Red Sox Add Catcher Riley Adams on Minor League Pact
Boston brings in the 30-year-old backstop as organizational depth after he spent 2026 in Triple-A with Washington.
The Red Sox and catcher Riley Adams have agreed to a minor league contract, per a Boston TV reporter. Adams, 30, spent the 2026 season in Triple-A with the Nationals, hitting .273/.389/.506 with 16 home runs before becoming a minor league free agent. He has parts of five MLB seasons on his résumé but carries a career .211/.287/.354 line and a 32.5% strikeout rate at the big league level. Boston views him as a third or fourth catching option behind Adley Rutschman, Connor Wong, and Mickey Gasper.
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