The Red Sox on Thursday signed catcher Connor Wong to a one-year contract for the 2026 season. The agreement is worth $1.375 million and includes an additional $75,000 in potential bonuses, a source told MLB.com’s Ian Browne. The club did not confirm the value of the deal.
Wong entered 2025 as Boston’s No. 1 catcher, but he quickly lost the job to rookie Carlos Narváez after fracturing his left pinkie in April. In 63 games last season, Wong batted .190 with a .500 OPS and eight doubles. He made 52 starts behind the plate, after starting at least 100 games at catcher in each of the two prior seasons.
The 29-year-old is just a year removed from a breakout campaign in ‘24, when he posted a .280/.333/.425 slash line with 13 home runs and a 113 OPS+.
Wong also underwent successful surgery at the end of the season for a right hand carpal boss excision.
Wong has spent parts of the last five seasons with the Red Sox, after making his MLB debut in 2021. A third-round pick by the Dodgers in the 2017 Draft, he was traded to Boston as a part of the return package for Mookie Betts ahead of the 2020 season.
