Red Sox commit to Tracy as long-term manager, keep Breslow through 2030 — SkimNews
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- Chad Tracy was named the 49th manager in Red Sox history on a three-year deal through 2029 with a club option for 2030, after going 74-55 since replacing fired manager Alex Cora in April.
- Tracy's turnaround included a 15-game win streak that tied the franchise record set in 1946 and a 27-3 (.900) stretch from July 3 through Aug. 7 — the best 30-game span in Red Sox history.
- Craig Breslow had his 2029 and 2030 contract options exercised, locking in the chief baseball officer through the end of the decade after a 254-226 (.529) three-year run, the third-best record in the AL.
- Breslow, a 2013 World Series champion with Boston, is only the fourth former Red Sox player to lead the club's baseball operations efforts since being hired in October 2023.
- Tracy's resume includes managing Boston's Triple-A Worcester affiliate since 2022 (winning records in all four full seasons) and seven prior years in the Los Angeles Angels' minor league system, after an eight-season playing career as a Rangers third-round pick out of Pepperdine in 2006.
- President Sam Kennedy praised both leaders in a statement: 'What this team has accomplished over the past several months has been historic… Chad and Craig have demonstrated all of those qualities, and they have earned our confidence in leading us forward.'
- The reversal is stark: Boston was 32-46 and 15½ games back in the AL East on June 24 before clinching a wild-card playoff spot on Sunday.
Why it matters: The Red Sox locked in both architect of their 2026 playoff run and the executive overseeing roster construction through at least 2029, ending any lame-duck uncertainty mid-postseason push. With Breslow entering his fourth year shaping baseball ops and Tracy — at 41 — only beginning his first full season as a major-league manager, Boston is making a multi-year commitment to the leadership group that rescued a team 15½ games out of the division in late June.
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