The Mets tried for Willson Contreras before he went to the Red Sox. That was new Cardinals honcho Chaim Bloom’s third trade with Boston, which makes sense since he’s familiar with their system. … The ...

Willson Contreras gives the Red Sox something they lacked for most of 2025: A middle-of-the-order first baseman. While Triston Casas occupied that role to open the season, he struggled early ...

The Boston Red Sox acquired three-time All-Star Willson Contreras from the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday in a trade for right-hander Hunter Dobbins and two pitching prospects.The 33-year-old Contreras ...

Two years ago, Triston Casas hit 24 home runs and finished third in American League Rookie of the Year voting, and it looked like the Boston Red Sox had found their first baseman for years to come.

St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom talks to the media about the Willson Contreras trade on Monday Dec. 22, 2025. Baseball writer {{description}} Email notifications are ...

As Christmas approaches, the Red Sox have knocked off most of the items on their offseason shopping lists. The early offseason trades for starters Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo fortified the rotation, ...

Credit to Boston Red Sox lead baseball executive Chaim Bloom, both for identifying the team’s needs and for striking aggressively to solve those problems. Bloom wanted proven starting pitchers, and he ...

Willson Contreras moves from the Cardinals to the Red Sox, bringing power and a proven track record. The trade includes significant financial adjustments. A civil war erupts over cattle branding in ...

The St. Louis Cardinals are continuing their rebuild. On Sunday, they sent first baseman Willson Contreras to the Boston Red Sox for right-hander Hunter Dobbins and two pitching prospects. But even as ...

In order to finalize their trade with the Cardinals for Willson Contreras, the Red Sox reworked the remainder of Contreras’ contract to both sweeten the deal for the player and impact how much he’ll ...

Earlier this month at the Winter Meetings, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow noted, not so subtly, that the club was looking to add power to the lineup. At the same time, Boston was linked ...