"After the slightest bit of suspense, the Jason Varitek situation has been resolved. Varitek will return to Alex Cora's coaching staff in 2026, in the same position of game-planning coordinator and run-prevention coach (go ahead and feel free to roll your eyes at that one). Next year will mark Tek's 30th season with the Red Sox. It will also be his 15th year since his retirement, meaning he'll have spent as much time with the Red Sox in a non-playing capacity as he did as a player. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)"
"Speaking of minor league instruction, the Red Sox are reportedly making "sweeping changes" to the way they coach minor leaguers, this in response to the team's now-perpetual defensive issues. The Sox will add full-time defensive coaches to each minor league affiliate, and also create a new position of defensive coordinator to oversee instruction across the farm system. "I think what some of our [major league] defensive lapses have done is caused us to take a look internally around the way that we are developing players," said Craig Breslow. (Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic)"
"So the coaching staff in 2026 will look almost exactly the same as it did in 2025. The only change is that John Soterpulos, who originally came from Driveline before moving to the organization's minor league coaching staff, will join the big league team as Pete Fatse's assistant hitting coach. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)"
Jason Varitek will rejoin Alex Cora's coaching staff in 2026 as game-planning coordinator and run-prevention coach, marking his 30th season with the Red Sox and equaling his playing tenure in years spent in a non-playing capacity. The 2026 major-league coaching staff remains largely unchanged, with John Soterpulos joining as Pete Fatse's assistant hitting coach. The organization will add full-time defensive coaches at each minor league affiliate and create a defensive coordinator role to oversee defensive instruction after recurring major-league lapses. Centerfielder Ceddanne Rafaela received the 2025 Fielding Bible Award for big-league centerfielders.
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