2026 roster

The whole squad

All 47 players on the Boston Red Sox 40-man roster: this season's numbers, the job each of them does, and our take.

Pitchers

Cornerstone

#35 Garrett Crochet

Pitcher · Ace and No. 1 starter, if the left shoulder lets him

3-3 · 6.30 ERA · 30.0 IP
Rising

#70 Payton Tolle

Pitcher · Rotation regular, rookie lefty with a big fastball

9-6 · 3.03 ERA · 148.2 IP
Rising

#64 Jake Bennett

Pitcher · Back-end starter, a lefty who throws strikes

9-7 · 3.65 ERA · 113.1 IP
Rising

#65 Jedixson Paez

Pitcher · Starting pitching prospect, Worcester rotation

1-1 · 10.80 ERA · 11.2 IP
Rising

#99 Eduardo Rivera

Pitcher · Left-handed starting pitching prospect

0-1 · 6.30 ERA · 10.0 IP
Regular

#55 Ranger Suarez

Pitcher · Mid-rotation lefty, second year of a five-year deal

8-5 · 3.22 ERA · 148.1 IP
Regular

#66 Brayan Bello

Pitcher · Bulk reliever and spot starter who wants the rotation back

6-7 · 4.33 ERA · 116.1 IP
Regular

#47 Jovani Morán

Pitcher · Multi-inning left-handed reliever, changeup specialist

2-3 · 3.15 ERA · 65.2 IP
Regular

#57 Greg Weissert

Pitcher · Right-handed middle reliever

4-2 · 3.26 ERA · 60.2 IP
Regular

#22 Garrett Whitlock

Pitcher · Eighth-inning setup man and backup closer

7-2 · 1.72 ERA · 52.1 IP
Regular

#67 Erik Miller

Pitcher · Left-handed setup man

4-2 · 2.98 ERA · 51.1 IP
Veteran

#54 Sonny Gray

Pitcher · No. 2 starter who became the ace; now a free agent

18-5 · 2.72 ERA · 169.0 IP
Veteran

#44 Aroldis Chapman

Pitcher · Closer

3-4 · 1.92 ERA · 51.2 IP
Veteran

#41 Tyron Guerrero

Pitcher · Right-handed setup man, triple-digit sinker

1-2 · 3.10 ERA · 40.2 IP
Depth

#43 Patrick Sandoval

Pitcher · Left-handed starter, free agent

1-7 · 5.12 ERA · 70.1 IP
Depth

#68 Alec Gamboa

Pitcher · Left-handed long reliever and opener

1-0 · 1.91 ERA · 33.0 IP
Depth

#63 Justin Slaten

Pitcher · Right-handed middle reliever, coming back from an elbow injury

2-4 · 4.60 ERA · 31.1 IP
Depth

#79 Raymond Burgos

Pitcher · Left-handed long reliever

0-0 · 4.22 ERA · 21.1 IP
Depth

#78 Tyler Samaniego

Pitcher · Left-handed depth reliever

0-3 · 2.66 ERA · 20.1 IP
Depth

#76 Zack Kelly

Pitcher · Right-handed middle reliever, 40-man depth

0-2 · 3.31 ERA · 16.1 IP
Depth

#75 Wyatt Olds

Pitcher · Right-handed middle reliever, Worcester shuttle arm

2-0 · 1.15 ERA · 15.2 IP
Depth

#29 Johan Oviedo

Pitcher · Back-end starter candidate, coming back from an elbow injury

0-0 · 9.82 ERA · 3.2 IP
Depth

#89 Tanner Houck

Pitcher · Right-handed reliever, back from Tommy John surgery

0-1 · 9.00 ERA · 3.0 IP
Depth

#50 Kutter Crawford

Pitcher · Injured right-hander, 2027 role unknown

No MLB games this season

Pitchers

#35 Garrett Crochet

#70 Payton Tolle

#64 Jake Bennett

#65 Jedixson Paez

#99 Eduardo Rivera

#55 Ranger Suarez

#66 Brayan Bello

#47 Jovani Morán

#57 Greg Weissert

#22 Garrett Whitlock

#67 Erik Miller

#54 Sonny Gray

#44 Aroldis Chapman

#41 Tyron Guerrero

#43 Patrick Sandoval

#68 Alec Gamboa

#63 Justin Slaten

#79 Raymond Burgos

#78 Tyler Samaniego

#76 Zack Kelly

#75 Wyatt Olds

#29 Johan Oviedo

#89 Tanner Houck

#50 Kutter Crawford

Catchers

#31 Adley Rutschman

#12 Connor Wong

Infielders

#11 Curtis Mead

#5 Caleb Durbin

#40 Willson Contreras

#10 Trevor Story

#32 Andruw Monasterio

#20 Nick Sogard

#2 Isiah Kiner-Falefa

#48 Anthony Seigler

#39 Tsung-Che Cheng

#36 Triston Casas

Outfielders

#52 Wilyer Abreu

#3 Ceddanne Rafaela

#19 Roman Anthony

#28 Kristian Campbell

#16 Jarren Duran

#38 Eli White

#18 Nate Eaton

Designated hitters

#7 Masataka Yoshida

#30 Mickey Gasper

#37 Jahmai Jones

#23 Romy Gonzalez