The 2024 Boston Red Sox season is the ongoing 124th season in
Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 113th season at
Fenway Park.
Alex Cora is in the final season of his contract as the team's on-field
manager,[3] while
Craig Breslow is in his first season as the team's Chief Baseball Officer.[4] The team's regular season began on March 28, with a road game against the
Seattle Mariners, and is scheduled to conclude on September 29, with a home game against the
Tampa Bay Rays.[5]
On October 14, the team signed pitcher Merlin Bido to a minor league contract.[9]
On October 23, the team signed pitcher Adam Bates to a minor league contract.[10]
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.[11] He succeeded
Chaim Bloom, who was fired in September 2023 along with the removal of
Brian O'Halloran as
general manager.[12]
On October 30, the team signed pitcher Dariel Morillo to a minor league contract.[13]
November 2023
On November 1, the team signed outfielder
Mark Contreras to a minor league contract.[14]
On November 3, the team announced that
Justin Turner declined his 2024 player option,[16] and the Red Sox declined their 2024 club option for
Corey Kluber.[17]
On November 16, the signed pitcher Luis Cabrera; the team also signed Helcris Olivarez to a minor league contract.[24]
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.[25] 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.[26]
On December 6, the team sent pitcher Ryan Ammons and cash to the
New York Mets in exchange for pitcher
Justin Slaten.[31] Slaten was a Rule 5 pick from the Texas Rangers.
On December 9, the team signed catcher Alexander Mambel and pitcher
Charlie Zink to minor league contracts.[33]
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.[34]
On December 13, the team signed free agent pitcher
Cooper Criswell to a one-year, $1 million contract.[35]
On December 14, the team signed catcher
Roberto Pérez to a minor league contract.[36]
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.[38]
On December 21, the team signed catcher
Mark Kolozsvary to a minor league contract.[39]
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.[45]
On January 18, the team named its coaching staff for the 2024 season: the only changes (outside of previously announced moves) were the naming of
Kyle Hudson as third base coach and
Andy Fox as first base coach.[46]
On January 24, the team signed pitcher Melvin Adon to a minor league contract.[47]
On February 17, the team traded relief pitcher
John Schreiber to the
Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor-league starting pitcher David Sandlin.[60]
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.[61] The team also signed pitcher Jason Alexander to a minor league contract.[62]
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.[63]
On February 24, Nate Tellier, Brendan Cellucci, Ryan Zeferjahn, Dylan Spacke, and Andy Lugo were assigned to the team.[64]
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.[65]
On February 27, pitcher Reidis Sena was assigned to the team.[67]
On February 28, catcher
Juan Montero and third baseman Angel Pierre were assigned to the team.[68]
March 2024
On March 1, second baseman Drew Ehrhard was assigned to the team.[69]
On March 2, pitchers Jason Alexander and Juan Daniel Encarnacion were assigned to the team, as were shortstops Luis Ravelo and Cutter Coffey.[70]
On March 3, the team added
C. J. Cron to the club's 2024
Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee.[71] Furthermore, pitcher Cade Feeney was assigned to the team.[72]
On March 12, pitcher Felix Cepeda and catcher Ronald Rosario were assigned to the team.[81]
On March 14, pitcher Jonathan Brand and outfielder Albert Feliz were assigned to the team. In addition, Pitcher Bryce Bonnin signed a minor league contract with the team.[82]
On March 15, left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia was assigned to the team.[83]
On March 17, pitcher Conor Steinbaugh signed a minor league contract with the team. Outfielders Gilberto Jiminez and Eduardo Lopez were assigned to team as were pitchers Cooper Adams, Max Carlson, and Isaac Stebens.[84]
On March 23, outfielder Bryan Gonzalez is assigned to the team.[89]
On March 24, the team signed free-agent pitcher
Chase Anderson to a one-year, $1.25 million contract.[90] In a corresponding move, Lucas Giolito was placed on the 60-day
injured list.[90] Furthermore, pitchers
Caleb Bolden and
Christopher Troye were assigned to the team.[91]
On March 24, the team announced that relief pitcher
Joely Rodríguez would be added to the Opening Day roster, and the team released first baseman
C. J. Cron—both had been non-roster invitees during spring training.[92]
Facing the Mariners in Seattle to open the season, the Red Sox won, 6–4.
Tyler O'Neill homered in his fifth consecutive Opening Day game, setting a major-league record.[144][145]Rafael Devers also homered. Starting pitcher
Brayan Bello allowed two runs on five hits in five innings, while recording two strikeouts, and earned the win.
Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth inning for a
save.[146] Boston lost the second game of the series, 1–0. Starter
Nick Pivetta held the Mariners to one run on three hits in six innings, but allowed a home run to
J. P. Crawford and took the loss. Each team was held to four hits.[147][148][149] The third game of the series went into extra innings after being tied, 1–1, through regulation. The Red Sox scored twice in the top of the 10th inning, but allowed three runs in the bottom of the inning for a 4–3 loss. Starter
Kutter Crawford allowed one
unearned run on three hits in six innings.
Joely Rodríguez, the fourth of five Boston relievers, allowed three runs on two hits and took the loss.
Ceddanne Rafaela had two hits and scored twice.[150][151][152] The Red Sox earned a series split with a 5–1 win on Sunday. Starter
Garrett Whitlock earned the win after allowing one run on three hits in five innings. Rookie
Justin Slaten pitched the final 2+1⁄3 innings and earned his first major-league save. O'Neill was 2-for-3, including a home run.
Enmanuel Valdez had a three-run homer.[153][154][155]
The Red Sox opened a three-game series in Oakland with a 9–0 victory. Starter
Tanner Houck held the A's to three hits in six innings and earned the win.
Chase Anderson allowed only one hit in the final three innings and recorded a
save.
Jarren Duran had three hits and three stolen bases.[156][157] The middle game of the series was tied, 4–4, after nine innings. After a scoreless 10th inning, Boston pushed across a run in the top of the 11th, then held Oakland scoreless in the bottom of the inning for a 5–4 win. Starter
Brayan Bello had a
no decision after allowing four runs on five hits in five innings. Five relievers then combined to pitch six scoreless innings, with
Josh Winckowski earning the win.
Trevor Story had three hits and two RBIs. Duran had another stolen base.[158][159] Boston completed the series sweep with a 1–0 win, the only run of the game being driven in by
Enmanuel Valdez. Duran had four hits. Starter
Nick Pivetta earned the win after allowing five hits in five innings.
Kenley Jansen earned the
save.[160][161]
Boston opened a three-game series in Los Angeles with an 8–6 win. Starter
Kutter Crawford had a
no decision after allowing one run on two hits in 4+2⁄3 innings. The Red Sox then used six relief pitchers, with
Chris Martin getting the win and
Kenley Jansen earning the
save.
Tyler O'Neill had three hits, including two home runs.
Jarren Duran,
Triston Casas, and
Reese McGuire also homered.[162][163]Trevor Story left the game in the fourth inning after apparently suffering a shoulder injury while attempting to field a ball hit by
Mike Trout.[164] Story was placed on the
injured list the next day.[165] The middle game of the series was a 2–1 win by Los Angeles. Duran drove in a run to give Boston an early lead, but reliever
Greg Weissert allowed two runs (both unearned) in the sixth inning and took the loss. Starter
Garrett Whitlock held the Angels to four hits in 4+1⁄3 innings.[166][167][168] The Red Sox won the final game of the series, 12–2. Starter
Tanner Houck held the Angels scoreless on four hits in six innings, and earned the win.
Chase Anderson allowed two runs on four hits in the final three innings and recorded a save. Four different Boston batters each had two hits. McGuire had five RBIs, three coming on a home run. O'Neill,
Rafael Devers, and
David Hamilton also homered.[169][170][171]
The Red Sox played their home opener at
Fenway Park on April 9. The pre-game ceremony was dedicated to former Red Sox pitcher
Tim Wakefield (and his wife Stacy) and former executive
Larry Lucchino. The
ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Tim and Stacy Wakefield's daughter Brianna to
Jason Varitek. The pre-game ceremony also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the
2004 World Series-winning Red Sox team, which ended the 86-year title drought.[172][173]
Boston lost their 2024 home opener at
Fenway Park, 7–1. The Red Sox jumped out to a first inning lead thanks to another home run from
Tyler O'Neill, but errors by
Jarren Duran and
David Hamilton contributed to the Orioles scoring seven unanswered runs. Bello, who took the loss, threw 89 pitches over 5+1⁄3 innings of work, giving up one earned and two unearned runs with three strikeouts.[174][175][176]
Boston lost the second game against Baltimore, 7–5. Boston took the lead as they scored one run in the third inning on a fly ball by O’Neill that was misplayed and added two more in the fourth on a
Connor Wong single.
Triston Casas hit a two-run home run into the
Green Monster seats in the bottom of the fifth. Starter
Kutter Crawford earned his second no decision of the season after throwing five shutout innings with six strikeouts and four walks.
Isaiah Campbell allowed four consecutive hits and three runs after relieving Crawford.
Chris Martin threw two
wild pitches in the seventh inning, giving up four runs, including a three-run home run as he took the loss. The consensus number-one prospect in baseball,
Jackson Holliday, made his MLB debut for Baltimore, going 0-for-4 with an RBI. Former Red Sox closer
Craig Kimbrel earned the save for Baltimore.[177][178][179]
Boston lost the third game against Baltimore, 9–4 in 10 innings, suffering their first sweep of the season. Boston again took an early lead, going up 2–0 in the first inning off of a groundout from
Masataka Yoshida and a double from
Wilyer Abreu. Baltimore got a run back in the fifth inning thanks to a
Colton Cowser home run.
Anthony Santander hit a two-run home run off of
Greg Weissert in the eighth inning after
David Hamilton failed to touch second base on what would have been an inning-ending double play.
Connor Wong hit a deep home run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game and send it to extra innings.
Reese McGuire was ejected from the game after arguing balls and strikes, leading to the Red Sox giving up the
designated hitter and clearing their injury-depleted bench as the 10th inning started.
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run home run, and the Orioles added four more runs to take a 9–3 lead. Duran hit a double to score a consolation run.
Craig Kimbrel earned the win, while
Isaiah Campbell took the loss.[180][181][182]
A three-game series hosting the Angels began with a 7–0 loss for the Red Sox, who were held to three hits. Starter
Tanner Houck allowed seven runs (four earned) on 12 hits in 5+2⁄3 innings. Boston's infielders committed three
errors in the first three innings.[183][184][185] The Red Sox won the middle game of the series, 7–2, powered by 11 hits including a home run by
Triston Casas.
Cooper Criswell was called up from
Worcester to make his first start for Boston, and allowed two runs on five hits in four innings.
Greg Weissert, the first of three Boston relievers, pitched two innings and earned the win.[186][187][188] Boston won the final game of the series, played on Sunday afternoon, 5–4. Starter
Brayan Bello earned the win after allowing two runs on six hits in 5+1⁄3 innings.
Kenley Jansen allowed one run in the ninth inning but closed out the game for a
save, striking out
Luis Rengifo and
Mike Trout with runners on second and third. Casas,
Tyler O'Neill, and
Masataka Yoshida each homered.[189][190][191]
The opener of a four-game home series facing the Guardians, which coincided with the
2024 Boston Marathon, was a 6–0 win for Cleveland. Boston was limited to three hits. Starter
Kutter Crawford had a
no decision after allowing no runs on two hits in 5+2⁄3 innings. Reliever
Brennan Bernardino took the loss.[192][193][194]Tyler O'Neill left the game after colliding with
Rafael Devers while trying to catch a pop up; O'Neill later received eight stitches to close a cut.[195] The Guardians won the second game of the series, 10–7 in 11 innings. Starter
Garrett Whitlock had a no decision after allowing two runs on three hits in four innings. Boston was unable to hold a 6–5 lead in the ninth inning, as
Kenley Jansen allowed a run on three hits for a
blown save.
Josh Winckowski, the last of six Red Sox relievers, took the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits in the 11th inning.
Connor Wong,
Triston Casas, and
Enmanuel Valdez each homered.[196][197][198] In need of a win to avoid losing the series, the Red Sox sent
Tanner Houck to the mound in Game 3 against Cleveland. Houck twirled a
complete game shutout—the first by a Red Sox pitcher since
Nathan Eovaldi on October 4, 2022 (a rain-shortened five-inning contest)[199]—while striking out 10 batters and allowing only three hits.
Pablo Reyes scored from third base on a
balk,
Connor Wong hit a solo home run, and that was all the offense Boston required for a 2–0 win in a contest that took just 1 hour and 49 minutes.[200][201][202] On Thursday afternoon, Boston was unable to split the series, losing the finale by a 5–4 score. No Red Sox batter had more than one hit;
Jarren Duran had two RBIs.
OpenerBrennan Bernardino held Cleveland hitless in two innings of work.
Cooper Criswell then allowed four runs (one earned) on three hits in 2+1⁄3 innings and took the loss.[203][204][205]
The Red Sox opened a three-game series in Pittsburgh with an 8–1 win.
Wilyer Abreu and
Triston Casas had first-inning home runs;
Ceddanne Rafaela and
Rob Refsnyder also homered. Starter
Brayan Bello earned the win after limiting the Pirates to one hit in six innings.
Cam Booser made his major-league debut, allowing one hit and one run in the ninth inning.[206][207][208] Boston won the second game of the series, 4–2. Starter
Kutter Crawford earned the win after allowing one run on seven hits in six innings.
Kenley Jansen earned his fifth
save of the season, and 425th of his career, passing
John Franco for sole possession of fifth place on the
major-league all-time list.[209]Masataka Yoshida had three hits including a home run.[210][211][212] Boston completed the series sweep with a 6–1 win on Sunday afternoon. Starter
Josh Winckowski allowed one run on three hits in 3+1⁄3 innings and had a
no decision.
Justin Slaten, the third of four Red Sox relievers, pitched two scoreless innings and earned the win. Abreu had three hits and two RBIs.[213][214][215]
A three-game road series in Cleveland began with a 4–1 loss. Boston starter
Tanner Houck fell to 3–2 on the season after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings. The only Red Sox run came on a seventh-inning home run by
Wilyer Abreu.
Rob Refsnyder had three hits. The Red Sox collected 16 hits in the middle game of the series en route to an 8–0 victory. Starter
Cooper Criswell earned the win after limiting the Guardians to three hits in five innings.
Connor Wong had two home runs,
Rafael Devers homered, and Abreu had four hits. Cleveland took the final game of the series, 6–4, largely due to a five-run second inning. Boston
openerChase Anderson allowed five runs on three hits in 1+2⁄3 innings and took the loss. Devers had three hits.
The Red Sox opened a three-game series hosting the Cubs with a 7–1 loss. Boston's only run came via a home run by
Tyler O'Neill. Starter
Kutter Crawford took the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on 10 hits in six innings.
Updated through game of April 26.
† Minimum 3.1
plate appearances per team games played
AVG qualified batters: Casas, Duran, Rafaela, Valdez, Yoshida
‡ Minimum 1
inning pitched per team games played
ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: Bello, Crawford, Houck
April 18: The team acquired P
Vladimir Gutiérrez from the
Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations.[230] The team also activate 2B
Rob Refsnyder from the 10-day injured list; transferred SS
Trevor Story from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list; and placed LF
Tyler O'Neill on the 7-day injured list retroactive to April 16.[231]
April 23: The team signed free agent P Adam Smith to a minor league contract. The team placed C
Tyler Heineman on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 22. The team activated
Tyler O'Neill from the 7-day injured list. The
Arizona Diamondbacks claimed P
Joe Jacques from the
Red Sox off waivers.[235]
In November 2023, the team announced which uniforms it would wear during the season:[237]
Home games: traditional white jerseys, except for Fridays (alternate red jerseys) and Saturdays (yellow City Connect jerseys)
Away games: traditional grey jerseys, except for Fridays (alternate blue jerseys)
An exception to this schedule: the Red Sox will wear their yellow City Connect jerseys on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday prior to
Patriots' Day/
Marathon Monday.[238]
Red Sox Win
Red Sox Loss
Game Postponed
2024 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 14–13 (Home: 3–8; Away: 11–5)