After a rollercoaster of a season which included a brutal start, sudden managerial firings, historic win streaks and a playoff clinch, the Boston Red Sox have extended the man who brought it all together. Boston has removed Chad Tracy's "interim" tag and made him their manager, first reported by Christopher Smith of MassLive.
Tracy and the Red Sox have agreed to a three-year contract with a club option in 2030, per Smith. His salary has not yet been reported.
Tracy was Boston's Triple-A manager on April 25, the day Alex Cora and six other members of his coaching staff were fired. The Red Sox then flew him out to Baltimore to take over in a whirlwind and a leap of faith, and it worked. He'll be the 49th manager in Red Sox franchise history (subscription required).
The Red Sox had a 10-17 record on the day of Tracy's promotion and he managed the club to two games below .500 by July 12, the start of the All-Star break. Boston's historic 15-game winning streak had already begun by then — it rallied to sweep the New York Yankees in four games two weeks before, lost a series to the Washington Nationals, and it was all winning from there.
Red Sox name Chad Tracy manager through 2029, exercised club options to keep Craig Breslow CBO through 2030
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— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 22, 2026
Tracy had long been revered as the manager of the WooSox and it didn't take long for Red Sox fans to become equally endeared to him. His direct, but friendly communication style offered a stark contrast to other leaders in the organization. He had preexisting relationships with many of the organization's young players from their time in Triple-A and from rehab assignments, and it showed. After the Red Sox's historic July and August spell, Tracy's promotion seemed almost inevitable, and rightfully so.
Within the Tracy contract announcement, the Red Sox also included another contract update. The Red Sox have exercised the 2029-30 club options on Craig Breslow's contract, essentially extending him for another two years.
This is quite a sign of trust from Boston. Breslow's tenure started with some massive moves like the Garrett Crochet trade, and the Red Sox made the playoffs for the first time in three seasons with him at the helm. But his communication style has been criticized, it's led to massive trades of players who were supposed to be fixtiures of the organization for years to come, and front office leaks have marred his public image.
But Breslow has loosened up a bit since the beginning of the season. He's been pictured around the players more often and has been cracking jokes on his radio appearances.
There's also no denying that he had a great 2025-26 offseason. Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras, Ranger Suarez and Caleb Durbin, all acquired by Breslow over the offseason, are all major parts of the Red Sox's success.
Cora had been Boston's manager for eight seasons and many Red Sox fans couldn't stand Breslow at the beginning of June. Things can change quickly in baseball.
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