# 2025 Boston Red Sox season

The 2025 Boston Red Sox season will be the 125th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 114th season at Fenway Park. Alex Cora is under contract as the team's on-field manager, in what will be the fifth season of his second stint in that role. The team is scheduled to open the regular season in an away game against the Texas Rangers on March 27, and conclude with a home game against the Detroit Tigers on September 28.

## Offseason

In September 2024, the team announced they would introduce a new "City Connect 2.0" uniform for the 2025 season, while retaining their existing City Connect uniform (yellow and blue) and retiring their blue alternate road jersey, which had been introduced in 2009. As of late November, the team had 10 players under contract for the 2025 season: Brayan Bello, Rafael Devers, Lucas Giolito, Liam Hendriks, Ceddanne Rafaela, Rob Refsnyder, Trevor Story, Garrett Whitlock, Justin Wilson, and Masataka Yoshida.

### January

* January 9: The Red Sox avoid arbitration with pitchers Garret Grochet, Tanner Houck, and Kutter Crawford. Each agreed to one year deals valued at $3.8 million, $3.95 million, and $2.75 million respectively. The Red Sox and Jarren Duran did not reach an agreement, with Duran filing for $4 million and the Red Sox filing for $3.5 million.
* January 14: The Red Sox signed free agent pitcher Sean Newcomb to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training.
* January 15: The Red Sox acquired catcher Blake Sabol from the Giants in exchange for international bonus pool space. To make space for Sabol on the 40 man roster, the Red Sox designated Chase Shugart for assignment. The Red Sox also signed multiple free agents to minor league contracts and invited some of them to spring training.
* January 17: The Red Sox avoid arbitration with Jarren Duran by signing him to a one-year deal with a club option for 2026. The Red Sox also traded pitcher Chase Shugart to the Pirates in exchange for minor-league pitcher Matt McShane.
* January 24: The Red Sox signed catcher Mark Kolozsvary to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.
* January 28: The Red Sox signed infielder Abraham Toro to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. The team also formally invited Toro as well as Nathan Hickey, Roman Anthony, Mark Kolozsvary, Kristian Campbell, Jacob Webb, Brian Van Belle, Marcelo Mayer, and Jovani Morán to spring training.

### February

* February 15: The Red Sox official signed free agent third-baseman Alex Bregman. It was first reported that Bregman had agreed to a three year deal (with opt-outs) with the Red Sox worth $120 million on February 12. To create space on the roster, Patrick Sandoval was moved to the 60-day injured list.
* February 17: The Red Sox signed Trayce Thompson to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
* February 18: The Red Sox signed Adam Ottavino to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
* February 19: The Red Sox signed Matt Moore to a minor-league contract.
* February 21: The Red Sox assigned multiple minor-league players to the team.
* February 22: Jose Adames, Shane Drohan, and Gabriel Jackson were assigned to the Red Sox.

### Spring training

"Truck Day", when the team's equipment departs Fenway Park for Florida, was February 3.
The team's first spring training game, an exhibition contest against the Northeastern Huskies at JetBlue Park on February 21, resulted in a 5–2 victory for the Red Sox. The team's Grapefruit League schedule runs from February 22 through March 23. The Red Sox are scheduled to conclude their spring training with two games in Monterrey, Mexico, on March 24–25 against the Monterrey Sultanes.

## Season standings
### American League East

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |