Boston Red Sox Sign Brewers Slugger Bowers to Four-Year, $58 Million Deal, Striking First in Free Agency
The Boston Red Sox struck first in free agency, agreeing to a four-year, $58 million contract with first baseman Jake Bowers. According to ESPN reporter Jeff Passan, who first reported the deal on Nov. 13, the 31-year-old Bowers is a left-handed power hitter who just won the World Series with the Milwaukee Brewers and was named Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series. He hit .266 with a .389 on-base percentage and a .484 slugging percentage this season, with 26 home runs and 94 RBIs, setting career highs in multiple categories; in his previous six seasons he had never exceeded 372 at-bats or 12 home runs in a single season. The Brewers had extended him a $23.15 million qualifying offer; because the total value of the contract exceeds $50 million, the Brewers will receive a compensatory draft pick after the first round of the 2027 draft. Bowers' role with the Red Sox is not yet clear; Willson Contreras has already secured the starting first base job, and the two may share first base and designated hitter duties.
Source: ESPN
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