They say a picture says a thousand words, but some Boston Red Sox fans are hopeful that an update to Alex Bregman’s Instagram profile picture serves as a preview of two words in particular.
“I’m back.”
As highlighted in a post on Tuesday to X (formerly Twitter) by the Red Sox fan page Boston Strong, Bregman recently changed the photo atop his Instagram page. The new one shows Bregman in his white Red Sox uniform standing at the railing of the home team dugout at Fenway Park with a full throng of fans in the seats behind him. It replaced a shot of Bregman leaning against the Green Monster.
It also led several followers to surmise that Bregman will be back in the Boston lineup next season.
“I dont (sic) want to read into it but it makes no sense to change his picture from one Sox pic to another if he plans on leaving, yeah?” one commenter logically asked.
Although there were some who couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow over a possible hidden message behind the photo swap.
“IS HE GONNA STAY ?? profile pic change seems a lil cryptic,” another respondent wrote.
Fans Question Message Behind Alex Bregman’s Updated Instagram Profile Pic
It’s all part of the offseason puzzle, as fans try to glean whatever information they can from the crumbs left by players and teams going through the free agency process. And with an avalanche of conjecture from national pundits predicting a multitude of potential landing spots for Bregman all across the MLB landscape,
One day, Bregman is heading to the Yankees. Then it’s suggested he’s likely to sign with the Mets. No, wait, Detroit is where the 31-year-old third baseman will wind up going. Or will it be Arizona? Could Kansas City make a surprise push?
Of course, Bregman could ultimately ignore all of that wild speculation and simply return to the Red Sox.
MLB Insider Touts Alex Bregman as ‘The Best Fit’ for Boston
In February, Bregman joined Boston on a three-year, $120 million contract that included opt outs after both the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Although he missed about a month and a half with a quad strain, Bregman was named to the AL All-Star team, and he finished the season with a slash line of .272/.365/.481, getting 28 doubles, 18 home runs and 62 RBIs in 114 games.
After months of questions, Bregman announced shortly after the World Series ended that he would re-enter free agency in search of a contract with more years. However, the Red Sox have long maintained that they want to bring him back, and Tuesday on the “Foul Territory” podcast, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal stated that he expects Bregman to be wearing a Boston uniform in 2026.
“Bregman, to me, still is the guy that they should be targeting first and foremost, and I expect that they will,” Rosenthal said.
“Bregman is a difference maker in so many ways. Obviously, the bat, that’s one thing. The defense, really good, that’s another thing. And also, that intangible that he brings to a team, and we’ve seen it now, and we’ve seen it documented. He helps other players improve. He makes suggestions, even to pitchers, and he is a total difference maker in the clubhouse. Now, that’s not why you sign a guy. If he’s not a good enough player, you don’t, but Bregman, to me, is still the best fit.”
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