Curtis Mead
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26 de julho de 2026
Added to active roster
Mead was activated to the major-league roster by the Red Sox following Sunday's 6-1 win over Toronto.
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Mead will make his debut with Boston on Monday as the team begins a four-game series on the road against the Athletics. The 25-year-old is expected to play second base primarily with his new squad, a spot where he's made 35 major-league starts before. Mead has posted a career-high .254 average with 17 home runs, 48 RBI, 49 runs scored and six stolen bases over 284 at-bats in 87 contests with the Nationals this season, and he's batting .367 since the beginning of July. Tsung-Che Cheng was optioned to Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move.
26 de julho de 2026
Joining team Monday, will play 2B
Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said that Mead will be activated ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Athletics and could see most of his reps at second base initially, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. "The cool thing was talking to all players involved, including Curtis, that the general response was '[I'll] play wherever you need me to.' So we got a good right-handed bat that looks like he's capable playing second," Tracy said of Mead, who was acquired in a trade with the Nationals on Sunday. "We'll start with that and keep eyes on it."
Análise
Mead has made 35 career big-league starts at second base, but just one has come this season, as the Nationals primarily deployed him at the corner-infield spots prior to trading him. With Willson Contreras entrenched at first base and the Red Sox keen on keeping Caleb Durbin at third base for the time being, Mead looks like he'll settle in primarily at the keystone to begin his tenure with his new organization. Boston has received solid production at second base from Anthony Seigler of late, but he may not be a major impediment to Mead, who had broken out this season with an .852 OPS to go with 17 home runs and six steals over 87 games in Washington.
26 de julho de 2026
Shipped to Boston
The Red Sox acquired Mead from the Nationals on Saturday in exchange for Connelly Early (elbow), Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Análise
The Red Sox have been looking for a bat to help lengthen their lineup, and they've opted to ship out a young starter in Early to address that need. The 25-year-old Mead has experienced a breakout season with Washington in 2026, slashing .256/.351/.505 with 17 homers, 48 RBI, 48 runs scored, six stolen bases and a 37:62 BB:K across 322 trips to the plate. It remains to be seen exactly who Boston plays where, but Mead and Caleb Durbin are likely to dominate the playing time between second and third base.
22 de julho de 2026
Exiting starting nine
Mead is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Colorado.
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Mead picked up three hits in Monday's win over the Rockies but then went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Tuesday. Jorbit Vivas will cover third base while Mead rests in the series finale.
21 de julho de 2026
Three hits in Monday's win
Mead went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Monday's win over the Rockies.
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The Nationals cranked out 12 hits in total, including five extra-base hits, to kick off the Coors Field series, and Mead's three knocks lead the way. The 25-year-old infielder has seven multi-hit performances through 13 games in July, slashing .431/.500/.765 on the month with 10 of his 22 hits (six doubles, one triple, three homers) going for extra bases.