avoiding arbitration: pitchers Nick Pivetta and John Schreiber, outfielder Tyler O'Neill, and catcher Reese McGuire.
On January 15, the team signed Edwin Darville, Jorge Rodriguez, Felix Belisario, Jhiancarlos Diaz, Efren Teran, Juan Medina, Anderson Fermin, Gilbel Galvan, Justin Gonzales, John Alcantara, Emanuel Reyna, Madinson Frias, Kenyon Simmons, Cesar Muzziotti, Abis Prado, Yander Bonaci, Alexander Alzi, Jesus Travieso, Givian Sirvania, Jomar Fernandez, Enddy Azocar, Wilfre Hernandez, Shnaider Rojas, Justim Sojo, Ilam Fernandez, Moises Bolivar, Josue Brito, Tavano Baker, Angel Luis, Miguel Rivera, Rafi Montesino, Christopher Alvarado, Yahir Pena, Carlos Carrasquel, Samuel Arroyo, Davinson Reyes, Yoandys Veraza, Vladimir Asencio, Jhoan Peguero, Jose Golindano, Yohandry Gonzalez, Jesus Lugo, Avinson Pinto, Tejahri Wilson, and Edwin Brito to minor league contracts.
On January 18, the team named its coaching staff for the 2024 season: the only changes were the naming of Kyle Hudson as third base coach and Andy Fox as first base coach.
On January 24, the team signed pitcher Melvin Adon to a minor league contract.
On January 26, the team invited non-rostees Alex Hoppe, Justin Hagenman, Corey Rosier, Andrew Politi, Chase Shugart, Nathan Hickey, Chase Meridoth, Luis Guerrero, Stephen Scott, Nick Sogard, and Nick Yorke to Spring Training.
On January 31, the team claimed utility player Romy González off waivers from the Chicago White Sox; in a corresponding move, pitcher Zack Weiss was designated for assignment. Weiss was later claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins. In addition, the team signed Shortstop Joe Dunand to a minor league contract.
February
On February 2, the team acquired catcher Tyler Heineman from the New York Mets for cash considerations; in a corresponding move, the team designated pitcher Max Castillo for assignment. Castillo was later claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. The team also signed pitcher Michael Fulmer to a minor league contract. Furthermore, former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein joined Fenway Sports Group as a senior advisor.
On February 4, the team signed pitcher Cooper Adams to a minor league contract.
On February 6, the team signed shortstop Dalton Guthrie to a minor league contract.
On February 8, the team added Melvin Adón, Joe Dunand, and Dalton Guthrie to the team's Spring Training roster.
On February 9, the team signed pitcher Lucas Luetge to a minor league contract.
On February 12, the team added pitcher Lucas Luetge to the club's Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee.
On February 17, the team traded relief pitcher John Schreiber to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor-league starting pitcher David Sandlin.
On February 20, the team signed free-agent relief pitcher Liam Hendriks to a two-year contract; due to Tommy John surgery performed in August 2023, the timeline for Hendriks to pitch for the team was estimated to be after the All-Star break. The team also signed pitcher Jason Alexander to a minor league contract.
On February 23, Phillip Sikes, Brian Van Belle, Karson Simas, Jordan DiValerio, Matthew Lugo, Nathan Landry, Chih-Jung Liu, Christian Koss, Zach Penrod, Alex Binelas, Niko Kavadas, Allan Castro, Nick Decker, Tyler McDonough, Juan Chacon, Blaze Jordan, Eddinson Paulino, and Zach Fogell were assigned to the team. The team also signed pitcher Joely Rodríguez to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training.
On February 24, Nate Tellier, Brendan Cellucci, Ryan Zeferjahn, Dylan Spacke, and Andy Lugo were assigned to the team.
On February 25, Cody Scroggins,Francis Hernandez, Elih Marrero, Kelvin Diaz, Theo Denlinger, Max Ferguson, Kristian Campbell, Tyler Miller, Mickey Gasper, Ahbram Liendo, Roman Anthony, Garrett Ramsey, Gabriel Jackson, Matt Donian, and Kyle Teel were assigned to the team.
On February 26, pitchers Jacob Webb and Noah Song were assigned to the team.
On February 27, pitcher Reidis Sena was assigned to the team.
On February 28, catcher Juan Montero and third baseman Angel Pierre were assigned to the team.

2024 Boston Red Sox season

Offseason

October

November

December

January

February