Two Japanese stars are coming to North America for the 2026 season, and the Red Sox could solve their first base vacancy with one of them. news sports entertainment obituaries subscribe

October 24, 2025 The MassLive Red Sox Newsletter Subscriber Exclusive   MLB Notebook: Could Red Sox solve 1B — and address power needs — with a player from Japan? Two Japanese stars are coming to North America for the 2026 season, and the Red Sox could solve their first base vacancy with one of them. By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com Read more Celtics Playoffs? Lottery? Everything about 2025-26 Celtics is impossible to predict Friday Outtakes: The Celtics are a mystery. The Avalanche and Hurricanes have no soul. By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Red Sox make assistant hitting coach hire to fill out Alex Cora’s 2026 staff The Red Sox have promoted from within to fill their one coaching vacancy, a source confirmed Thursday. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox Red Sox outfielder wins Fielding Bible award, honored as best defensive CF in MLB Ceddanne Rafaela will have to wait until November 2 to see if he wins his first career Gold Glove award. On Thursday, though, he took home another piece of defensive hardware. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox Red Sox roster: What happens if Alex Bregman, Trevor Story leave infield mix? There are endless possibilities for the Red Sox infield in 2026 with Alex Bregman and Trevor Story both able to opt out of their contracts and the pressing need for a power bat at first base. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox MLB announces full list of Silver Slugger finalists for 2025 season MLB award season is almost here and the 2025 Silver Slugger finalists were announced on Thursday. By Lauren Campbell | LCampbell@masslive.com MORE    See more       Introducing Premium Access   Full Access for you — and four more.   Start Today for $1   Subscribe Now   Cancel anytime.     <