Fort Report: Welcome to Spring Training 2026
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Pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training today, but plenty of action is already taking place in Fort Myers. Some tweaks late in the offseason has what appears to be a complete major league roster alignment.
Red Sox acquire infielder Caleb Durbin
The seven-piece deal to round out the starting infield was made official on Monday. Caleb Durbin joined Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler head to Boston in exchange for infielder David Hamilton and pitchers Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan. Boston also receieves a Competitive Balance pick in the July draft from Milwaukee, currently 67th overall. Durbin finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2025 following his acquisition by the Brewers in the deal that sent Devin Williams to the Yankees. Monasterio has appeared in 219 major league games across three seasons. Siegler, like Durbin, was originally drafted by the Yankees. He was the 23rd overall pick in 2018, three spots before the Sox selected Triston Casas. Siegler's utility-player profile has something of a unique twist: while he throws right-handed while playing the infoeld and catching, he plays the outfield left-handed.
Hamilton heads back to Milwaukee four years after Boston acquired him in the deal for Hunter Renfroe. The 28-year-old provided speed and defense as a backup infielder, stealing 57 bases in 204 games. Harrison came to Boston in June as part of the package for Rafael Devers. He appeared in three games for the Red Sox, allowing four runs in 12 innings in September. Shane Drohan had been in the organization since Boston took him in the fifth round of the 2020 draft, save for a half-season Rule 5 excursion with the White Sox. He re-emerged as a prospect in 2025, posting a 2.27 ERA while striking out 67 in 47 2/3 innings with Worcester and was added to the 40-man roster at the November deadline.
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Final spring training invitees
The Red Sox invited recent minor league free agent signings Matt Thaiss, Brendan Rogers, Vinny Nittoli, and Kyle Keller to spring training. That brings the total number of non-roster invitees to 25. They are listed here, with their SoxProspects.com ranking in parentheses:
Catchers
Nate Baez
Jason Delay
Ronald Rosario
Matt Thaiss
Infielders
Vinny Capra
Max Ferguson
Nathan Hickey
Brendan Rodgers
Mikey Romero (12)
Outfielders
Allen Castro (21)
Tyler McDonough
Braiden Ward
Pitchers
Osvaldo Berrios
Alec Gamboa
Tayron Guerrero
Hobie Harris
Kyle Keller
Seth Martinez
Vinny Nittoli
Wyatt Olds
TJ Sikkema
Noah Song
Devin Sweet
Jacob Webb
Jeremy Wu-Yelland (48)
Jeremy Wu-Yelland (48)
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Early spring quick hits
- Per Chris Cotillo, infielder Romy Gonzalez is suffering from shoulder inflammation, dating to the end of the 2025 season. He is hoping to be ready to go by opening day.
- Anthony Eyanson, Boston's 2025 third-round pick, was an early arrival. He threw live batting practice on Friday, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. Andrew Parker recently interviewed Eyanson about his offseason and work to add velocity.
- In his annual spring press conference, Alex Cora said that Kristian Campbell will continue to work out at second and third base but he will see most of his spring game reps in the outfield
Photo Credit: Mikey Romero and Max Ferguson from spring training 2025 by Kelly O'Connor