2021 Boston Red Sox season

2021 Boston Red Sox
Division	East Division
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston
Owners	John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
President of baseball operations	Chaim Bloom (Chief Baseball Officer)
Managers	Alex Cora
Television	NESN
Radio	WEEI-FM, Boston Red Sox Radio Network
Seasons

The 2021 Boston Red Sox season will be the 121st season in the team's history, and their 110th season at Fenway Park. The team entered the offseason conducting a managerial search, after declining to bring back Ron Roenicke from the shortened 2020 season. On November 6, 2020, the team re-hired Alex Cora as manager; Cora had skippered the Red Sox in 2018 and 2019, then sat out 2020 serving a one-year suspension for his role in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal in 2017.

Offseason

The Red Sox entered the offseason with the manager position vacant, as prior to the team's final game of the 2020 season, the team announced that Ron Roenicke would not be retained.

The Red Sox also entered the offseason with six guaranteed player contracts for 2021, totaling slightly more than $115 million: Chris Sale ($25.60 million), Xander Bogaerts ($20 million), J. D. Martinez ($19.375 million), Nathan Eovaldi ($16.88 million); Dustin Pedroia ($13.3 million), and Christian Vázquez ($4.52 million).

October 2020

October 2020 On October 12, the club declined to renew the contracts for bench coach Jerry Narron and bullpen coach Craig Bjornson. On October 12, MLB announced that the Red Sox would have the fourth pick in the 2021 MLB draft, their highest pick since the 1967 MLB draft. On October 23, pitcher Domingo Tapia was claimed off of waivers by the Seattle Mariners. On October 26, the team outrighted five players to Triple-A, removing them from the 40-man roster: Zack Godley, Mike Kickham, Robinson Leyer, Tzu-Wei Lin, and Andrew Triggs. Godley, Kickham, and Triggs declined their assignments, electing to become free agents. On October 28, three more players were outrighted to Triple-A: Dylan Covey, José Peraza, and César Puello; Peraza and Puello elected free agency. On October 28, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Colin McHugh elected free agency.

November 2020

November 2020 Will Venable On November 1, the team declined to exercise their $6.85 million option for Martín Pérez for the 2021 season, paying him a $500,000 buyout and making him a free agent. On November 6, Alex Cora was re-hired as the team's manager. On November 16, the team signed pitcher Kevin McCarthy to a minor-league contract. On November 17, the team signed outfielder Michael Gettys to a minor-league contract. On November 20, the deadline to protect players in advance of the Rule 5 draft scheduled for December, the team made multiple roster moves: Three players were removed from the 40-man roster: Matt Hall and Ryan Weber were designated for assignment, and the team outrighted Kyle Hart to Triple-A. Seven players were added to the 40-man roster, thus protecting them from being selected in the Rule 5 draft: Eduard Bazardo, Jay Groome, Bryan Mata, Hudson Potts, Jeisson Rosario, Connor Seabold, and Connor Wong. On November 20, changes to Cora's uniformed coaching staff were announced: Will Venable was added to the staff as bench coach and Jason Varitek was added as game planning coordinator; Kevin Walker, who had been assistant pitching coach, was named bullpen coach, and Ramón Vázquez, who as a coach had focused on statistical analysis and advanced scouting data, was named quality control coach and interpreter. On November 25, the team claimed pitcher Joel Payamps off of waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. In a corresponding move, pitcher Robert Stock was designated for assignment; Stock was later claimed off of waivers by the Chicago Cubs.

December 2020

December 2020 On December 1, the team and Eduardo Rodríguez reached a one-year deal for the 2021 season, reportedly worth $8.3 million. On December 2, the team reached one-year deals with several players: Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier, Austin Brice, and Kevin Plawecki. On December 3, the team traded minor-league pitcher Yoan Aybar to the Colorado Rockies for minor-league infielder Christian Koss; Aybar had not yet reached Double-A, but was on the Red Sox' 40-man roster. On December 7, Yairo Muñoz was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and assigned to Triple-A. On December 9, the team announced its 2021 Minor League Baseball affiliates; the Lowell Spinners, a Class A Short Season affiliate of the Red Sox since 1996, were dropped, as part of an MLB plan to reduce the total number of affiliated minor league teams. On December 10, the team selected pitcher Garrett Whitlock from the New York Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. On December 14, the team signed free agent outfielder Hunter Renfroe to a one-year contract. On December 23, catcher Deivy Grullón was claimed off of waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. On December 23, the team signed free agent Matt Andriese to a one-year contract.

January 2021

January 2021 On January 4, the team signed pitcher Daniel Gossett to a minor-league contract. On January 18, the team traded minor-league infielder C. J. Chatham to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a player to be named later. On January 25, the team acquired pitcher Adam Ottavino and minor-league pitcher Frank German from the New York Yankees for cash considerations or a player to be named later.

February 2021

• On February 1, Dustin Pedroia announced his retirement from MLB after a 14-year career, spent entirely with the Red Sox.
• On February 2, the team signed utility player Enrique "Kiké" Hernández to a two-year, $14 million contract.
• On February 3, the team signed pitcher Garrett Richards to a one-year, $10 million contract and, in a corresponding roster move, designated pitcher Joel Payamps for assignment.

Spring training

"Truck Day", when the team's equipment departs Fenway Park for spring training in Florida, is scheduled for February 8. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to begin workouts at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers on February 17, with full squad workouts starting on February 22.

The team is scheduled to begin preseason games on February 26, with an exhibition contest against the Northeastern Huskies, with Grapefruit League games starting the next day. The team's final spring training game is scheduled for March 30, against the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

Major League Baseball announced the 2021 regular season schedule on July 9, 2020. The Red Sox are scheduled to open their season on April 1, against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. The All-Star Game is scheduled for July 13. The Red Sox are scheduled to close their season on October 3, in an away game against the Washington Nationals. For interleague play, the Red Sox will face National League East teams.

Game log

Red Sox Win

Red Sox Loss

Game Postponed

2021 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 April 1 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 2 April 3 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 3 April 4 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 4 April 5 Rays – — Fenway Park – 5 April 6 Rays – — Fenway Park – 6 April 7 Rays – — Fenway Park – 7 April 8 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 8 April 10 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 9 April 11 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 10 April 12 @ Twins – — Target Field – 11 April 13 @ Twins – — Target Field – 12 April 14 @ Twins – — Target Field – 13 April 15 @ Twins – — Target Field – 14 April 16 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 15 April 17 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 16 April 18 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 17 April 19 White Sox – — Fenway Park – 18 April 20 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 19 April 21 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 20 April 22 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 21 April 23 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 22 April 24 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 23 April 25 Mariners – — Fenway Park – 24 April 27 @ Mets – — Citi Field – 25 April 28 @ Mets – — Citi Field – 26 April 29 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 27 April 30 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field –
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 28 May 1 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 29 May 2 @ Rangers – — Globe Life Field – 30 May 4 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 31 May 5 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 32 May 6 Tigers – — Fenway Park – 33 May 7 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 34 May 8 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 35 May 9 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 36 May 10 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 37 May 11 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 38 May 12 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 39 May 13 Athletics – — Fenway Park – 40 May 14 Angels – — Fenway Park – 41 May 15 Angels – — Fenway Park – 42 May 16 Angels – — Fenway Park – 43 May 18 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 44 May 19 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 45 May 20 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 46 May 21 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park – 47 May 22 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park – 48 May 23 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park – 49 May 25 Braves – — Fenway Park – 50 May 26 Braves – — Fenway Park – 51 May 28 Marlins – — Fenway Park – 52 May 29 Marlins – — Fenway Park – 53 May 30 Marlins – — Fenway Park – 54 May 31 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 55 June 1 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park – 56 June 2 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park – 57 June 3 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park – 58 June 4 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 59 June 5 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 60 June 6 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 61 June 8 Astros – — Fenway Park – 62 June 9 Astros – — Fenway Park – 63 June 10 Astros – — Fenway Park – 64 June 11 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 65 June 12 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 66 June 13 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 67 June 14 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 68 June 15 @ Braves – — Truist Park – 69 June 16 @ Braves – — Truist Park – 70 June 18 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 71 June 19 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 72 June 20 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium – 73 June 22 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 74 June 23 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 75 June 24 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 76 June 25 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 77 June 26 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 78 June 27 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 79 June 28 Royals – — Fenway Park – 80 June 29 Royals – — Fenway Park – 81 June 30 Royals – — Fenway Park –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 82 July 1 Royals – — Fenway Park – 83 July 2 @ Athletics – — Oakland Coliseum – 84 July 3 @ Athletics – — Oakland Coliseum – 85 July 4 @ Athletics – — Oakland Coliseum – 86 July 5 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 87 July 6 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 88 July 7 @ Angels – — Angel Stadium – 89 July 9 Phillies – — Fenway Park – 90 July 10 Phillies – — Fenway Park – 91 July 11 Phillies – — Fenway Park – 92 July 15 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 93 July 16 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 94 July 17 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 95 July 18 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 96 July 19 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 97 July 20 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 98 July 21 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 99 July 22 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 100 July 23 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 101 July 24 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 102 July 25 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 103 July 26 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 104 July 27 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 105 July 28 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 106 July 29 Blue Jays – — Fenway Park – 107 July 30 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 108 July 31 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 109 August 1 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 110 August 3 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 111 August 4 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 112 August 5 @ Tigers – — Comerica Park – 113 August 6 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 114 August 7 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 115 August 8 @ Blue Jays – — Rogers Centre – 116 August 10 Rays – — Fenway Park – 117 August 11 Rays – — Fenway Park – 118 August 12 Rays – — Fenway Park – 119 August 13 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 120 August 14 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 121 August 15 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 122 August 17 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 123 August 18 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium – 124 August 20 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 125 August 21 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 126 August 22 Rangers – — Fenway Park – 127 August 24 Twins – — Fenway Park – 128 August 25 Twins – — Fenway Park – 129 August 26 Twins – — Fenway Park – 130 August 27 @ Indians – — Progressive Field – 131 August 28 @ Indians – — Progressive Field – 132 August 29 @ Indians – — Progressive Field – 133 August 30 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 134 August 31 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field –
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Box/ Streak 135 September 1 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 136 September 2 @ Rays – — Tropicana Field – 137 September 3 Indians – — Fenway Park – 138 September 4 Indians – — Fenway Park – 139 September 5 Indians – — Fenway Park – 140 September 6 Rays – — Fenway Park – 141 September 7 Rays – — Fenway Park – 142 September 8 Rays – — Fenway Park – 143 September 10 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field – 144 September 11 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field – 145 September 12 @ White Sox – — Guaranteed Rate Field – 146 September 13 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 147 September 14 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 148 September 15 @ Mariners – — T-Mobile Park – 149 September 17 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 150 September 18 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 151 September 19 Orioles – — Fenway Park – 152 September 21 Mets – — Fenway Park – 153 September 22 Mets – — Fenway Park – 154 September 24 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 155 September 25 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 156 September 26 Yankees – — Fenway Park – 157 September 28 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 158 September 29 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 159 September 30 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards – 160 October 1 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park – 161 October 2 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park – 162 October 3 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park –

Current roster

Boston Red Sox 2025 spring training roster
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 66 Brayan Bello 83 Brennan Bernardino 71 Cam Booser 50 Kutter Crawford 64 Cooper Criswell -- Hunter Dobbins 80 Richard Fitts 54 Lucas Giolito 92 Wikelman González 99 Luis Guerrero 31 Liam Hendriks 78 Bailey Horn 89 Tanner Houck 76 Zack Kelly 72 Chris Murphy 67 Zach Penrod 93 Luis Perales 68 Quinn Priester 61 Chase Shugart 63 Justin Slaten 57 Greg Weissert 22 Garrett Whitlock -- Justin Wilson 25 Josh Winckowski		Catchers 12 Connor Wong Infielders 36 Triston Casas 11 Rafael Devers 77 Mickey Gasper 23 Romy González  5 Vaughn Grissom 70 David Hamilton 75 Nick Sogard 10 Trevor Story 47 Enmanuel Valdez Outfielders 52 Wilyer Abreu 16 Jarren Duran -- Jhostynxon Garcia 43 Ceddanne Rafaela 30 Rob Refsnyder Designated hitters  7 Masataka Yoshida				Manager 13 Alex Cora Coaches 53 Andrew Bailey (pitching) 62 Peter Fatse (hitting) -- José Flores (first base) -- Chris Holt (bullpen) 84 Kyle Hudson (third base/outfield) -- Dillon Lawson (assistant hitting) -- Parker Guinn (bullpen catcher/catching instructor) 90 Charlie Madden (bullpen catcher) 85 Ben Rosenthal (assistant hitting) 33 Jason Varitek (game planning/run prevention) 60 Ramón Vázquez (bench) 40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated November 22, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball and Boston Red Sox minor league players

Entering the 2021 season, the Red Sox' farm system underwent multiple changes:

• The Worcester Red Sox succeeded the Pawtucket Red Sox as the Triple-A affiliate.
• The Lowell Spinners were dropped as an affiliate, as part of a reduction of the total number of minor league teams affiliated with MLB.
• The Greenville Drive and Salem Red Sox swapped leagues and classifications, with Greenville moving from Single-A to Class A-Advanced, and Salem moving from Class A-Advanced to Single-A.

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Worcester Red Sox	International League
AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League
A-Advanced	Greenville Drive	Carolina League
A	Salem Red Sox	South Atlantic League
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League
Rookie	DSL Red Sox 1	Dominican Summer League
Rookie	DSL Red Sox 2	Dominican Summer League

Further reading

• Browne, Ian (October 2, 2020). "Here are the 5 biggest questions facing Sox". MLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
• Browne, Ian (October 9, 2020). "What to know: Red Sox 2020 offseason FAQ". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
• Trezza, Joe (November 20, 2020). "Sox add prospects Mata, Groome to 40-man". MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

External links

• 2021 Boston Red Sox season at Official Site