The Boston Red Sox have added another starting pitcher, though we likely will not see their new addition until the second half of the 2025 season.
Patrick Sandoval agreed to a 2-year, $18.25 million contract with the Red Sox on Friday, according to multiple reports.
Left-hander Patrick Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $18.25 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Sandoval, 28, is coming off Tommy John surgery and expects to return in the second half. He gets a strong deal with Boston looking toward 2026 as well.
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Sandoval spent the first six years of his MLB career with the Los Angeles Angels. The left-hander announced in June that he had a torn ulnar collateral ligament and later underwent Tommy John surgery. Sandoval is expected to miss a significant portion of 2025 before making his debut with the Red Sox.
The 28-year-old Sandoval was the Angels’ Opening Day starter last season. He went 2-8 with a 5.08 ERA in 16 starts before undergoing surgery.
Sandoval, who was nontendered by the Angles in November, had a solid stretch from 2021-2023. He went 16-28 with a 3.53 ERA and 373 strikeouts in 380.1 innings during that span. Sandoval was also a standout for Mexico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He faced Japan and the U.S. and delivered a 1.23 ERA with eight strikeouts, while receiving All-WBC honors.
The Red Sox have placed an emphasis on bolstering their starting rotation this offseason. They did that when they acquired an All-Star pitcher earlier this month, but fans will have to be patient to see if the Sandoval signing pays off.
