Red Sox Agree to Four-Year Deal With Jake Bauers

The Boston Red Sox and first baseman Jake Bauers have agreed to a four-year, $58 million contract, according to reports citing ESPN, a league source and reporter Jeff Passan. The agreement has not been formally confirmed by Boston in the reports, so its completion remains unestablished.

Bauers, 31, is coming off his strongest major-league season. He hit .266 with 26 home runs and 86 RBIs in 144 regular-season games for Milwaukee in 2026, according to season statistics cited in the reporting. He was named Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series after the Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Milwaukee had tendered Bauers a one-year, $23.15 million qualifying offer after the season, according to reports on the agreement. The Brewers are expected to receive a compensatory draft pick following the first round of next year’s draft, one account reported. The reported Boston deal would instead commit the Red Sox to Bauers for four years.

A Red Sox team source said Bauers is expected to split time at first base and designated hitter with Willson Contreras. The plan would add a left-handed hitter to Boston’s lineup, but the roster already includes several players...